[Strawbale] Foundations for a garden shed / greenhouse...

["Nigel Politzer" <nigel@bouteyres...>]

Hello Simon,

 

Still haven't seen my post appear on the list. Am I being too impatient or is there a problem?

 

Thanks,

 

Nigel 

-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Blackbourn [mailto:piemanek@gmail...]
Sent: 23 September 2007 19:00
To: admin@crecomsol....uk
Subject: Re: FW: Foundations for a garden shed / greenhouse...

Hi Nigel

I don't remember seeing your message before, but I notice that your address is not on the list of members. You need to subscribe to the list in order to post to it, which you can do at http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale

Best Wishes
Simon (list administrator)

On 23/09/2007, Nigel Politzer < admin@crecomsol....uk> wrote:

Hi there,

I posted this a while ago but have heard/seen nothing - did it get through
to your correctly?

-----Original Message-----
From: Nigel Politzer [mailto:admin@crecomsol....uk]
Sent: 13 September 2007 14:29
To: Strawbale@amper....muni.cz
Subject: Foundations for a garden shed / greenhouse...


Hi there,

I need some advice / ideas. I'm planning to build a largish (20 m2) garden
shed / greenhouse. My current thinking is essentially a wood frame building
with glazing on south sides and strawbale infill on north facing walls. The
roof will be a single slope, rising to south side to allow maximum glazed
area, also insulated with strawbales, snd with large overhangs to protect
walls and prevent overheating in Summer. The floor inside the building will
be compacted gravel to allow any overflow from the watering to soak away.
I'll need drains out though the foundations so that water doesn't
accumulate. The site is more or less level. The soil is fairly sandy and
I've access to plenty of stone and/or old roof tiles.

So I'm unsure what would be a good solution for the foundations and I'd
appreciate your ideas. Main critera are low impact, low cost and, if
possible, not too much work!

Thanks in advance,

Nigel