{"id":186,"date":"2010-05-12T12:21:07","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T12:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dreamconservatoriesonline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=186"},"modified":"2010-05-12T12:21:07","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T12:21:07","slug":"what-kind-of-base-do-diy-conservatories-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dreamconservatoriesonline.co.uk\/blog\/what-kind-of-base-do-diy-conservatories-need\/","title":{"rendered":"What Kind Of Base Do DIY Conservatories Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The conservatory steel base<\/a> is one of the most important parts of your DIY conservatory<\/a>.\u00a0 It needs to be stable and able to support the building itself, so you need to make sure you get it right.<\/p>\n

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You have two choices when it comes to selecting a base.\u00a0 The first route to take is to hire a builder to construct a traditional concrete base for you.\u00a0 They will then add brick or block work on top of this, for the DIY conservatory<\/a> to be installed onto.<\/p>\n

Needless to say this can be messy and it takes time as well.\u00a0 You have to wait for the cement to dry and you need reasonable weather too.\u00a0 You also have to pay the builders, which can increase the cost of your conservatory build considerably.<\/p>\n

Alternatively you can go for an Durabase base.\u00a0 As the name suggests this is far quicker and it has been designed to make it possible for the self builder to lay it themselves.<\/p>\n

There are lots of benefits with this kind of conservatory base<\/a>.\u00a0 For starters you won\u2019t have the expense of hiring builders.\u00a0 On top of this you will have a lot less site disruption because you won\u2019t have builders tramping through your house.<\/p>\n

You will also like the fact that no large excavations will be required.\u00a0 Foundations can be a real pain in terms of disruption, but the Durabase base means you don\u2019t have to remove loads of soil to make it work.\u00a0 You won\u2019t need any aggregate to use as backfill either, so that is another expense that simply doesn\u2019t crop up in this case.<\/p>\n

And since you won\u2019t need any cement like you would for an ordinary base, you won\u2019t have to listen to the cement mixer going in your garden.\u00a0 There is no mess at all with this choice of base.<\/p>\n

Some people find they have problems with manhole covers or drains.\u00a0 If they are positioned where you want your DIY conservatory<\/a> to be, you will have to move them.\u00a0 Or at least you would if you had a traditional concrete base to install.\u00a0 With the Durabase system you don\u2019t have to move anything, saving you still more cash.<\/p>\n

The conservatory steel base<\/a> can also be custom made and the installation process is very easy indeed.\u00a0 If you have a site that is less than flat, you will have a much easier time with this type of DIY conservatory base<\/a>.\u00a0 And if you want to cover over a patio you can do so.\u00a0 There is no need to dig it up.<\/p>\n

As you can see there are lots of advantages to choosing a DIY steel base<\/a> for your conservatory.\u00a0 You\u2019ll get something cheaper that does the job and conforms to all the necessary legislation.\u00a0 What could be better?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The conservatory steel base is one of the most important parts of your DIY conservatory.\u00a0 It needs to be stable and able to support the building itself, so you need to make sure you get it right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n