[Closed] Big sheds - show me yours.

Here are a couple of self built sheds. Built fairly cheaply using recycled materials. My nearest neighbours are a long way off so I have no planning issues.

When I was in Orkney I self built a huge Romney shed big enough to house 15 cars. Cost were around £10k back in 2000.

Have a look on here too http://www.readersheds.co.uk/share.cfm?shedtype=Workshop/Studio

Cost around £250

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Costs around £500
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Mines in two parts but in total about 12' x 20'

Right hand part is a pellet store and covered standing for the trailer bike and Jr's wheels.

The left hand bit is my workshop and wine store.

Built from stud on a short wall. Insulated with 50mm Xtratherm, roof made of ply laid on some purlins and tiled with black slate effect synthetic tiles. Clad in 5" feather board made of larch from my local timber guy.

I made a storage shelf in the roof which holds all our camping stuff, spare bike parts, various rarely used household things like Paraffin and Charcoal.

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oh no mcmoonter is getting his sheds out again......!!!!!!!!!!

grabs coffee and biccies and awaits shed envy...

OMG readers sheds, i need a poo now ! 😯

This is my new man cave, or at least the basis for it. Its 14x4, that's metres not feet 🙂

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I got a concrete sectional garage off of a mate for free. Only costs were £250ish for a concrete base and around £200 for new roof panels to replace the original asbestos roof.

If I may, Stoner what did you use on your drive?

It looks really compact & un-gravel like but I can see it is loose stone.

I did start a thread some time ago [url= http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/driveway-suggestions-please ]HERE[/url], but now is the time to order so it's get it right or wrong time!

Cheers.

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Shed! 🙂 kewl!!!

2unfit2ride- 20 tonnes of Forest of Dean 14mm chippings
http://www.clearwellquarries.com/Products/Driveway-Stone-Chippings

and one of these (which was fun to drive... 😉 )

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http://thebigsheds.blogspot.co.uk/p/about-big-shed.html

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Cheers Stoner, so 14mm limestone right?

Out of interest why not 10 or 20mm & what else did you consider?

Thanks again & sorry for the hijack.

Cheers.

Didnt really consider anything else. It would always have been angular gravel that locks when compressed, and local for eco/cost reasons. And always loose to prevent too much rain interception - I hate to see tarmac'd driveways.

I say 14, but its probably a mix of 14-20mm.

Limestone since its local - nice mix of pink and blue. Beware though that until its had a bit of rain you'll get a bit of limestone dust that transfers to the soles of your boots and then kills the grass on your lawn if you tramp it around.

Never use pebbles, your car will be swimming 🙂

Thanks again Stoner.

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That's a shed!!

That's a shed!!

mobile ecosystem at least 🙂

Stoner's win's.

Someone I know got a small storage container lifted into their garden that makes a great shed that's actually secure. Hidden by a hedge and clad in wood they're not too ugly. Something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Secure-Lock-Up-Shipping-Container-/221002115661?pt=UK_BOI_Containers_Pre_Fab_Buildings_ET&hash=item3374c0aa4d#ht_500wt_1361

Csb they aint that secure ..... Ammount of times my supervisor forgets or takes the wrong keys to ours im fairly good at breaking into them now !

Some use those big round Abus locks that would take a grinder to get into. Got to be better than a wooden shed though.