Those that have pits built under the torts house, can I ask, what is it built from....is it concrete breeze blocks or is it the ordinary breeze blocks. Or have you made it from something else. tiggy

Hi Tiggy. I have pits under my sheds. They are the ordinary breeze blocks and are 3 bricks high/deep as the case may be. I used some old broken gravel boards for the bottom of the pits so the torts couldn't dig down and come up somewhere else.

Gail
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I looked at your house Gail but I was.nt sure if they were concrete or not. Mine is going to be all breezebloch but the lad thats doing it wants to put concrete blocks under ground. they are 3 x's more expensive, The total cost being about £450. I let hubby look at your post and I told him Gail did that herself....tiggy

Tiggy, mine is normal breeze blocks too. My pit is just under 2ft deep and I have insulation on all 4 sides and chicken wire lining the bottom to stop them digging into the insulation

Hi Tiggy. Yes I did do it myself. because the garden is on a slope the boys pit is above ground but Tilly's is underground. Breeze Blocks are a lot easier to work with than ordinary bricks, so I am sure you and your husband are more than capable of building your own, if you have the time.

Gail
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Dawn, so the pit is insulated....with what.....I did notice that you have chicken wire on the bottom do you have it around the sides? Do the breeze blocks stay dry?. I thought this was going to be easy, but my builder seems to be making it as hard and expencive as poss....tiggy

My builder used 2" thick polystyrene all way round with ply board over the top to protect it from torts sharp claws! The chicken wire is only on the bottom to stop them digging through and getting to insulation as well as to stop anything getting in. The breeze blocks seem absolutely fine, it really keeps the temps well, more often then not its warmer in there then in my house!!!!

Dawn, I know Im a pain but your floor......Is it a breeze block floor then insulation?.........My builder is going to put paving slabs down, then build the breeze blocks onto the pavings. Do you think this will be ok.and will I need insulation on the floor...tiggy

Tiggy. Slabs will be fine to lay the blocks on. They will also stop the torts digging out the bottom. My pits aren't insulated at all, I assume the heat from the shed on top will help to keep the temperatures above freeing point during the winter. Tilly didn't dig all the way down, but she did dig in half her size, and she was fine.

Gail
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