Buy secondhand chalet shed summerhouse? What discount over new? What advice?

Martin_Knott-Lewis

Thank you Looby. I will certainly reconsider.....

Davesnave

The attractiveness of a garden building is in the eye of the beholder. Some see a particular structure as 'pretty,' while others see the same thing as fussy & twee. Sheds and summerhouses are as context-sensitive as anything else you place in the garden.

My only advice is to buy whatever suits the purpose best, then make it blend into the place where it sits. I was amazed at the difference when, tarting up my garden to sell the house, I 'invested' in one of Cuprinol's Heritage Shades. Normally, spending £40 on paint for a shed would have been a total no-no, but the effect was so good, I decided it was worth every penny. The dominant brown 'thing' in the corner literally faded into the green landscape and I wished I'd done it years before..

Just my 6 pennorth.

matt987106

i wouldnt pay any more than 200 quid

Martin_Knott-Lewis

The seller already has an offer for £500 from someone and another buyer in reserve clutching his wad of £450....And what would I like to offer to secure it?

Decision made really! Will be looking elsewhere!

Thanks for all the comments.

carole.uk

sorry but i agree with lotus i think you could have a really nice one buit for almost £600, I would keep looking around or visit your local timber merchant and talk to them about what you want and if they know local trade people who could build it for you . good luck

Lotus-eater

Davesnave wrote: »

My only advice is to buy whatever suits the purpose best, then make it blend into the place where it sits. I was amazed at the difference when, tarting up my garden to sell the house, I 'invested' in one of Cuprinol's Heritage Shades. Normally, spending £40 on paint for a shed would have been a total no-no, but the effect was so good, I decided it was worth every penny. The dominant brown 'thing' in the corner literally faded into the green landscape and I wished I'd done it years before..

Just my 6 pennorth.

Normally I would disagree with Dave as a matter of course, but having recently been through this myself, I find myself agreeing with him.
I've just built a shed and storage area and it was all different colours of wood having been built from lots of different bits of reused wood, so a lighter stain wouldn't have worked very well. I went to Focus and got some interior splash proof bathroom paint, they do some fetching colours. My new structure is now a fetching shade of olive green and I have to say everyone really likes it, it sits really well in the garden and instead of being a (as Dave says) dominant thing in the middle of the garden, it fades away and becomes a feature and to be frank makes the rest of the garden look very untidy :rolleyes:

Davesnave

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Normally I would disagree with Dave as a matter of course........... :rolleyes:

:rotfl:Love it !!!!

matt987106

Martin_Knott-Lewis wrote: »

The seller already has an offer for £500 from someone and another buyer in reserve clutching his wad of £450....And what would I like to offer to secure it?

Decision made really! Will be looking elsewhere!

Thanks for all the comments.

seriously, 500 quid :eek::eek::eek:

leave it well alone

get in your local yellow pages and look for " shed makers " and pop along and hang around, ask 1 of the guys how much for a shed the shape and style you want, cash and no questions asked

i am 99% you will be surprised at the money it will cost you