Garden shed build - over winter

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Is this a good idea guys?
I am quite busy over the summer season and wondering if I can do this project over the winter. I will need to build this over weeks/months and wondering whether parts of it will get damaged whilst out in the rain. I can purchase treated timber for the stud walls but will be using OSB boards for floor and ceilings.

Can you please let me know your thoughts. Thanks in advance.
 
I bought a put together a tiger shed. I've been watching a guy building a shed over Christmas in the UK doing live streams showing you how to do it.
So to answer... Get on with it.
Just have a few tarpaulins to cover over everything.
 
Effectively, tarpaulin always needs to
Cover the OsB board. Whether roof or floor. I then just need to pick a decent day for the rubber roof.
Would treated timber studs swell too?
 
My concern would be the treated wood for the framing being joined together when wet, then it drying out and warping/shrinking after you've clad it.
I've the opposite problem - I build a nice modular Summer house during this summer, and sealed and painted it while everything was dry. But over the last couple of months it's ' swelled ' just a wee bit in a few places - but enough to stop the doors closing properly now.
 
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My concern would be the treated wood for the framing being joined together when wet, then it drying out and warping/shrinking after you've clad it.
I could stick it in the garage for a couple of weeks before I use it, if that helps?
I suppose it will still get during the build.
 

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