When buying a shed or garden building, the installation of the building itself is usually the easy part. The difficulty is usually preparing the ground and constructing a base suitable for protecting your brand new building's floor from the elements for the next ten years or so.
The options are usually to dig out the soil, create some shuttering, mix up some concrete, pour it in and level it out. Not a task eagerly anticipated by the non DIY enthusiast. The simpler alternative has been to dig the area out, get some sharp sand (and ideally some cement), then hump some rather heavy concrete paving slabs onto the area and level them out.
That is, until now....
Ecobase is a relatively new lock together system that uses a series of lightweight grids laid onto a section of weed suppressing membrane that distributes the weight of your building across the entire area. Other than ensuring the ground is level, there is no preparation required - it really is just a case of linking the sections together and laying them down. The grids can even be cut to size with a simple hack-saw if required.
Priced at £6.49 per unit each measuring 50cm x 50cm, the price is much better than other shed base options as well. Also, the weed matting is provided in the pack.
Some typical shed sizes are shown below with the number of units required.
6 x 4ft shed (1.8 x 1.2) will need 12 tiles
8 x 6ft shed ( 2.4 x 1.8) will need 20 tiles
10 x 8ft shed ( 3.0 x 2.4 ) will need 30 tiles
8 x 8ft shed (2.4 x 2.4 ) will need 25 tiles
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 1. Clear and prepare a level area of land just larger than the area needed for your building. EcoBase grids can be laid directly on to grass, gravel or bare land.[/caption]
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 2. Cover the area with a Geotextile permeable membrane to prevent weeds, to stop worm action and to hold any pea gravel in place, if used. Tip: Measure your building and then add at least 6 inches to the perimeter of the membrane.[/caption] |
 3. Lay out your grids, making sure the feet are facing down. Cut grids to size using a hand saw where required. Interlock each grid and then secure using the EcoPins (12 per grid) to create your finished base.[/caption] |
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Ecobase is a relatively new lock together system that uses a series of lightweight grids laid onto a section of weed suppressing membrane that distributes the weight of your building across the entire area. Other than ensuring the ground is level, there is no preparation required - it really is just a case of linking the sections together and laying them down. The grids can even be cut to size with a simple hack-saw if required.
Priced at £6.49 per unit each measuring 50cm x 50cm, the price is much better than other shed base options as well. Also, the weed matting is provided in the pack.
Some typical shed sizes are shown below with the number of units required.
6 x 4ft shed (1.8 x 1.2) will need 12 tiles
8 x 6ft shed ( 2.4 x 1.8) will need 20 tiles
10 x 8ft shed ( 3.0 x 2.4 ) will need 30 tiles
8 x 8ft shed (2.4 x 2.4 ) will need 25 tiles
For more information, click here
