Shed for yard - shiplap or resin?

stilernin

I want to put a shed in a small north facing yard; almost no sun, even in the summer. The ones 6' ish by 4'ish with a double doors looks the part as I have a bike to store as well as garden tools (from a past life) and DIY tool boxes.

It will be positioned backing onto the shared yard wall with the concrete 'ground' sloping down from right to left. The wall is 6'5" high at the point where the shed's apex would sit.

B&Q have a couple I am considering. £159 gets me 6'5"" x 3'6" shiplap (7' at the apex) and £200 gets me 5'10" x 3'8" resin (6'10" at the apex). The shiplap is part of a system to give various sizes but I am presuming that the back is included.

What advice can you give me on this? How would I preserve the wooden one before it is installed, particularly the back which would be next to the brick wall? Should it be leveled and supported by wood or bricks? As it won't be the Rolls Royce of sheds, can it be improved without spending too much?

Does the resin type deteriorate (it won't see much sun!) Can you add extra shelves to the resin ones? Are the walls easily cracked? (There are some security issues around here).

Anything I've not thought about?

I will need someone to put it up for me, but a bit of prior knowledge won't go amiss here.

Thanks in advance for any advice, however obvious, you are talking to a shed novice here.

Ken68

You would probably get condensation in a resin shed, tho never had one so can't be certain.
Traditionally shiplap is an expensive type of boarding, featherboard being the cheapest. For £159 featherboard you would get a larger shed.
Sit the shed on tiles or thin bric ks, so no water lays.
The shed itself should be level so thicker tiles/bricks at different points. A spirit level is useful.
Creosote or artificial creosote as it is now is best applied at least to any hidden sides/ends before assembly.
Look in the local papers, shed prices are competative with B an Q etc, and erected on site.

devon-gnome

I recently bought a resin shed to put the wheelie bins and some gardening tools in and am delighted with it - very easy to put up, looks smart, needs no maintenance.

p.s I put an extra shelf in by carefully drilling through the plastic shelf holders and putting bolts through. Re condensation - there is a small window on one side which can be left open. (It doesn't open far.) So far, I've not had condensation problems.
The resin is 'lifetime' guaranteed against deterioration.
For security, I have a large padlock on but I suppose a burglar could get in with a crowbar but then they could also get into a wooden shed if he really wanted to.
Whichever shed you choose, you must ensure the ground is level - either by creating a concrete base or by using eg breezeblosks to stand it on.

IWasWondering...

If you have security issues have you considered a metal shed? Argos do a small one 6' x 4'3" for £120 (705/3225) + Delivery £4.95 There are various other sizes/prices. 2 person assembly - but you'd need 2 people for any shed. They have double doors too.
You won't have to worry about maintenance either.
I've got a T&G wooden one and it was broken into very easily. When funds permit I'll be replacing it with a metal one.
For extra shelves you could add one of those cheap-ish pine ones (£18-20 B&Q). I've got a few of those and they're sturdy and store loads of stuff.

fatnbald

The Resin sheds (Keter style) are great, easy to assemble long lasting and maintenance free, as far as security goes I would say there is no big difference between the two options. We have not experienced any form of condensation issues, probably due to the vents on ours and the fact the sections are not air tight and do vent in fresh air in.
You do need a flat, smooth surface to sit them on.
The only down side we have found is the supplied shelf and bike hanger brackets are pretty rubbish and do not last too long in our experience.

clive_christensen

Can anyone tell me the advantages, or disadvantages of sheds that are ship lap, feather board or tongue and grovve?

jockster211

fatnbald wrote: »

The Resin sheds (Keter style) are great, easy to assemble long lasting and maintenance free, as far as security goes I would say there is no big difference between the two options. We have not experienced any form of condensation issues, probably due to the vents on ours and the fact the sections are not air tight and do vent in fresh air in.
You do need a flat, smooth surface to sit them on.
The only down side we have found is the supplied shelf and bike hanger brackets are pretty rubbish and do not last too long in our experience.

Got to agree 100% that Keter are superb. My brother picked up a 1/2 price one at B&Q 'cos there where lots of the fixings missing , we did have to haggle a bit tho' (with the manager). We then went online to the Keter web site & asked for the missing parts, which Keter will supply all of. They posted out all the missing parts FOC & 1st class. A couple of days later my bro' has a brand new Keter shed!:j :T :rotfl: . Apart from that its sturdy, he's never complained of condensation (but I'll try & remember to ask him), needs no maintenance.

So my moneysaving tip is go see if there's one at your local DIY shed (no pun intended) with bits missing & prepare to haggle!

Good luck

Jockster