Shed hunting - recommendations please

shinytop

gamston said:

if you are looking to pay a grand for a shed, you are better off building your own one
lots of places do secondhand timber (3x2 or 4x2) for the framework
secondhand windows & doors (sometime UPVC can be found cheaply)
Loglap/shiplap 19mm from ebay (used to be a place near doncaster that delivered around the country)
bricks/blocks to lift frame off the ground, loglap/shiplap overlaps bricks/block allowing rain water to drop off the wood to the ground
only thing i spend big on is roof, 19/24mm plywood sheets and EPDM rubber roofing + their trims (trims are costly but do set it off, other thing i do is put aluminium angle on the corners as protection (40mm X 40mm)

yup I am thinking about doing this too.

gamston

shinytop said:

gamston said:

if you are looking to pay a grand for a shed, you are better off building your own one
lots of places do secondhand timber (3x2 or 4x2) for the framework
secondhand windows & doors (sometime UPVC can be found cheaply)
Loglap/shiplap 19mm from ebay (used to be a place near doncaster that delivered around the country)
bricks/blocks to lift frame off the ground, loglap/shiplap overlaps bricks/block allowing rain water to drop off the wood to the ground
only thing i spend big on is roof, 19/24mm plywood sheets and EPDM rubber roofing + their trims (trims are costly but do set it off, other thing i do is put aluminium angle on the corners as protection (40mm X 40mm)

yup I am thinking about doing this too.

its not that hard to do, also you can design the shed to fit into a certain area/spot of the garden, got one that is 7ft one end 9 foot the other end
concrete base with blocks/bricks to raise frame from ground, bottom row of shiplap to over blocks/bricks then rain water drips off the shiplap to the ground
use 4x2 for frame, add in extra 4x2s to frame then you can screw shelving to the extra 4x2 makes it stronger shelving

shinytop

Do you build yours in sections (gable end, long wall, floor, etc.) and then assemble or start from the bottom and build up?

Davesnave

gamston said:

shinytop said:

gamston said:

if you are looking to pay a grand for a shed, you are better off building your own one
lots of places do secondhand timber (3x2 or 4x2) for the framework
secondhand windows & doors (sometime UPVC can be found cheaply)
Loglap/shiplap 19mm from ebay (used to be a place near doncaster that delivered around the country)
bricks/blocks to lift frame off the ground, loglap/shiplap overlaps bricks/block allowing rain water to drop off the wood to the ground
only thing i spend big on is roof, 19/24mm plywood sheets and EPDM rubber roofing + their trims (trims are costly but do set it off, other thing i do is put aluminium angle on the corners as protection (40mm X 40mm)

yup I am thinking about doing this too.

its not that hard to do, also you can design the shed to fit into a certain area/spot of the garden, got one that is 7ft one end 9 foot the other end

You didn't build my small pole barns, did you? Not a right angle anywhere and an absolute b'strd to re-roof in corrugated iron. Don't think we've ever sworn so much!

elljay

I wrote a long response to this but it disappeared somehow - Chrome doesn't seem to like the forum these days..

I'm a cheap low quality kinda girl so that's what I've gone for in the end.  My last shed was cheap and cheerful and lasted me about 15 years (well ok, it had new roofing felt) and will probably do for the new people in my house for a good few more years yet.  If this one lasts 10 years I'll be happy, I don't intend living here any longer than that.  I wanted it to be 6 wide and 4 deep with the door at the longest side - not such a common set up.

Thanks again for the contributions.  EJ

silverwhistle

Just to mention that Home Bargains sell sheds and you should be able to see the general quality at one of their shops with a garden centre, if on-line isn't good enough.

Ganga

We bought a Keter plastic shed ,8ft by6 ft ,took about 2 hours to assemble and is bone dry inside ,the reason we bought it was 
A) we had both just retired so we are getting on in age
we had just had the drive and footpaths block paved so it had a natural flat, solid base
C) we never have to paint/treat it.

Emmia

elljay said:

I wrote a long response to this but it disappeared somehow - Chrome doesn't seem to like the forum these days..

I'm a cheap low quality kinda girl so that's what I've gone for in the end.  My last shed was cheap and cheerful and lasted me about 15 years (well ok, it had new roofing felt) and will probably do for the new people in my house for a good few more years yet.  If this one lasts 10 years I'll be happy, I don't intend living here any longer than that.  I wanted it to be 6 wide and 4 deep with the door at the longest side - not such a common set up.

Thanks again for the contributions.  EJ

We bought a 5x7 shed from Wickes with no window, but a double door on the longest side - looking again, they have this one as an "online only" for £300 which I think would work.
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Shire-Double-Door-Timber-Shiplap-Apex-Shed---6-x-4-ft/p/9000248660

When we looked we found that this arrangement (door on long side) seems to come up as a bicycle shed quite frequently. 

lily117

We bought a Keter one too, just wish we had bought a slightly bigger one, they quickly fill up!