Stupid question about sheds.

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Apologies for the ignorance. Not had one before but i'm thinking of getting one. Do you need to have a base especially built or could you just pop it on the patio? Would it be stable enough? do they need to be secured to anything?

It would be a narrow 6x3 type shed.

TIA

I would put it on a concrete base or you will get rats under it and it will rot if you just put it down on bare earth.

It may well blow over in a high wind so securing it by screwing it to a wall or the floor (through the frame not the planks) with coach bolts may be a good idea.

Put it on the patio? Don't see why not, it would have the same effect as a concrete base. Agree, don't put it on bare earth.

We had a concrete base and then wooden struts to make sure it didn't sit in water. Sadly this DID mean there was a nice des.res. for rats, and I had some 'fun' exterminating them.

Rats do love garden decking and sheds.

If you board around the bottom of the shed so there is no gap for them to crawl under and place on concrete or patio slabs to stop them digging under you should be fine.

we bought a plastic one which is plonked on thr patio.
Not secured to anything but doors padlocked, only keeps gardening stuff safe.

Wooden on we had before needed creosoting to weather proof it

I would normally say put on a concrete base but a patio should do the trick, but it may be prone to shifting in high winds

Great - thanks for this. Was not aware of the rat issue & obviously keen to avoid! Think i will patio it & secure it to the wall. Now i just need the patio...

We had a paved base laid and left enough room to be able to walk around it on the paving stones. Ours isn't secured to anything but had stayed put despite the horrendous gales.

You can get a eco base like this and so you won't need a paved base just level ground.

We had the paved base done as we had builders doing some other work so whilst they were on site we paid them to lay the base.

I had one on a high roof terrace, unsecured but against the wall of the house. Despite being high up and getting fierce gales straight of the sea, it never budged (unlike the table and chairs). It was crammed full of stuff, mind.

Off the sea, not of the sea.

correct re elevate to prevent rot,rats , 4 sure IF there is a source off food in the vicinity >the ba**dsdo have to eat ,when not bloody shagging almost round the clock >ground down glass and steel wool is seriously annoying 2 them but as said food is 1st!!!THEY DO NOT EAT EVERYTHING BY THE WAY, THEY CHEW EVERYTHING.

We had rats once under our shed, but not for long with our 5 cats!!! poor things, the young ones were so cute too....I hate killing things but I can't have rats everywhere and it least it wasn't a horrible slow death like being poisoned