Shed design

[oddballodd]

Hi, I am designing a custom lean to shed for the side of my house. I want to make the most of the space so I am building almost up to the fence, so essentialy the long side will not be seen by anyone and will not get much pounding by the weather. I was intending to make the frame then use featheredge boards to create the skin, should I be adding a layer of ply before the featheredge or will it be enough ?

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• oddballodd
• 1 May 2012
• 1

All advise appreciated

 

[big-all]

you need to make sure all the structure is on your land including overhang and guttering
you also need to make sure the run off falls fully on your land from the roof

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Depends how waterproof you want it to be.

As ludicrous as it sounds technically Building Regs apply, as its obviously only a shed most Building Control departments usually take a sensible approach and turn a blind eye however it has been known for Building Control to try and muscle in.

 

[oddballodd]

Thanks for the quick replies, it will have a gutter that does not overhang the boundry, this will flow into a water butt.

Did not consider building regs for a shed, will look into that, thanks

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Just saying be aware of it. Some BCO's can be knobs.

 

[Steve]

What if the water butt overflows? It cant just overflow next to the house.