Hey all
I posted in the garden section the other day looking for advice on insulating a shed to use as an office in the garden. The more I look round, the more I am leaning towards building my own.
I had planned to get something like this
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Wooden-Sheds/BillyOh-4000L-Kent-Tongue-and-Groove-Garden-Shed
and then baton the inside and insulate the walls and roof, replace the windows etc. But as it would arrive flat packed and I would have to put it together and then go about making it better it would seem the more sensible option would be to buy my own materials and go it alone.
I am pretty competent with DIY as long as I don't have to do anything too fancy. I put up about 50ft of fencing on my own and it went up fine and seems pretty solid. I live on the south coast by the sea so we get a lot of rain and wind.
Right so preamble over. I want an 8 by 10 structure to fit in this space:
and here is a wider shot:
(the bricks are there to give me some perspective on the size - I put a table and chair in the space to make sure it was sufficient). This is at the end of my garden (approx. 110ft from the house), I will have to clear up the space and extend the base out to accommodate the shed. Also my brother in law has agreed to run power down there for nowt so I don't need to worry about that.
So can anyone give me an idea of what I will need to order to build this?
There are loads of builders merchants around here (3 TPP within a 4 mile radius as well as some local sussex suppliers) so I could order and have it all delivered.
From my reading it would seem I should use 4x4 for the corners and 2x4 for the rest? What about the roof, floor etc?
My budget is about £1000 is this doable?
I realise I am asking a lot but all the plans I can find online are from the US and are confusing.
I posted in the garden section the other day looking for advice on insulating a shed to use as an office in the garden. The more I look round, the more I am leaning towards building my own.
I had planned to get something like this
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Wooden-Sheds/BillyOh-4000L-Kent-Tongue-and-Groove-Garden-Shed
and then baton the inside and insulate the walls and roof, replace the windows etc. But as it would arrive flat packed and I would have to put it together and then go about making it better it would seem the more sensible option would be to buy my own materials and go it alone.
I am pretty competent with DIY as long as I don't have to do anything too fancy. I put up about 50ft of fencing on my own and it went up fine and seems pretty solid. I live on the south coast by the sea so we get a lot of rain and wind.
Right so preamble over. I want an 8 by 10 structure to fit in this space:
and here is a wider shot:
(the bricks are there to give me some perspective on the size - I put a table and chair in the space to make sure it was sufficient). This is at the end of my garden (approx. 110ft from the house), I will have to clear up the space and extend the base out to accommodate the shed. Also my brother in law has agreed to run power down there for nowt so I don't need to worry about that.
So can anyone give me an idea of what I will need to order to build this?
There are loads of builders merchants around here (3 TPP within a 4 mile radius as well as some local sussex suppliers) so I could order and have it all delivered.
From my reading it would seem I should use 4x4 for the corners and 2x4 for the rest? What about the roof, floor etc?
My budget is about £1000 is this doable?
I realise I am asking a lot but all the plans I can find online are from the US and are confusing.