Best place to buy wood for outdoor shed

veritree

Hi all,
I'm planning on building my own workshop/shed out in the garden on my patio. I was just wondering where the best place to buy wood is? I know I need treated 2x4" (38x89mm) pieces as well as ply of various sizes (I've got a whole list), but I just don't know which supplier to buy online from. Thanks in advance!

Browntoa

Best place is a local timber merchants. Normally cheaper , better quality and free delivery down where I live

veritree

Browntoa said:

Best place is a local timber merchants. Normally cheaper , better quality and free delivery down where I live

Thanks for the tip. I'll have a look around Bristol and see what I can find!

FreeBear

You don't need 2x4" timber for a shed unless it is a huge one - A lot of ready made sheds use 28x44mm timber or smaller..

2x3" will give you a very sturdy shed and will be a little cheaper than 2x4".

Misslayed

Might be worth pricing an 'off the shelf' shed from a local supplier too. OH's man cave was delivered and built for a little less than he could have bought the timber for. That will depend on your local shed shop of course.

Apodemus

Even if an off-the-shelf shed is cheaper, it is unlikely to be to the same quality as a home-made one.  And you're forgetting the satisfaction (and bragging rights) that come with having your own home-made man-cave! 

veritree

Misslayed said:

Might be worth pricing an 'off the shelf' shed from a local supplier too. OH's man cave was delivered and built for a little less than he could have bought the timber for. That will depend on your local shed shop of course.

I've already tried the Off-the-shelf route and have had a horrible experience. Also, terribly built!

veritree

Apodemus said:

Even if an off-the-shelf shed is cheaper, it is unlikely to be to the same quality as a home-made one.  And you're forgetting the satisfaction (and bragging rights) that come with having your own home-made man-cave! 

The off-the-shelf one I had was cheap, but that meant it was built cheap! Plus, the company I've tried to get it from is a joke, and I've had to return the entire thing (full refund thankfully). Anyway, you're right, I want to try and build it myself, and it'll give me extra bragging rights like you said (although, not for a "man cave" but sculpture studio)! 

veritree

FreeBear said:

You don't need 2x4" timber for a shed unless it is a huge one - A lot of ready made sheds use 28x44mm timber or smaller..

2x3" will give you a very sturdy shed and will be a little cheaper than 2x4".

I'm using plans for an 8x12' shed, so I'd rather use the stronger stuff. But I'll look at 2x3 anyway, thanks:) 

TELLIT01

I wouldn't buy a shed on line.  I want to see the quality of construction before handing over my money.  My neighbour recently did purchase one on line and it was only after they had put it together that the realised they were going to have to put a full width shelf across the back to give it any real stability. 

My 10' x 8' shed is framed entirely using 50x38mm pressure treated timber with 18mm t&g boarding as cladding. (Excuse the mix between imperial and metric measurements.)

Mickey666

veritree said:

FreeBear said:

You don't need 2x4" timber for a shed unless it is a huge one - A lot of ready made sheds use 28x44mm timber or smaller..

2x3" will give you a very sturdy shed and will be a little cheaper than 2x4".

I'm using plans for an 8x12' shed, so I'd rather use the stronger stuff. But I'll look at 2x3 anyway, thanks:) 

I used 6x2 p/t timber for the last shed I built, walls covered with OSB, then 2x1 p/t battens, breathable membrane and finished with feather edge weatherboarding . . . mind you, it did have a tiled roof so needed to be substantial.  A credit account at Jewson helped with the material prices