My son wants to put a Yurt at the bottom of the garden on some sloping ground not really accessible by a normal vehicle. He wants some help building a platform, basically a small square wooden deck boarded with those grooved, tanalised decking boards, to make it level and keep it off the wet ground. Should be simple, but...
...What's the best first step, eg the stuff on the ground? He said we will put 4x4 fence posts in and cut the tops off level. I said no, you will want the stuff at the bottom to rot last because you won't be able to replace it and a bit of wood in the ground won't last long. I wondered if we might cast concrete staddles but thinking about it what's the point when we could use concrete breeze blocks? Even paving slabs might spread the weight enough if they are set on a bit of gravel but maybe water would pool on them. Would the whole thing need to be fixed down? I wouldn't want it to blow away in a gale.
Advice welcome! We can do the carpentry without much problem I think. I don't really want to leave a lot of concrete on the ground - it might be me who has to remove it in 20 yrs time!