Is it worth saving this shed?

dlmcr

Hi folks

We have quite a similar situation to this thread:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5508629

Our situation is we have a brick building in our allotment which measures around 10 feet by 8 feet by 8 feet high.

Unfortunately over time the timber framed and felt topped roof has deteriorated to the point at which it has started to cave in quite bady and so the whole thing would need to be replaced, no part of this would be salvageable due to the condition. I am unsure about whether it would be worthwhile to replace the roof because the brickwork itself also has some pretty large cracks in it, I'm not sure if these are caused by the roof deterioration or by something else. I must admit I'm not able to recall if these cracks have developed or become more serious over the last 3 years we've had the allotment (the roof has defintely got a lot worse though!)

There are some photos of the most significant of the cracks (around 2 - 3 cm wide), as you can hopefully see in the second photo the bricks as well as shifting apart from each other have also moved inward / outward so one side is sticking out relative to the other side. Other cracks in the building are relatively small although there is cracking through the bricks themselves not just the mortar. Does this look like something that when the roof is replaced could be patched up or would this be beyond help?

I'm not sure if it would be finanically worth it to fix this shed or just knock it down and replace with a similar size timber shed, any advice would be great! We are not bothered about using the shed as living space or anything like that, it would just be used as a tool storage area but it does have some age to it and looks quite attractive (honest!) so we would like to retain if possible.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vhpgn5tm9aoelys/120820163874.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m404r3zlem5k33l/120820163875.jpg?dl=0

27cool

Each to his own opinion. But that would never, ever be my idea of an attractive building. I'd knock it down and have a decent shed up in very short order.

nickperry68

I'd start again personally... you could build a pretty nice potting shed yourself for a few hundred quid - lots of plans online... Local salvage yard might give you something for the old bricks... at worst some companies will take them away for free (to reuse as hardcore) which saves on the price of a skip

SailorSam

Start off by getting a price for a similar sized shed, then compare it with what it's going to cost to do that up.
Personaly i'd prefer an old brick building tidied up than a wooden shed.

casper_g

On an allotment, looking pretty wouldn't be a priority to me. Cost up the options as the price should be a key factor.

MichaelTMackey

I'd knock it down and start over.

MeredithTThomas

sorry. But I'd rather have it rebuilt

getmore4less

without seeing the rest not clear what options are available.

You could roof with supports if not 100 happy with the walls.

Don't use felt there are better solutions like one piece rubber or bitumen sheet

The brick structure is probably fixable and could be made water tight.

A new 10x8 shed is going to be around £300-£800 depending on quality and features

silvercar

I have deleted some posts that were not relevant to this thread.

Please refrain from personal attacks.

This board is about money saving in the home and this thread about a shed. Let's keep it that way.