alcazar

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So...where to get one from?

Are they all much alike?
Ideally I want one about 8 foot wide by 5 foot deep, height not a problem as I'm not huge.

It's to be sited on a ready-concreted area opposite the back door to house the mower, power washer, garden tools, and such like, maybe one bike.

And can anyone advise on security? It will be bolted down, water ingress underneath won't be a problem, (I'll seat it on Carafax), but what about keeping the stuff safe? My eldest is a welder/plater by trade, and we can get stuff turned or bent by various guys around town...but what? A power supply wouldn't be out of the question.

Thanks for any help.

Shaid

Is there any particular reason why you are going for a metal shed and not a wood?

I had to make the same decision a couple of years ago and went for wood as it was easier to work with, modify and wood is generally warmer, doors don't get hard to open etc.

stevebt

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The plastic sheds are better but they are expensive. I think I paid £600 for an 8x8ft one about 6 years ago. Costco is the cheapest place for one.

http://www.keter.com/categories/outdoor-storage/sheds

donny andi

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Bought mine from homebase iirc....
Like a fecking mechano set to put up

Word of advice.....most come with sh1tty plastic handles , drill a asp onto the doors.
The local rats melted my handles to get my daughters quad out , and typical of home insurance they gave me a foook off pill to swallow

zip106

Built to thermo-nuclear spec, just incase?

Infected by sti

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I've had a couple of metal sheds over the years Jeff, the doors were terrible tbh, especially the sliding ones. If it's only thin sheet metal then high winds have the potential to pull it apart ( lost one in bad weather that was anchored down, it just tore the metal where it was flexing and twisting ).

Would you not consider a brick one? If you know anybody who's handy at that stuff as well then it will help keep the cost down. It won't be a massive difference between the 2 imho if your gonna get a half decent metal one. Give it a flat roof with a slight pitch to let the water run off and jobs a good un

alcazar

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I've never seen a plastic one, I'd be worried about people melting their way in.

Brick is too dear, I'm no bricky and to get someone to come and do it would be north of £100 including bricks.

I have to say, I've not looked at the doors closely, but they do look flimsy.

As for wind, shouldn't be a problem, sheltered on two sides, with not much space on the other two, so no high winds nearby.

RAF1

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1 - Doors flimsy
2 - SCrews rarely line up to the pre-drilled holes so require new holes drilling.
3 - Instructions are pretty much useless.
4 - It took 3 of us (admittedly non DIY-ERS) 2 Days to complete with lots of f'ing and blinding going on...!!

Once built it was Ok. Had it over 4 years with no issues other than door hinge / clip breaking but a new one was sent and replaced.

Look quite well build on pics but panels are quite thin and 'flimsy' however does the job. I bought a 10x6 I think it was via tesco site for about £250 ish...

WRXrowdy

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I put a plastic one up for a customer, had been purchased online and was told the reviews for it were good, but it was a piece of shyte and I wouldn't have wasted my own money on it. You can get heavier gauge plastic sheds, but yes, this particular one could have been melted through.

I would think bricks alone would be around £100, let alone paying for a brickie.

WRXrowdy

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Have you thought about looking in local free ads for a pre fab concrete shed?
They sometimes crop up, sometimes free to collect, but can have asbestos roof sheets that you need to be careful with.

dpb

What about an old Scooby...

wrx300scooby

Breeze/concrete blocks? Much cheaper than bricks and quicker to lay, just a thought.

The Trooper 1815

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I had a metal shed and ditched it for a wood one within months. Noise - When it rains it will resonate like fewk and I could even hear it in the house

It was not as waterproof as it could have been as self tapers can go wrong!

GWJ

Had a Yardmaster tin shed for over 25 years now, It's been pretty good. I got some new door runners about 5 years ago because the old ones had seized rollers. Rang Yardmaster up, they sent some FOC.

It had originally come with a ten year warranty, no idea if that's still the case. Easy to construct, just time consuming, everything fitted correctly and nothing needed redrilling.

To be fair, it is deteriorating a bit now, but I expect probably another 5 to 10 years use out of it before I need to do something

ditchmyster

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I bought a decent wooden one about 8yrs ago to replace the dilapidated old one that was there previously, paid around £300 delivered and erected, recently replaced the felt as the roof is a little exposed to wind, apart from that it's been spot on and no sign of rot, think the mrs has given it a coat of some sort of preserver, not that it needed it mind, she just did it because she was doing the fence, she fancies herself as a bit of a painter.

Quality is the key.

Aaron1978

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ScrewfiX

BLU

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You tried eBay?

dpb

alcazar

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LOL at some of the replies...bleeding jokers

Not impressed with metal ones now........

wrx300scooby

Post 12?

BoozyDave

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I looked into this a couple of years ago. I ended up getting some breeze blocks and building it myself

I got a double glazed door and window from 'freecycle' and got some OSB sheets from warehouse crates for the roof. All in it cost me about £200 and I've got walls I can actually screw shelves to too

alcazar

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Wife would never go for breezeblock, unattractive outside the back door.
There is a nice area there she uses in summer for sitting out with a cup of tea or a rose wine.

BoozyDave

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render it

Metal sheds don't exactly look great do they?

dpb

Doesn't block represent an extension, planning etc...?



Still, .Maybe house a few immigrants.

alcazar

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Around here, I'd probably get twelve happy to live in it......

BoozyDave

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If its freestanding, (according to George Clark amazing spaces) you can build on up to 50% of your land as long as the peak of the roof is below 2.5 metres high. You don't need planning permission

alcazar

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Well, I CAN lay both bricks and blocks...but slowly.

A dwarf cavity wall for our conservatory took me a week....but of course, being my Mrs, it had to be five sided not including the house wall, so plenty of odd sized bricks to cut....

An 8' x 5' shed would probably take me a month, LOL.
And what about the roof?

taylor85

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i got a metal B&Q one, was the only one in stock and i needed it fast

its a wood veneer looking thing with a double sliding door, quite handy, door is central so ease of access etc

but putting the thing together was a pig, its only about 18 months old and undergone extensive rebuild surgery

its not very water tight either !

few bent panels already where its been hit with stuff

domino46

I brought my wooden shed/garage (12x20) from one of the many companys on ebay and they came and fitted it aswell, they did a good job and it's the best money iv spent in a long time lol

taylor85

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im gonna build a block one with a flat roof, then cover it in shiplap cladding