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    • CommentAuthorRex
    • CommentTimeSep 19th 2026 edited
     
    What ho one and all,

    I know that Postcrete does what it says on the box and have used it as such.

    Currently, in the process of 'leveling' some 450 x 450 paving slabs for the base for two IBC tanks. The soil is well compacted (around 15 years of walking and wheel barrows) but inevitably, not quite level and slightly slopes.

    I'm wondering if I get the slabs level and shutter around them, can Postcrete be an easy way to make a solid base for the pavers?

    Just found Slablayer; presumably does a better job for this purpose than Postcrete? Or is a regular sand/cement mix still the preferred method?

    Thanks and toodle pip
  1.  
    Need about 4-6" depth of coarse aggregate, whacked down firm, then sand/cement which can be bought bagged IE slablayer.


    Postcrete is something different, it is a concrete IE has gravel in it as well. It's not intended to be strong, posts don't care if it cracks, it's just something heavy to fill up a post hole with.
  2.  
    For a couple of IBC tanks I would have thought that a paving slab at each corner (only 250kg per corner) with the ground under the slab level with no voids would be sufficient. If you want to stop weed growth under the tanks then put black plastic down covered with some gravel (to the depth of the slabs).
    • CommentAuthorowlman
    • CommentTimeSep 20th 2026
     
    It's so much cheaper to buy bags, even 25Kg ones, of ballast, and bags of OPC. If you've got a branch of W....s near you, provided you order over a certain weight, ( I think 400KG ), I suppose to make it cost effective for them; they only charge £5 delivery
    • CommentAuthortony
    • CommentTimeSep 21st 2026
     
    I would use ‘dry lean mix’ either made with ballast or sharp sand depending on depth of shuttering
    • CommentAuthorRex
    • CommentTimeSep 24th 2026
     
    Thanks for the suggestions. Given that the are beside the shed is only compacted soil, and a neighbour is renovating his patio so an almost endless supply of small pavers, I am just going to use pavers. A paver at each corner, a support at the mid-points and also in the middle, I think all will be OK.

    It is easy to create too much work for myself.
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