Hi,
Ive just ordered a shed (3m by 3m) and so need to lay a base for it. I
live in a little terraced house with no rear access so everything has
to come through the house.

I've a flat lawn so have removed a little over 3m by 3m of turf. I had
to move a flowerbed so the level of the base is a little higher than
the surrounding lawn.

I saw 25 paving slabs (60cm by 60cm) for a quid each so I bought them
all - they are heavy duty slabs.

I was planning on leveling the soil, laying some landscaping net to
stop weeds and the like, then laying sand and then laying the slabs on
top of the sand. I was going to hire a compacting tool to try to stop
sinking etc.

So to the question, should I lower the base so it is beneath the
surface of the lawn so that the slabs are a little proud of it for the
final product? I've got loads of pebbles so how about using pebbles
instead of sand and laying the slabs on them? the garden is pretty well
drained.

Once Id put the slabs down I was going to put some 50mm by 75mm bearers
across them to take the weight of the shed.....

Help me please!!! cant decide what to do.