if they are stored wet in the open then un sheeted on delivery will make no difference
if they are stored undercover and delivered un covered only the exposed surface will be wet but not saturated to any extent
Supplier want's to deliver saturated shed, should that be acceptable ?
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if they are stored undercover and delivered un covered only the exposed surface will be wet but not saturated to any extent
If you are storing paper or magazines in a shed I would use plastic boxes with lids and desiccant inside. It may be a dry shed (eventually) but it could still get damp.
When I had a new shed delivered to my allotment, it was delivered and assembled raw and unpainted. It was a week or so before the weather was dry enough to paint. That was in January too.
No that's not the case. Quality tends to vary with price though.
Sounds like you need to do more or better research.
And how would I have found out they do this sort of thing ? I checked them out on TP and they have a good score and most people seem happy, I am simply a victim of the atrocious weather ATM otherwise I would have been non the wiser.
I should have been in less of a hurry to solve my space problem and waited till summer but then I never imagined they would store them uncovered in there yard and deliver them hundreds of miles in an open truck. The problem is being retired I am not up to modern commercial standards, gone are the day's companies worked to ensure there customers received a quality product it seems, now it's all about bean counters and cost saving! This is not the cheapest shed by a long chalk, it is pressure treated T&G!!
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It's simple....
A shed is designed to go in an outdoor location, in the weather. Why might any company take any special precautions, to keep the hut dry, when it is designed to get wet outdoors anyway?
Well I don't know what they did but the base so far delivered was saturated to the extent steam came out when drilling and water squeezed out as the screws were tightened, a bit more than what you would get from splashing, more like stored in a puddle!
You must be in the shed business! I don't think we will agree, my expectation and standards are obviously completely different to yours.
Or perhaps I live in the real world!
You have had it explained to you by numerous members of the forum, that it is not an issue, but still you persist in complaining about a wet wooden shed delivery.
All you need do, is assemble it and in time, it will quite quickly dry out. Just to be clear - no, I certainly do not make, or sell sheds, nor do I have any sort of connection with any who do make, or sell, or deliver sheds. I am though a customer, who has in the past, bought sheds.
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A shed is expected to have a roof and gutters to keep the rain off.
….when it’s assembled and in place.
The point is, it will very quickly dry out, with absolutely no harm done.
Before being put out in the rain.
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