Enormous shed needs repairs, keep or scrap?

silvercar

We have a shed at the bottom of the garden that is 11m x 2.7m. Over the years it has cost us a lot in upkeep for very little return, we don't need the space as we have another shed too. 
I'm trying to work out whether it is best to repair or scrap. At the moment it has 2 roof leaks despite the roof being refelted 3 years ago. One section has lost its felt in the high winds and the back corner seems to have another more substantial leak that I haven't yet traced. 
Adding to the roof problems, there appears to be what I am describing as rising damp. The boarded floor is sodden in large areas; I haven't a clue why this would be, it seems to have been built on a stand but I can't see what that would have been made from. The floor seems level if that gives a clue.
So my questions are:
How would I repair the damp floor?
Is there a cheap way of removing the shed? Are people interested in second hand sheds in part or in whole?
I don't need the shed, but equally I don't need the space it is standing on and would have to do something with that.
really I want the most cost effective way of dealing with this.
Many thanks

TELLIT01

If it's as badly damaged as you describe I can't imagine anybody wanting to take the entire thing away, although if you dismantle it and separate the good and bad timber somebody may take the good stuff.  Once lockdown is over, you could try advertising locally to see if anybody is willing to put the work in to dismantle it if the majority of timber would be reusable.

mollycat

I had a much smaller west facing shed. West facing elevation had a leaky window meaning the whole of that side was rotten through water damage. One day resolved to dismantle whole shed and take to skip.
Long story, (boring story!), short, once rotten elevation removed realised I had a pretty useful "summer house"   
On sunny but windy days it's brilliant to sit in and soak up the rays. We have table/chairs, music, privacy from neighbours...ideal for a mid afternoon session, (alcohol session that is   )  When it's not quite warm enough to sit in the open garden.
Yep, it's slowly deteriorating over time as rain blows into it, but it'll stand for a few years yet; then when it's gets to a certain degree of ricketyness, I'll bin it as i intended to do a few years ago.
Depending on orientation of shed, (ooer missus), and your access to other seating areas, an option maybe? 

Grenage

The most cost effective route would be smashing it up and taking it to the recycling centre , or burning it if you have the space - assume with a shed that large, you've got a lot of space.

I'm not a big fan of burning waste and that's quite a few trips to the dump, so I'd probably hire a skip

ElephantBoy57

silvercar said:

We have a shed at the bottom of the garden that is 11m x 2.7m. Over the years it has cost us a lot in upkeep for very little return, we don't need the space as we have another shed too. 
I'm trying to work out whether it is best to repair or scrap.

A shed that size could be very useful, you could find someone who could use it for a few ££s

Paula_Smith

Could you dismantle it and use the wood for something else e.g. fences?

sol2017

I got rid of my old shed recently. It was much smaller than yours (8x12ft) but too big for my needs and too big for my garden. I put it on Facebook and it was gone 2 days later, with large number of enquiries and potential takers. I gave it away for nothing, but it saved me work and money.
I like the sound of summer house as suggested above 🙂

silvercar

North facing unfortunately, north west corner of the garden. Also have a bigger summer house next to it that I’m keeping.

silvercar

sol2017 said:

I got rid of my old shed recently. It was much smaller than yours (8x12ft) but too big for my needs and too big for my garden. I put it on Facebook and it was gone 2 days later, with large number of enquiries and potential takers. I gave it away for nothing, but it saved me work and money.
I like the sound of summer house as suggested above 🙂

I will try Facebook after this lockdown has ended.

Mutton_Geoff

Grenage said:

The most cost effective route would be smashing it up and taking it to the recycling centre , or burning it if you have the space - assume with a shed that large, you've got a lot of space.

I'm not a big fan of burning waste and that's quite a few trips to the dump, so I'd probably hire a skip

Our local council have emailed recently specifically asking not to burn any waste in the garden in consideration of neighbours who are very likely to be at home as the smoke can aggravate lung conditions, the very thing we want to avoid right now.

Pyxis

Sounds more like a warehouse than a shed! 
I assume there’s no road access, so it couldn’t be used as a garage?