Bromley BR1 & BR2 · Concrete & shed bases
Level ground, even on a sloping garden.
As local shed base installers, we lay concrete bases around Bromley for sheds, garden rooms, offices and bike stores, including on gardens that slope. Under a mile from the town centre in Shortlands, a shed base and new steps were poured on a steep garden using a concrete truck and pump.
Free site survey · A quote tailored to your garden
Your garden, considered
A shed or garden room has to sit dead level, and many Bromley gardens do not. On a gentle slope the base is simply dug in at the high side; on a steeper one it needs a retaining edge or wall to hold the raised level. In Purley, Pedro's garden room base on a sloping site was enclosed by a 20cm concrete wall built in timber shuttering, with the concrete brought up a narrow, steep access by truck and pump.
Smaller bases are quick. Two miles away in Beckenham we laid Mark's 8ft × 10ft shed base in one day: old concrete and soil out, the area set out square and level, steel reinforcement mesh in, then poured and given a brushed finish.
In front gardens a small base can take a bike store or bin store. In Richmond we laid a new concrete base against a front wall and installed the client's metal bike store on it, checked level, in a day.
Real jobs · real prices
Four documented jobs with new concrete bases, from a steep Shortlands garden under a mile away to a reinforced shed base in Beckenham.
On a steep garden with access only through the house, concrete was pumped in for a base, new steps and a shed base, the steps were clad in London Stone bullnose porcelain and a 25m² grey 60 × 90cm porcelain patio was laid with a concrete edge, in one week for £9,250 including VAT.
An 8ft × 10ft concrete shed base with steel reinforcement mesh and a brushed finish, after removing old concrete and soil, completed in one day for £1,820 including VAT.
20m² of turf, a black Indian sandstone footpath, a garden room concrete base and 3 back fence panels, in five days for £5,650 including VAT.
A garden room base with a 20cm concrete retaining wall on a sloping site with narrow, steep access, in ten days for £15,000 including VAT.
Details from our portfolio
Every photo here is from Victor's garden in Clapham SW4, where a concrete shed base went in alongside a new lawn, French drain and slate paving.
Materials & possibilities
We match the base to the building and the ground. These are the main types.
Not every garden can take a wheelbarrow from the road. Where access is narrow, steep or only through the house, a concrete truck and pump can place the concrete from the street. It was used in Shortlands for a shed base and steps, and in Purley for a garden room base and wall, and the access is always reflected in the price.
From first ideas to finishing touches
We measure the footprint, check the slope and work out the access.
Base size, reinforcement, any retaining edge, concrete and waste.
Dig out, set out level, shutter and mesh, then pour and finish.
Let the concrete harden, then the building can go on.
Documented project · Clapham SW4 · 7.6 miles from Bromley
Victor's back garden, between Brixton and Clapham, took 10 days: a new lawn, a French drain, a slate footpath and paving to Victor's own design, and a concrete base for a shed, with the existing deck and fence pressure washed, for £9,220 including VAT. Drag the slider to compare before and after.
Read the full case studyA complete quote, not a guess
A reinforced 8ft × 10ft shed base in Beckenham was £1,820 including VAT, and a small base with a bike store installed in Richmond was £1,060. Bases on difficult sites cost more: Pedro's garden room base with a 20cm retaining wall on a steep, narrow site in Purley was £15,000, much of it down to the access.
Request your free quoteCompare like for like. Compare the base size and thickness, whether it has steel mesh, how a sloping site is dealt with and how the concrete will reach your garden.
| Project | Where | Time on site | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bike store and concrete base in Richmond | Richmond TW10 | 1 day | £1,060 inc. VAT |
| Concrete shed base in Beckenham | Beckenham BR3 | 1 day | £1,820 inc. VAT |
| Porcelain patio and bullnose steps in Shortlands | Shortlands BR2 | 1 week | £9,250 inc. VAT |
| Slate paving, new lawn and French drain in Clapham | Clapham SW4 | 10 days | £9,220 inc. VAT |
| Garden room concrete base and retaining wall in Purley | Purley CR8 | 10 days | £15,000 inc. VAT |
Prices as shown on each case study. Every garden is different, so your price is fixed in a written quote after a free survey.
Bromley · BR1
We lay bases throughout Bromley, from Bickley, Sundridge Park and Bromley Park to Bromley Common, Hayes, Keston and Petts Wood. Our nearest jobs are the steep garden in Shortlands and Mark's shed base in Beckenham.
We work from Norbury, SW16, and cover the whole Borough of Bromley, including Chislehurst, Orpington, Beckenham and Penge.
A few useful answers
Still deciding? Tell us about your garden and we can talk through the next step.
Read our warranty termsOur nearest shed base, an 8ft × 10ft reinforced slab in Beckenham, was £1,820 including VAT, done in one day. Larger garden room bases and sloping sites cost more; we price yours after a free survey.
Yes. In Purley we built a garden room base on a sloping site with a 20cm concrete wall around it to hold the raised level.
With a concrete truck and pump. It was used for a shed base and steps in Shortlands, where access was only through the house, and up a steep, narrow access in Purley.
Yes. In Richmond we laid a new concrete base against the front wall and installed the client's metal bike store on it, checked level, in one day for £1,060.
It depends on the size and weight of the building and the ground. Garden room suppliers usually give a base specification, and the base we will lay is set out in our quote.
We build the base and the landscaping around it. In Richmond we also installed a metal bike store the client had bought; ask us at the survey about the building you have in mind.
All of BR1 and BR2, including Bickley, Sundridge Park, Bromley Park, Bromley Common, Widmore, Plaistow, Hayes, Keston and Petts Wood.
Let's make a start
Tell us about your shed bases project in Bromley. We will get in touch to discuss your ideas and the next step towards a site survey.
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