Wooden Shed v Plastic Shed

Yasmin02

Hello

My wooden shed needs replacing and i am consdiering buying a plastic shed as i also want to store a few household items in there as well. I am not very good at maintenance and understand that plastic sheds are easier to maintain? Also does anyone know where i could buy a decent plastic shed from.

Thanks in advance.
Yasmin

s_b

Wickes do them, i looked at one last year to use as an office but realised the plastic would smell for ages
They arent cheap but would be ideal i think if you wanted to move it in a few years time
They just clip together
A google brings lots of sellers up

Canucklehead

Yasmin02 wrote: »

Hello

My wooden shed needs replacing and i am consdiering buying a plastic shed as i also want to store a few household items in there as well. I am not very good at maintenance and understand that plastic sheds are easier to maintain? Also does anyone know where i could buy a decent plastic shed from.

Thanks in advance.
Yasmin

If you're a member, or know someone who is, try Costco.

Canucklehead

davehills

Plastic will tend to form condensation on the inside. Plastic has a horrible tendancy to become brittle and snap when exposed for a long time.

On the plus side it will be less draughty, rot proof, low maintainance and easy to move.

shortdog

During the storms here at the beginning of winter, a lot of the wooden sheds were blown over, and ended up in pieces. Most of the plastic sheds were blown away, some with contents, and did a lot of damage (although less than trampolines lol).

Yasmin02

Hello thanks so much for everyones replies i am just in two minds as i am no good at maintaining wood is it really that difficult to maintain wooden sheds? The one i have at present has rotted away as i have not taken care of it!!! Which is my own fault really i was just looking for a maintenae free option but it appears it is a toss up between wood or plastic. thanks so much yasmin

payless

I got a grodfillex deco 11
http://www.shedstore.co.uk/plastic-garden-sheds/grosfillex-sheds from costco few yrears back.. much better than the average plastic shed.. but needed a decent base

POPPYOSCAR

We have three sheds, one plastic and two wood.

I love the plastic one, got it from Costco, very good quality. Never had a problem in 6 years. No condensation, cleans easily.

The wood ones however - fed up with staining them, wind whipping off the roofing felt etc. Will be replacing them with plastic eventually.

vikingaero

I have a plastic Keter shed from Costco which I bought 10 years ago. It's a 8 x 10, so quite large.

And my verdict. It's brilliant. No need to varnish or stain it every few years. No need to replace the roofing felt. All it takes is a jetwash once every two years to clean .

Nothing has broken, plastic isn't brittle (I think the original instructions said that the plastic was impregnated with UV stabilisers). The only slight problem is that the lock has a small amount of rust on it now!

It has front and rear vent hole in the apexes so no condensation. And it can't really be blown away because the plastic base has holes to drill into the concrete base. It's withstood years of high winds with no problems.

I also have a small 6x4 wooden shed and a garden store which are both PITA. They need constant maintenance and the wooden slats have warped.

You really need a proper flat concrete base for a plastic shed - I had one especially laid. With a less than even base you can get away with a wooden shed. The floor of the plastic shed is much flatter and more stable. We store stuff like Xmas and Halloween decorations in the Keter shed with no mould problems. As a testament to how well ventilated they are, we also have DD2's Baby Born buggies in there and the fabric hoods and baskets are mould free.

lucywillow

Another thumbs up for plastic sheds. I have a large Keter plastic shed which we got from Argos 2 years ago. Easy to construct & no problems with condensation etc. Would recommend plastic as the best option.

Yasmin02

Hello
Thanks to all for the response i think Plastic is the way forward now!! It appears a lot more easier to maintain and for me that it the key how easy is it to maintain as i need something very straight forward. The base..think i will have to get someone in to make a flat base for me as my current shed is on a flat brick base but this is all coming away not a huge problem though. I will buy a plastic shed thanks for everyone's comments most apprecieted it has really helped me decide.

Yasmin