The foundation connects the house with the ground
You have various options here:
- Point foundation
- Strip foundation
- Slab foundation
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The point foundation
With this very easy-to-build foundation, the concrete is only applied selectively. These concrete places, on which the foundation beams are then attached, should protrude about 20 centimeters deeper than the frost line into the ground.
You can either support the holes with wooden cladding or simply insert PVC drainage pipes that are then filled with concrete. This is also a very inexpensive and practical variant that ensures good air circulation and is therefore practical if you have to set up the garden shed (€ 7.70 on Amazon *) in a rather damp garden corner.
The strip foundation
Here boarded trenches filled with concrete form the basis on which the arbor is then attached. The strips run under the outer walls of the house; in larger garden houses, strips placed across the position of the beams provide additional support.
The slab foundation
Here the entire floor slab of the arbor is poured from concrete. This is a little more complex to manufacture:
- First a sufficiently deep pit is dug.
- Backfilled and compacted with a drainage layer made of sand and gravel.
- Then the concrete surface is poured.
- It is advisable to add a steel mat for greater stability.
A base made of terrace slabs
Metal tool sheds are often attached to an uncomplicated to erect substructure made of concrete slabs that are placed in a bed of gravel. On this you attach the metal substructure, into which the side elements are then inserted.
Tips
Please consider that a foundation makes the arbor subject to approval in all federal states. Do not barren in going to the authorities, as you can almost always get the building permit for a standard garden shed without any problems.
