Shed-base installation across Bournemouth
Reliable foundations for storage sheds, workshops and timber outbuildings throughout BH1 to BH11.
Made for urban garden realities
Bournemouth gardens can sit behind terraces, on sloping plots or beyond narrow side passages. Materials and spoil may need to move through a constrained route, so the foundation choice should account for access as well as the shed.
Tell us the footprint and district. We will compare the practical options and bring the decision back to a clear written price.
Choosing the construction
We avoid automatically specifying a heavy slab for every garden shed.
Useful for many compact storage sheds when installed over proper preparation.
A robust choice for large sheds, workshops and full-area support requirements.
Alternatives to consider for selected uneven or access-sensitive plots.
Three easy steps
You do not need to work out the construction first. Tell us about the shed and garden; we will explain the suitable choices and price the agreed work.
Share the shed size, your postcode and what you know about the proposed position. That is enough to begin.
Craig listens, arranges a site visit when it would help and provides a clear written quotation for the agreed foundation.
The team marks out and installs the chosen base to the agreed footprint, ready for the shed installation to follow.
Four practical choices
You do not need to choose before contacting us. We compare the building, access, levels and intended use, then explain the simplest suitable option.
A full-area slab for heavy sheds, workshops and buildings whose supplier requires a rigid continuous base.
From £695 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²)
A treated support frame for suitable sheds on uneven or sloping gardens where a level platform is needed.
From £840 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²)
A neat, level surface for many smaller sheds when the building supplier accepts a slabbed foundation.
From £620 for 9' × 5' (45 ft² / 4.18 m²)
Installed galvanised supports for a suitable timber or steel frame, often with less full-footprint excavation.
Installed screws from £1,180 for 8' × 6' (48 ft² / 4.46 m²); frame quoted separately
Useful guide prices
These are current guide prices for standard installations. Paving-slab bases start at £620 for 9' × 5' (45 ft² / 4.18 m²). Your written quotation confirms the exact footprint, preparation, access and inclusions.
Get your exact written price| Base size | Concrete | Raised timber | Installed ground screws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8' x 6' 2.4m x 1.8m 48 ft² / 4.46 m² | £695 | £840 | £1,180 |
| 10' x 8' 3m x 2.4m 80 ft² / 7.43 m² | £965 | £1,195 | £1,280 |
| 12' x 10' 3.6m x 3m 120 ft² / 11.15 m² | £1,195 | £1,585 | £1,400 |
| 16' x 10' 4.8m x 3m 160 ft² / 14.86 m² | £1,445 | £1,995 | £1,500 |
| 20' x 10' 6m x 3m 200 ft² / 18.58 m² | £1,695 | £2,415 | £1,600 |
Ground-screw prices are for installed screws only. A suitable timber or galvanised-steel support frame can be added to the written quotation. The quotation confirms all inclusions.
Easy to start, free to ask
Send the shed size and Bournemouth postcode. Mention any narrow passage or existing base and Craig will guide the next step.
Talk to Craig about your shed base
Not sure whether you need concrete, slabs, a frame or ground screws? Craig will talk through the simplest suitable options.
Online quote requests are normally answered within 24 hours, excluding weekends.
Just give us your contact details and a short description of what you want to build. We will guide you through the rest.
Your enquiry
Shed base installation in Bournemouth
Clear reassurance
The JustBases guarantee covers our installation workmanship and the foundation materials we supply, subject to the written quotation. It is separate from the shed manufacturer's product warranty.
Genuine feedback on relevant base work
"Great work, the guys did not stop. Polite and easy to deal with. Very happy."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH13 · 2024-01-12
Work listed by the source: Concrete shed base, pathways and small patio
"Excellent quality and teamwork. Cheerful clean crew! Beautiful curved path and step... all done in 2 days!"
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH24 · 2022-04-14
Work listed by the source: Curved path to summerhouse & extension to patio
"This was an urgent job as I had been let down by another landscaper. Craig kindly fitted me in at short notice, and the work was done efficiently, to time and cost. The base was the perfect shape and size for the shed I had ordered."
— Verified Customer
Checkatrade · BH22 · 2022-01-10
Work listed by the source: Base for shed
Local ground context
BGS information for the district describes varied Palaeogene sands and clays. Within a developed garden, fill, old foundations and previous landscaping can be more immediately relevant than the broad mapped unit.
The base preparation is therefore chosen after looking at the proposed area, drainage and levels—not by assuming all Bournemouth soil is sand.
Access handled with you
Many Bournemouth jobs involve on-street unloading, shared drives or side access that limits the size of equipment. Other properties have steep gardens where the finished base height needs particular care.
These details help us select the construction and handling plan. A phone call and photographs are usually enough to begin.
Helpful if you have them—not required before you call:
Useful local guidance
Permitted development can apply to domestic sheds, but height, boundary position, use and the property's status all affect the answer. Conservation areas and listed homes need additional care.
BCP Council publishes the current local planning route. Check the complete building proposal rather than assuming the base determines permission.
Planning information is a practical starting point, not legal or planning advice. Confirm the position for the exact property and building with the relevant authority.
Choosing the building
Use the supplier's base plan or external footprint to avoid a mismatch between the foundation and delivered building.
Wimborne-based family business supplying sheds and other timber garden buildings.
Christchurch supplier of sheds, workshops and other installed garden buildings.
Timber-building supplier covering the central South Coast, including Hampshire and Dorset.
These are independently researched links, not endorsements or paid relationships. Confirm the current range, delivery area and base requirements directly with the building supplier.
Service area
We cover Bournemouth districts from the centre to the eastern and northern suburbs, with dedicated pages for Poole, Christchurch and Ferndown.
Straight answers
A footprint, postcode and intended use are enough to start.