shed

I'm looking to build a new timber shed of around 10' X 20' I need to do it pretty fast so if anyone has any plans (mainly a cutting list) that would be great. Planning won't be an issue as it's well within my boundary and over 2 metres from the house. Not too bothered if it' pent (front to rear)...

Hi, I've been trawling these forums trying to find the answers to my questions and while there's plenty of advice for wiring sheds, I can't find anything that quite answers all my questions. I'd appreciate any advice. Basically, Ive just built a wooden office shed type building in the garden...

Two side of our shed are close to boundary walls which does make it a little difficult to maintain, and Im wondering whether covering them with EPDM would be a good idea. Not worried about the aesthetics of these two walls, just want to ensure they are waterproof. I did also consider using...

Afternoon, I laid a concrete base for a shed a few months ago and forgot a DPM. I didn't realise they are good practice or essential. Anyway, what's done is done and I was wondering what my expectations should be? The slab was left to dry for 3-4 weeks before a shed was put on it (on a brick...

Evening, I've built a 4.5m x 2.5m shed / workshop in my garden. I've battened it and now is the best bit....cladding with 175mm featheredge. There seems to be lots of conflicting information about how much overlap and how many nails through each board. So: For 175mm featheredge (from Travis...

Morning, Just after some advice on how to construct the walls of a garden shed / workshop. Thinking from inside to outside: 12mm ply Studs (75x50 treated cls) and insulation inbetween studs Tyvek breather membrane ~20mm thick battens over membrane, screwed into studs Featheredge secured to...

Which is best, putting together either a wooden or steel shelves as stand alone or is it best to attach them to the walls of the shed itself?

To make up for my previous error - (query in a non-query forum) I thought I would share my DIY project. We bought a house just over a year ago, which had a massive garden, which the previous owner liked to let grow, and a rotting shed, against which a previous previous owner built a concrete...

Evening all, I'm after a bit of hopefully advise or thoughts as to how best to finish the roof of my shed. Thanks to comments, I'm pretty much at the stage of getting the sheet ply on, but have a question as to how to cut. I'm hoping the below image might make it easier to explain: 1. Now on...

I want to run a new power supply to my garage which is about two metres from my house. The current supply is basically spurred from the kitchen ring, through the wall and then on to the garage via a catenary wire. The most it supplies is a freezer, a light and power hand tools. However, I have...

Hi all, I now have 4 walls in the shed (picture update attached!) and have made up a door for the opening. I was originally looking to put T-hinges on, but the ones I bought had a *lot* of play in the hinges, to the point where I was very dubious, and I've now acquired some stainless steel...

Hi all, firstly apologies for the lengthy post, and if I’m not explaining the situation well – this is my first build and although I’ve read a lot on both this forum and others, a lot of this is still fairly new to me! I'm currently in the middle of building a shed, that essentially will be a...

The base is done and dusted last year. I was going to order the shed late last year but aired against it due to the possibility of sealing moisture into the wood when painting/treating the wood and not drying out properly. At 10 x 8, It's main use will be a garden shed but im also planning to...

Hi, my next-door neighbour (in his 70's) has asked me to help him with a metal shed he's ordered, its 10ft x 6ft and will require being screwed down. The soil is quite soft and under the soil it's clay, he just wants to plonk down some concrete but I've told him it needs some hardcore first...

Hi all, Really looking forward to your feedback here! For roughly the same money you can get: 1. Shiplap dip treated 2. Overlap pressure treated Obviously the best combination would be shiplap pressure treated, but if you had to compromise somewhere would it be in the construction or the...

Hi, I want to fix up this old shed.. I think the side has had leaves pile up from the trees, the bottom tongue and groove panel is totally rotten. The one above probably needs replacing too. They sell some the right size at B&Q? Inside the ceiling is all black - but doesn't seem rotten, but...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to go about insulating and humidity-proofing my shed with the hope of going on to turning it in to an indoor tropical rainforest type of thing with pineapples, figs etc and maybe even fish at some point (in Scotland) . It was a pigeon coop/house and...

Building a shed, roughly 12' x 8' (Aiming for something like 3660x2500). See plan: Questions: 1) Post spacing? Positioning ok on diagram, or need more? 2) Post depth? 3) Need full fill of Postcrete? That would be a hell of a lot - can I pack it / layer it with pea gravel or something? 4)...

I have a 5 meter by 2.5 meter concrete plinth in the garden, it has a polythene membrane beneath the concrete. On one half of this is a kit built summerhouse constructed from 28mm t&g with a 19mm t&g floor. Attached to this on the other half of the plinth is a lean-to shed constructed from 19mm...

I need to replace my shed which is falling into pieces. I've done my research. From what I understand: pressure treated wood is preferred to dip treated (in my case the shed is placed right up a fence and neighbours shed, so difficult access on 2 sides with little air flow). shiplap is better...