shed

I inherited a shed when I moved house, larger than I could afford to either buy or build and I'm keen to keep it standing. I just went in and discovered the ceiling is damp and I have a small, maybe 6" split in the felt where they guy who built it has pulled it tight on a 90deg angle at the...

I'm wanting to build a bit of an awkward shed and have had a lot of conflicting answers and trouble figuring out what foundations I need exactly The shed in question will be a traditional style 4x3m half timbered frame made from structural Oak then the panels infilled with single skin brick...

Hi all, I’m after some advice on a condensation issue I’ve got in my recently built shed. I’ve read various forum posts but can’t seem to find a solution to my problem. The floor is 25mm ply timber suspended. Standard stud walls with feather edge cladding and no internal sheathing yet...

Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of building an office in my garden. It's been pretty slow progress due to having 2 small kids, and having a tough time with my mental health. Due to Covid, the roofing sheets I ordered at the end of October still haven't arrived. I've constructed the roof...

Hi all, having searched and searched for a clear answer I’m hoping some one can help. I’m going to try and build a 3m x 3m garden room over lockdown. There is already a concrete base down which I am going to put it on which was laid in 1950s I think, very flat and level. I planning 2” x 3”...

Hi all, just bought my first house which came with a lovely shed. Its 18 years old according to the neighbour and has the original felt roof shingles which are still not leaking. I noticed small beads of water coming in through the wall in driving rain, through the knots. This wall looks...

Hi all, Hoping you can help. I finally erected a small shed next to my green house yesterday. The greenhouse has an electrician-installed shielded cable down our concrete fence, from our house which is directly connected to an RCD. The greenhouse has a double socket, and I was thinking of just...

Greetings and apologies for my basic diagram, but hopefully it serves its explanatory purposes. Can I operate the shed lighting using a 3A switched FCU in this way? Also do the live and neutral of the load terminals simply connect to the two terminals of the light fitting, and can I use 1.5 sq...

Hi, I'm building a workshop at the top of the garden..it's 6x3.5m. the slab has been poured but due to a mess up on my part it has a 0.5⁰ slope from the back to the front, putting the front around 50mm lower than the back. It will be a timber framed workshop on a single course of bricks (which...

I want to build a long narrow shed down the side of my house. What is the minimum amount of space I can leave between the shed and the house to prevent any problems to the house such as damp? Im not concerned about needing to get down the side as the shed will not need maintaining. I will...

Thanks to this lovely weather I've got to re felt my shed tbh I've been patching it up for a while. I've no idea how I'm going to do it as I can't get the left fascia off as the previous owner has put it up against the wall. Any advice on what felt I should get? I've had a quick look on...

Hi all, I'm trying to install a window in my shed and wondering how best to do it. I've attached some photos and the window leaves a gap of about 2 to 3 cm around the window opening. do I also need a cill/sill? The window is aluminium. Thanks

Hi! I'm building a large shed/workshop (6x3.5m) at the top end of our garden. It might potentially have a car in it on occasion. I have read that 100mm should be deep enough. I have dug down to subsoil with a digger as it was on a slope. My question is 2 fold. Firstly, should I be using...

Hello, if building a shed/garden office directly on a raised concrete base the perfect size do I need to allow bearers underneath the shed or will I be ok as my membrane will overlap my concrete? Cheers

I am building a garden office at present and have laid a concrete base which will be just smaller than the finished shed size. My question is will I need to raise the shed or can I lay the floor directly on the concrete base?

Evening all, A little project i had to do as a result of getting 4 chickens at short notice. It started out as some kind of chicken coop / dog run / shed that was already at the property when we moved in. It was in a poor state and i used it to sling a few logs in amongst other crap. The roof...

This weekend I'm going to re-roof our big garden shed, it's about 5.5x3.5m with a single pitch. An asbestos contractor is coming to remove the leaky old roof. I have shiny new 0.7mm corrugated tin with felt backing ready to put on, 12 pieces so each run is in 2 pieces with a decent overlap. But...

Does anyone have any recommendations for the best Shed and Fence paints? I have been using Cuprinol 5 Year Ducksback but I am finding that on the fence in particular its fading in sort of yellowish bits on the fence and not lasting five years. On the shed there is some fading on the door but...

Hi, I have a metal shed which I originally bought without a floor as I had arranged a concrete base to put the shed on as part of some renovation work. However, once the shed was put on the concrete base I found that rainwater was making it's way inside the shed so I bought a plastic grid base...

Hi, I’m looking to relocate a shed. Does anyone know what the UK restrictions are as to how close it can be placed to the external flue? It’s one of the types of flues which emits straight out, its a new build. I presume there is a radial distance? thanks.