need a shed,recommendations please.

[jas xjr]

Needs to be a good quality one.something durable.quite happy to erect it.
Nothing fancy,just somewhere to store the gardening paraphernalia.
Thanks in advance

[Legend83]

I recently bought this from Waltons:

http://www.waltons.co.uk/8-x-6-select-tongue-and-g...

Have not got it up yet but I thought it was decent value for a ship-lap shed, plus you get the free floor support kit and wood treatment offer right now. Quidco too!

[Tom_C76]

Think my old one was from shedsdirect.co.uk and was adequate until moved for the second time.

My new one is built of 3x2 and 12mm ply. It is rather more solid

[jason61c]

I've just bought some from tiger sheds

www.tigersheds.com

Quality is suppose to be on the better side for the prices. No really bad reviews either..

[jas xjr]

Thanks ,some good options there.

[Laurel Green]

Legend83 said:

I recently bought this from Waltons:

http://www.waltons.co.uk/8-x-6-select-tongue-and-g...

Have not got it up yet but I thought it was decent value for a ship-lap shed, plus you get the free floor support kit and wood treatment offer right now. Quidco too!

As did I(5x7 with single door). What swayed me towards Waltons was the use of T&G for roof and floor, rather than OS board as used by most sheds.

[Emeye]

I have an 8 x 6 plastic Keter Shed - had it a year and it's been great - maintenance free.

Just about to dismantle it today as moving house on Friday - hopefully it will be as easy to take apart as it was to put together!

Edited by Emeye on Wednesday 29th July 17:04

[Emeye]

My Keter took an hour to dismantle - hopefully it will go back together just as quick.

It takes longer to put together the first time, but I'm very happy with my shed!

Edited by Emeye on Wednesday 29th July 17:05

[V8RX7]

Keter plastic sheds are great.

We've had one for 15 years and 4 house moves - still as new.

Zero maintenance is the way forward.

[Welshbeef]

http://www.greenfingers.com/category.asp?dept_id=1...


Some great options here - you can upgrade the spec too for more strength windows insulation etc. have seen a larger one and it's really very good essentially turning a shed into a garden room with electric log burner etc.


As for the plastic sheds - the drawback is they don't look anywhere near as good as a wooden shed. Also as for durability my old mans was new with the house (it's a 1930's house). Re roof it every 15 years for £20 if that reusing the tac's and paint it with used engine oil will last forever. I would say though that it is somewhat better built than B&Q £400 sheds

[Craikeybaby]

Another vote for tiger sheds.

[LazyRoss18]

Another vote for Waltons here!

[Ennoch]

If you're after something steel and long lasting then I'd recommend Biohort. They're not cheap, but I've just built a vouple of their largest ones for my dad's place and they're solid. We laid concrete down, bolted in the frame and then assembled onto that. They're really well finishes, and they took about 6hrs apiece to do, not including the concreting. Great company to deal with too.

[Chrisgr31]

We got one of these 9 years ago http://www.themalverncollection.co.uk/product/inde... as part of an insurance claim after the next door neighbours pond set fire to the surrounding gardens. Its predecessor was handbuilt and this was the most similar replacement we and the insurance company could find, although the manufacturer adapted it to make it taller our door had to be in the side not end. I replaced the roofing felt last year, as a creeper grew in to it, otherwise the shed is as new.

[jimmyjimjim]

Chrisgr31 said:

...insurance claim after the next door neighbours pond set fire to the surrounding gardens...

Bet that one made it to the insurers Christmas party.

[Chrisgr31]

jimmyjimjim said:

Bet that one made it to the insurers Christmas party.

Well started in the pump either due to an electrical fault or as the neighbour had allowed the water level to fall too far. Was certainly still some water in the pond as one of the firemen fell in it when he went over a fence to get to that side of the fire. Was a fairly spectacular conflagration.

[jon-]

After this thread I think I'll be going for a 6x6 or 8x6 Keter shed. They don't look as nice as wood, but I'm lucky that my shed area is mostly hidden behind the garage

[GreenDog]

My advice is to get a bigger shed than you think you'll need. This allows for the inevitable growth of your collection of paint stirring sticks and other shed paraphernalia.

[jon-]

GreenDog said:

My advice is to get a bigger shed than you think you'll need. This allows for the inevitable growth of your collection of paint stirring sticks and other shed paraphernalia.

If I had the space I'd have a huge shed, sadly the gap between the back of the garage and the perimeter of my garden is only 6ft wide, and I'm fairly certain an 8ft long shed would overhang the rear of the garage and look unsightly.

[jon-]

So got the Keter 6x6, really happy with how easy it was to build and overall quality. Naturally I wish I'd got the 6x8 as it filled up really quickly, but there just wasn't room.

I now have much more room in my garage to buy more man stuff.