I was planning to buy a Gazebo but need to lay suitable foundations
first (the area of the garden can get quite wet during periods of
heavy rainfall). I don't want to put anything too permanent down,
like concrete, just in case I wish to remove it in a few years. My
plan was to dig out a hole the shape of the gazebo around 5-6 inches
deep and fill it with gravel then lay paving slabs on top of this to
raise the base off ground level. Will this be sufficient?

Mario Lanza wrote:
I was planning to buy a Gazebo but need to lay suitable foundations
first (the area of the garden can get quite wet during periods of
heavy rainfall). I don't want to put anything too permanent down,
like concrete, just in case I wish to remove it in a few years. My
plan was to dig out a hole the shape of the gazebo around 5-6 inches
deep and fill it with gravel then lay paving slabs on top of this to
raise the base off ground level. Will this be sufficient?

If you follow that basic idea, but use Type 1 MOT instead of gravel.
Whack it down well with a plate vibrator, then stick an inch of sharp
sand over the top (so you have a smooth surface for the slabs, whack
that as well, and rule it off level with a long plank. Lay slabs on that.


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Cheers,

John.

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