Garden sheds.

[Roo]

As there is now a dedicated homes and gardens section it would be a shame not to use it.

Right. At the bottom of my garden is a 10' x 18' breeze block built workshop. It's old and dilapidated so needs replacing. Ideally I'd like a shed not quite as big, say 6'x 12', but I'd like it to be reasonbly snug and cosy (read damproof).
The building has got electrics at the moment and I'd like power and light in the new shed.

So can I just buy any shed and get someone in to sort the electrics, or would it need lining of some sort?

Opinions please.

[Mr POD]

Roo said:

The building has got electrics at the moment and I'd like power and light in the new shed.

So can I just buy any shed and get someone in to sort the electrics, or would it need lining of some sort?

Opinions please.

Sort the electrics yourself. There are plenty of books on it.

[Roo]

Mr POD said:

Roo said:

The building has got electrics at the moment and I'd like power and light in the new shed.

So can I just buy any shed and get someone in to sort the electrics, or would it need lining of some sort?

Opinions please.

Sort the electrics yourself. There are plenty of books on it.

Nah. Don't like electricity. You can't see it, you can't hear it but you sure as hell can feel it.

[VxDuncan]

Roo said:

As there is now a dedicated homes and gardens section it would be a shame not to use it.

Right. At the bottom of my garden is a 10' x 18' breeze block built workshop. It's old and dilapidated so needs replacing. Ideally I'd like a shed not quite as big, say 6'x 12', but I'd like it to be reasonbly snug and cosy (read damproof).
The building has got electrics at the moment and I'd like power and light in the new shed.

So can I just buy any shed and get someone in to sort the electrics, or would it need lining of some sort?

Opinions please.

Sounds great! Why can't you just re-roof it and render the walls? FAR rather have a breeze block workshop (which will also add value) than a shed which will rot and never be secure.

[Roo]

VxDuncan said:

Sounds great! Why can't you just re-roof it and render the walls? FAR rather have a breeze block workshop (which will also add value) than a shed which will rot and never be secure.

Fair comments Duncan. I'll maybe go off and get a price for refurbing the old place and replacing it and decide which represents the best value. The problem with the current workshop is it has always suffered from damp (we've been there nearly ten years) probably mainly due to being single block.

Anyone know anything about tanking/dry lining and old workshop at the bottom of my garden?

[HiRich]

Have to side with Duncan that you should consider a refurb rather than a shed. If damp is a problem already, I would expect a wooden shed to be as bad, and the expense of a shed, with or without a concrete base, is likely to be much more.

Perhaps you could shrink the existing structure by knocking one end down? Build a wooden face with a 3x3 structure, and add doors and windows. Or perhaps spilt the existing workshop into storage and potting shed or greenhouse?

[Roo]

HiRich said:

Have to side with Duncan that you should consider a refurb rather than a shed. If damp is a problem already, I would expect a wooden shed to be as bad, and the expense of a shed, with or without a concrete base, is likely to be much more.

The only reason for thinking about making it smaller was if I was getting rid of the workshop a shed the same size would be quite expensive. There's already a concrete base so that isn't a problem.

Will give a builder a call later.

[B17NNS]

If you are getting penetrating damp coming through the walls because it is single skinned a coat of render with a waterproof admix will stop this.

[Simpo Two]

Or get the cosy rustic look of a wooden shed with the solidity of concrete by nailing planks to the outside...

It's fun outside the box. You can do all sorts of things

[Roo]

B17NNS said:

If you are getting penetrating damp coming through the walls because it is single skinned a coat of render with a waterproof admix will stop this.

Cheers for that.