Is it worth repairing my shed?

steveeeee

We inherited a garden shed with our house five years ago, and haven't done much to look after it (it's our first house, it didn't really occur to us). On the two sides which are exposed to direct sunlight, the boards are starting to curl and gaps are appearing. The acrylic window panels have also gone opaque and are starting to crack. It looks like a pretty cheap 8x6 overlap shed that's been nailed together.

Is it worth trying to repair it? My dad put a new felt on the roof last year and the shed itself seems to be structurally OK, so it seems a shame to chuck it. I've had a look on Google and can't find anything relevant, but is it possible to buy individual overlap boards or even a whole new side panel?

TIA for any advice.

27col

Easy enough to repair. You can buy feather edged board in many places. Or you could spend a bit more and clad it with shiplap boards, this would improve its appearance as well. Probably a good idea to line the shed with a sheet of plastic membrane or building paper before applying the new cladding.

steveeeee

Aha! "Cladding" was the word I was looking for. Suddenly Google is my friend once more. Thanks! :beer:

SailorSam

Could you maybe get a couple of 8x4 sheets of exterior ply. that would be quicker and cheaper than lapbard, not sure what it would look like though ???

steveeeee

SailorSam wrote: »

Could you maybe get a couple of 8x4 sheets of exterior ply. that would be quicker and cheaper than lapbard, not sure what it would look like though ???

Cheap and simple, but not sure if the wife would approve

SailorSam

steveeeee wrote: »

Cheap and simple, but not sure if the wife would approve

What if you were to grow plants over it, like a trellis ?

27col

It will be a darn sight easier to cut cladding than to cut and fit exterior grade ply. If you make a mistake with ply you have mucked up a whole sheet. If you make a mistake with the cladding you have only mucked up one piece and you can probably use that piece somewhere else on the shed.

steveeeee

Bit of an old thread, but I thought I'd come back and let you know that I did successfully re-clad and re-glaze the shed and rebuild the door, using boards bought from a local sawmill:

Before:



During:



After:



Old door:



New door:



During windows:



Total cost was about £70 and a few afternoons work. NB because I'm a pillock I bought tongue and groove boards when I should have bought shiplap, but went ahead and put them on anyway.

I hope this will inspire others to have a go!

wallbash

Nice job , impressed you did it with all the 'junk' remaining inside .

Antispam

Nice job there should last years with regularly wood preservative, it is slightly off the ground cant quite tell, if not shove some old slates underneath just a small gap with keep floor from going rotten

Antispam

I can see you in the last picture btw