building a large shed

frugal90

I need to build a largish shed for storing bikes/garden equipment etc- doesn't need a window as it is just for storage. Has anyone got an idiots guide or link to some simple plans- simpler the better- quite happy with a non-pitched roof - ie sloping one way only if that makes life easier. The one it will be replacing came for B+Q , was really cheap but was poorly made - not big enough either. Quite happy to order from local timber yard.

thanks for any help

frugal:)

torbrex

Just follow the basic design of the B&Q one but use better quality panels or even better would be to use tongue & groove for the walls and build it up to the height that you want

gamston

I built 2 sheds last year, both 12 ft long, first one had fit in odd shaped area, so better to build my own one, other one was a standard 12ft x 8ft, built with sloping roofs for ease
cost wise they were more than the ones you can buy, but built with thicker loglap, and supports, rubber roofing, and gutters etc
got the loglap from westwoodside timber they are on ebay
I put secondhand upvc windows & door in my (had old windows hanging about)
think they cost £700 each, but that includes everything, nail's, screws, brackets, (rubber roofing & its plastic trim was nearly £200)
I'm retired so time not a problem, both took around 5 days to build (spread over 2 weeks, waiting for concrete and brickwork course to harden off)
but I'm old guy working on my own

Cisco001

I was considering replacing my existing wooden one with a plastic one.
The benefit is you don't need to paint it and easier to put together yourself.

And you can put it on those plastic shed base.

dominoman

Cisco001 wrote: »

I was considering replacing my existing wooden one with a plastic one.
The benefit is you don't need to paint it and easier to put together yourself.

And you can put it on those plastic shed base.

But they look so ugly!

Personally I wouldn't have one of the plastic things in my garden if you paid me a million quid.

Surely it's worth splashing a coat or varnish every 5 years if that's what it takes to preserve a wooden shed. Even if you have to pay someone to do it it's worth it.

Cisco001

dominoman wrote: »

But they look so ugly!

Personally I wouldn't have one of the plastic things in my garden if you paid me a million quid.

Surely it's worth splashing a coat or varnish every 5 years if that's what it takes to preserve a wooden shed. Even if you have to pay someone to do it it's worth it.

They look ok to me...

My current shed need to change roof felt + preserve/ painting & possibly need to change the OSB board for the roof.

the materials cost will probably be £80. It probably will takes 2 persons in 2 afternoon if i do it myself.

I expecting if I employ someone, it could be 2 men with 0.5 day (£100 + VAT?)

J_B

A friend of mine runs Smiths Sectional Buildings (.co.uk)

You could do worse than give them a shout and ask how much it would be for what you want.
Supplied, delivered and erected?