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  • wulbert2001
    Top Poster
    • May 2010
    • 110

    #1

    garden shed base

    does anyone know how much sand cement and aggrigate ill need for a 10ftx12ft base.
  • true grit
    DK Veteran
    • Jan 2011
    • 442

    #2
    320 is the magic number. 320 divided by any depth (in inches) will give you an "x" factor to divide into your square footage.
    Example: The form is 120 square feet and is 4 feet deep. Four feet is 48". 320 ? 48 = 6.7 as your factor.
    120 ? 6.7 = 17.9 yards of concrete needed.

    or

    just lay 30 2x2 paving stones and build shed quick and cheap

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    • Elric
      V.I.P. soft lad
      • Mar 2008
      • 853

      #3
      Originally posted by true grit
      320 is the magic number. 320 divided by any depth (in inches) will give you an "x" factor to divide into your square footage.
      Example: The form is 120 square feet and is 4 feet deep. Four feet is 48". 320 ? 48 = 6.7 as your factor.
      120 ? 6.7 = 17.9 yards of concrete needed.

      or

      just lay 30 2x2 paving stones and build shed quick and cheap

      you carol voderman is disguise







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      • daithi
        V.I.P. Member
        • May 2009
        • 2586

        #4
        Originally posted by Elric
        you carol voderman is disguise
        classic
        four feet deep sounds very deep mate do ya not mean 4 inches

        everything is metric now mate 10 feet is 3.1 m
        12 feet is 3.7m

        3.7 x 3.1 = 11.5 m squared

        1.2 m cubed of cement should do ya from a cement company save ya all the hassle of mixing it
        this will give ya a floor ten cm high
        so ya could make the frame for the floors from 4x2 and just pour the concrete in and level it easily
        Last edited by daithi; 25 November, 2011, 19:42.

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        • wulbert2001
          Top Poster
          • May 2010
          • 110

          #5
          shed base

          cheers everyone. think ill go for the ready made cement c how much it will cost

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          • daithi
            V.I.P. Member
            • May 2009
            • 2586

            #6
            its about 80 euro a metre cubed in ireland
            but theres most likely a minimum price for a delivery

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