How To Lay A Gravel Shed Base. Place the proper gravel in the base and make sure the base is compacted. If you do choose to use gravel for a more practical purpose such as a footpath or seating area then it is advised that you dig down roughly 10cm and place a base of hardcore before laying around 50mm of gravel over the top.
You will need enough mason blocks to lay around all 4 walls of the shed, so find the perimeter of the shed, and divide it by the length of each block to determine how many you need. To lay gravel, mark your area off with spray paint or rope. A concrete base, on the other hand, cannot absorb water.
Our toughened plastic shed bases are used for a number of purposes mainly being they act as a solid building base for sheds, log cabins, greenhouses and summerhouses etc, to sit firmly onto.
It can be decorated with gravel after the shed is erected. A gravel base acts like a sponge by wicking away the water that would normally collect around the bottom of the shed. Within the excavated area, lay approximately 1.5 (40mm) gravel or soil. Remove the pegs and string.
