Cast a slab or garden slabs for the ASHP outdoor unit?

[Fideliox]

More than 100kg outdoor unit can easily fit on and be supported by a couple of leca blocks/garden slabs. It doesn't need to be overworked.

Yes? That's what I'm going to do, use slabs. I still have some just lying around. Either I arrange them according to the pattern I drew or I just place 4, one per leg, and cover with some gravel so it looks nice.

The advantage of laying several slabs is that it provides a bit better drainage for rainwater and snow. If I only cover it with gravel, it won't be worse than before.

 

[fribygg]

Yes? That's what I'm going to do, use tiles. I still have some lying around. Either I lay them according to the pattern I sketched out or I just lay 4, one per leg, and put some gravel over it so it looks nice.

Do it!

 

[Fideliox]

New weekend, new work shift! Started digging today. There was just gravel on top, then only sand. How much should one actually dig out? This has probably been here for 20 years so it's a bit compacted but still easy to dig in. Conveniently, the drain for the downspout is also here. One could have been extra fancy here and attached a pipe somehow that then protruded under the pump.

In contrast, I have this nice llvp here

 

[Fideliox]

Done!

In the summer, I will remove some of the gravel hill and level it out with soil and grass. But not worth it now.

 

[Fideliox]

It was a close call. I think the measurements were poorly communicated. I asked and received confirmation of the measurements, but the stand is larger. And additionally, space was needed for the connections. Had I known, I would have made it larger.