Brick built workshop or Shed ???

martin1959

I will be taking down the prefab garage in our new property, and replacing it at the bottom of the garden, where there is currently a raised slab. This will be removed and a new slab laid, 15'' lower.





As the building will be next to the boundary, I can only go up to a max height of 2.5m (hence lowering the current slab).


I have a choice of building a 5m x 3m block/brick workshop with a flat room, roller door front, side door and window. I have costed this at about £2500 with me doing all except laying of bricks (I have someone who will do this and it is costed in).


or having a quality shed/workshop, which will be delivered and erected for a total of £1200.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251698291199?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT


I would be grateful for opinions......

Gloomendoom

Can you put a, presumably combustible, shed that close to the boundary?

Spicy_McHaggis

Having bought from that company in the past I'd say substitute "quality" with average.

martin1959

Yes, no problem with it being close to the boundary. Planning makes no mention of build material, only height.


Thanks, but by quality I mean it is tanalised 19mm T&G sides as opposed to the thinner 12/13mm normal T&G quite often used.


Did consider a 40mm log type building, but this would not be any different cost wise to the brick built option.

Spicy_McHaggis

martin1959 wrote: »

Yes, no problem with it being close to the boundary. Planning makes no mention of build material, only height.


Thanks, but by quality I mean it is tanalised 19mm T&G sides as opposed to the thinner 12/13mm normal T&G quite often used.


Did consider a 40mm log type building, but this would not be any different cost wise to the brick built option.

Yeah and by quality I meant their products are average. Not the best shed you can get for the money.

martin1959

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

Yeah and by quality I meant their products are average. Not the best shed you can get for the money.

Any suggestions for other shed suppliers who will deliver and erect (Essex) ?

Spicy_McHaggis

martin1959 wrote: »

Any suggestions for other shed suppliers who will deliver and erect (Essex) ?

Haven't a clue but there must be shed companies in the county.

=rizla=

I'd say it depends on what its use is, if you're going to be in there working then brick should be warmer in the winter, also if you're going to be making noise then brick should make it a little quieter for your neighbours. With the shed you'll have to paint it at some point as well.

martin1959

Spicy_McHaggis wrote: »

Yeah and by quality I meant their products are average. Not the best shed you can get for the money.

Not a very helpful post as from your later post you have nothing to back it up.


The purpose of this post was to ask, in general, would a brick built, or a wooden workshop be amore appealing to the average forum reader....

onomatopoeia99

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Can you put a, presumably combustible, shed that close to the boundary?

When I looked into this three years ago, when that close to a boundary building regs were required if it's more than 15 square metres internal area and combustible (or 30m2 and non-combustible).

Spicy_McHaggis

martin1959 wrote: »

Not a very helpful post as from your later post you have nothing to back it up.


The purpose of this post was to ask, in general, would a brick built, or a wooden workshop be amore appealing to the average forum reader....

Sink £1200 into that shed and then tell me it's not helpful.;)