Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 29, 2010 11:02 am I have a slab leftover from an old shed that was recently removed. After getting quotes for removal by professionals (and even looking into cost of doing it myself) I have decided it might be easier to leave it there and create something over the top of it. The plan is to create a play area for a swing set & trampoline for my son - so build up a pine sleeper retaining wall around the slab, backfill it and then put pine bark or similar over the top. Maybe put up some lattice for a bit more privacy?? My main question would be - do I have to do anything to prep the fences before pouring backfill down the sides? Not sure what effect dirt/soil would have on the fences (one galv & one colourbond). Do I need to put something against the fence so the soil is not in direct contact and prevent rusting? Other question is - are there any Photoshop gurus on here that could mock up how it would look with the sleeper retainer around the slab? Would love to get some kind of visual on how it would/could look. Thanks in advance. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 3Nov 29, 2010 2:38 pm I know this really wasn't your question, but I would put the play area somewhere else and do something else with that spot. Trampolines are pretty scary when they're sitting at ground level let alone on a built up concrete block and then retained bark! Also, I would imagine it'd be easy to end up with a hole in the bark and fall on concrete Before that I was going to suggest that compressed rubber tile stuff. They have it at bunnings. You could grow veggies there instead in raised wicking veggie beds or apple crates like Stephanie Alexander's. Or build a cabana and deck. Spa. Caravan parking. Cubby house. ETA: chook shed Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 5Dec 02, 2010 12:52 pm d@n That's one really thick slab just for a shed. Yeah it is quite ridiculous - I think the previous owners did it that way because they couldn't be bothered digging into the slope for a slab.. Either way, whether we end up with a play area or a garden bed of some sort it will be covered up - just not cost effective to remove it. Gives me a good project to work on over my Xmas holidays!! Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 6Dec 02, 2010 10:17 pm Yeah raised sleeper veggie beds would be good, that way the kids & their friends won't kick balls into them like they would at ground level. Also you could cover it in soil and mulch making a small natural "hilly" area where the little bloke can run cars down the bunps and just play around with rocks sticks and stuff. I am making an informal Aussie bush area in one corner of my yard where the little fellas can run crazy, dig, throw and play with bugs to their hearts content. Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 7Dec 03, 2010 3:22 pm I would keep the soil off the fence, by putting a sleeper along the back as well. Then fill with soil and use as a garden bed /vege patch. You could put timber decking over the slab a make a cubby/ pergola. There are links somewhere to do that -https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41052 Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 8Dec 03, 2010 7:10 pm Why not just move your other shed over and put that on the slab ? Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 9Dec 04, 2010 3:37 pm Cabinfever Why not just move your other shed over and put that on the slab ? The green shed was just put up on a new paved slab as the concrete slab is massively cracked and has huge movement in it... Re: Covering up a concrete slab - advice & Photoshop Guru he 10Dec 04, 2010 10:43 pm Well, if it were me I'd put the new shed on the old slab. If the old slab needs a bit of fixing, or even just decking roughly over the top, so be it. The new shed seems to be hogging a whole lot of space anyway. Option 2 is just to wait until the money or opportunity comes to get the old slab ripped out. I had a somewhat similar situation when I moved into my current house: there was a big pen structure in the backyard. I paid a friend of a friend to come along with his small excavator and rip it out. It made a big mess of the yard in the process, but in the end it was worth it - the yard was "set free". Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie got it. thanks. I was looking for word ' Adobe' and added filter. all good. 12 14360 Yes, unless you are in a low intensity rainfall area or the area is protected from rain. Do you have access to NCC Part 2 or can you download it? I can email you a copy… 10 12356 The concreter will take and reuse. In my case I bought structural LVLs and scraped them back and used them as joists. 1 5117 |