Shed building!

[shavy65]

Any advice for a beginner looking to get a shed?
Buy a B n Q one, build one etc? I was considering cementing an area of my grass and building a shed for storage.

Any tips or advice welcome!

Cheers

 

[footprints]

Avoid B&Q Homebase etc very flimsy things, look for a national supplier like Skinners (they are based in Bexhill East sussex, but have displays in garden centres) lots of others out there too.
Go for a company that has a show site where you can have a look and a good old poke about to see the quality. Avoid overlap sheds they warp and open up gaps in no time. Go for shiplap or other tongue and groved type construction.

 

[pinenot]

Very often you'll find shed and the like in your local free sites i.e. freegle freecycle etc. (your town or area added) ...pinenot

 

[shavy65]

Great, thanks for replies guys. Advice appreciated.

 

[shavy65]

Any advise on any of these :-

http://www.shedsworld.co.uk/p/Empire_6ft_x_3ft_(1.82m_x_0.91m)_Bike_Store.htm

http://www.shedsworld.co.uk/p/Rowli....83m)_Overlap_Pressure_Treated_Bike_Store.htm

http://www.shedsworld.co.uk/p/Rowlinson_6ft_x_3ft_(1.82m_x_0.82m)_Wallstore.htm

Thanks

 

[footprints]

The £170 and £219 look fine I would add diagonal bracing to the door on the £219 one myself.
Avoid the £147 overlap model. Which you go for depends on if you want the water to run off against the wall/fence at the back or off the front.

I have one like the £170 model I had to fit a bar (a piece of arris rail) over the door as water from the roof was running in the doors.

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And yes I know it needs repainting it's at the end of a very long list!!

 

[shavy65]

Great, thanks for the reply. Much apreciated.

So except £50 there isn`t much else between the sheds!? (and the lack of door braces!)
Just seems a big difference in price for 2 very similar looking sheds.

Davey

 

[footprints]

Yes slight difference in measurements and the floor material, OSB might be slightly more stable than T&G, but I suspect it's a case of selling more of one style than another. Unless you plan to fit gutter behind it tends to get very wet and soggy behind a shed that runs rain off the back against the fence.

 

[shavy65]

Good point! I think I`ll go for the cheaper one and add something to deflect rain water away from the doors.
Perfect, Cheers mate