Can you recommend a shed

[jojo2910]

Hi,

We are looking to get a shed for mainly storage purposes, but possibly to be used as a potting shed later down the line. It will be at our new house.

Can anyone recommend where we do or don't get it from?

It will probably be 8 by 6 foot and wooden. Not to expensive (although I'm not sure how much these are).

Thanks.

Jo

[Two_Sheds]

Well I bought the world's most useless shed, so don't get what I've got: a roof made of chipboard that leaks; walls full of knot holes that pop out and leak; a door that doesn't fit and leaks ...

It was about £100 new, which is about what you should expect for a cheapo one

[Glutton4...]

As TS says; a cheapo one won't last. My FiL had one from someone called 'The Shed Company' but that was years ago. It was very expensive at the time, and lasted him 10 years - he then gave it to us, and it lasted us about 8 years. Even then it only rotted, as next-door's shed gutter leaked and poured all its water down the back wall of ours, and we didn't notice until it was beyond repair.

Personally, I favour second-hand expensive sheds, bought cheaply on eBay - but that's because I'm tight!

[alex-adam]

There must be a good shed builder/supplier in your area, so get a couple of quotations. If you go for a quality shed, maybe £500 - £800 and it lasts for twenty years, that surely is good value.

I just 'googled' your area and found this link: Shed Scene - Quality Timer Buildings in Cornwall, Avon and Devon

[Scarlet]

I've been looking at sheds - ther is a half price sale on the heavy duty sheds at Whitehall garden centre near Lacock - 8x6 is £640 (approx). Offer is on till fri. It's probably a 40 min drive for you? Not sure if that is too far...

[Two_Sheds]

I favour second-hand expensive sheds, bought cheaply on eBay

that's the way to go if you can.

Also have a scout round your neighbourhood. There're people who have sheds & greenhouses in their gardens who (can you believe this?) don't actually want them ! I know ! But can't be bothered to advertise them.

You could leaflet drop if you're brave enough, begging letters: my old neighbour got 2 sheds and 4 ghs this way

[Jameslovell]

I recently bought a shed from Argos. 8x6ft wooden for £199. Whilst I know it won't last forever, I am very pleased with the quality and surprised it didn't cost more. It seemed to get delivered from a local company rather than Argos themselves. I'm in Oxfordshire and I think they came from Gloucester way, so you may even get the same people covering your area.
I
am only using the shed for storage for garden stuff so it doesn't matter if it isn't 100% water tight, but I doubt it will leak if it is properly looked after.

[endymion]

Buy the biggest you can afford!

We bought an end-of-season shed from a big DIY chain, got a good discount because it was ex-display, then more discount because one of the panels was damaged a bit on delivery. It's got a decent window, which I'd say is quite important if you're going to use it as a potting shed, and if you're brave enough at DIY maybe you could replace some, or all, of the solid roof with corrugated plastic to let even more light in.

However much you spend on a shed, whether it's an 'affordable' one or top of the range, you must make sure the base is good, and that none of the floor timbers or bearers are resting on the ground, otherwise they'll rot long before the rest of the shed starts falling apart. Invest in a long spirit level to make sure the base is level, and be sure to give all 'out of sight' timber a good dose (several coats) of good preservative before you put the shed together, you'll never have another chance.

And make sure the door has the right attachments for a decent padlock.

[Two_Sheds]

Oh, and make sure you raise the shed up a good few inches off the ground, on bricks or something, so you don't get rats tunnelling and nesting underneath it, or put it on paving slabs

[jojo2910]

Thank you everyone my OH is chief shed buyer and I have passed on all your info. I've just said that it needs to be painted a pretty colour

[Two_Sheds]

Blue is nice

[Snadger]

Homemade is nice!

[j r hilton]

Blue is nice

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