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concrete base requirements |
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CONCRETE BASE REQUIREMENTS...
Garages should only be erected upon a permanent concrete base of
suitable thickness. Lidget recommend a minimum of 4 inch thickness throughout. The base should be FLAT, LEVEL and
SQUARE, and at least 6 inch longer and 6 inch wider than the external
dimensions of the garage to be supplied.
GENERAL...
The ground surrounding the base should be lower than the base. If not, water will lay on the base and break through the sand and cement fillet and leak into your building. If the driveway slopes down towards the front of your building, you must put in a gulley to take any surface water away. Lidget cannot guarantee the performance of your building unless a gulley has been fitted.
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In order to
check that your base will be laid square, measure out a 3-4-5
triangle, as per adjacent image, before securing your timber
shutters. |
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In order to
give your timbers a final check prior to concreting, measure
the diagnals which should be equal. Lidget also advise you to use a
reputable ready-mix concrete company who will also be able to
tell you the amount of concrete required. |
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If you are close
to an existing buiding or boundry wall, make sure that you allow
for the overhang of the roof, ie; Flat roof garages 6 inch (150mm) on
front and rear and 3 inch (75mm) both sides, Apex roof 6 inch (150mm) front,
rear and both sides. This does not include gutter width. |
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After your garage
has been erected Lidget strongly recommend that a sand and cement
fillet be placed on the base to panel joint all around the INSIDE
(not outside) of the building to avoid ingress of water.
Lidget recommend a 3 part building sand to 1 part cement with Unibond (PVA) added to the mix. |
| Your concrete base must be LEVEL from front to back and side to side. |
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If the base slopes from side to side, e.g. left to right, there will be problems sealing the end wall of the garage, fixing the roof, and the door will not fit evenly at the bottom when it shuts. |
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The Base must be FLAT - if it has bumps in it the panels won’t join up properly or the roof won’t fit. |
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The base must not slope or the panel bolt holes will not line up and the roof may leak. |
The company (Lidget Concrete Ltd.)
reserve the right to alter the design and specification without
prior notice
Should Lidget not be able to erect a building
at the time of delivery it will be either off loaded or brought
back to their
production plant and a futher revisit charge made before they return
to erect. |
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