Help me decide what shed to buy!

Cliecost

I built my own shed from scratch. Cost way more than I thought it would but then it is huge.

I used the best timber I could afford and anything under the shed that touched the concrete was either treated timber or zinc plated steel.

It's lasted some strong winds and rain with no signs of wear. So it is worth spending more on a good wooden shed.

!!!Word of caution!!!

For the love of god, DO NOT BUY the cheap nasty felt in the DIY shop, it's crap! I bought a roll of the good stuff from Sydenhams (any good merchant sells it) and it was amazingly easy to put on, just do it on a warm day lol.

Maryfairy

I have a Skinners shed that cost over £1000- seemed good quality even though they put the door on upside down. We painted it as told to with water repellant paint and it is on a concrete base. One year and one month after installation it is leaking like a sieve. The roof felt was laid with such a small overlap that water has passed through, swelling and lifting the roof timbers and water is pouring through onto the shed floor and contents. The lifting roof planks are pulling the nails through the roof felt making more holes in it.

Sadly, Skinners seem not to care. I wrote to them, emailed a copy of the letter and photos and heard nothing.. I phoned and left 3 messages on 3 different occasions and the person who answered said she would leave the message on her boss's desk each time. Nothing.

Today I have finally had this reply after sending a 2nd letter registered post, hand delivering a copy of the letter to the salesman in Hailsham (who just shrugged and said his hands are tied) and emailing it to Skinners too.

'Having looked into your order we have found your order was delivered and erected in Sept 2013 Please find attached
Looking at your pictures you may have suffered trapped moisture in the building raising to the roof as condensation water logging the timber and causing the boards to swell and pop. Unfortunately this is no longer under warranty .How ever we can offer you to re call fix the boards and re felt at a reduce cost of £95'

I would save your money and buy a standard shed from B&Q or Screwfix at half the price. Clearly a shed leaking after 13 months is not fit for purpose and sadly the company making them don't care. They are making a false economy on roof felt at their customer's expense:(.