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does anyone have any plans or links to websites with them for making a small flat roof bike shed - or indeed any advice on building one? thanks
It's often cheaper to buy a shed than buy the wood and then build one, tbh, unless you
a) have a very odd shaped space
b) want the challenge of building one
or
c) are looking for something a lot more substantial than the average shed.
i did a quick tot up and from the yard i get my wood i can build something about the size i want, roughly 2m x 1m for under/around 100quid. cheapest bike sheds i can find start at 99quid, but i made the mistake of buying a budget shed a few years ago and it was utter rubbish. at least i can make one from good wood.
"It's often cheaper to buy a shed than buy the wood and then build one, tbh, unless you"
SIMPLY NOT TRUE (unless your shopping at bnq for your wood)
how ever - once you step away from the crap offerings that most sheds are and build it out of propper wood the price creaps up.
FWIW the cheapest 8 x 10 shed i could find was 800 quid - and would have blown over in a stiff breeze - 8mm shiplap and 2x2 for frame.
built mine out of 4x2 with 8x4 floor joists - an 18mm marine ply floor , 12mm marine ply roof finished in felt , and 16mm shiplap.
500 quid all in.
just had to use a bit of noggin to build it - more secure as well - they werent taking the door off this without a fight.
Trail rat + 1.
I don't want to walk all over the OP's thread so this is my last contribution ont he bought vs made debate but these guys sell 8x10 sheds for £230. [url= http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Wooden-Sheds/The-BillyOh-20-Range?oid=18381&rtag=category-product-banners ]http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Wooden-Sheds/The-BillyOh-20-Range?oid=18381&rtag=category-product-banners[/url] It may indeed blow over in a stiff breeze but it's not £800.
OP - I love building my own stuff - if you have time tools and ability to do it then go for it. I was just urging caution on the 'it's bound to be cheaper' side of things, really.
Oh, and do build a tanellised frame to rest it on, even on concrete etc, otherwise the base you make will rot.
i wouldnt put my lawnmower in that shed let along thousands of pounds of bikes.
its like a fence with a roof.
the shed i bought was a billy-o, its was unbelievably rubbish. not me being fussy, just appaling. i sent it straight back.
I bought a dirt cheap 8'x6' shed about 15 years ago, it's been moved once, re-felted once, but basically still standing and not going anywhere. It will get replaced soon only as I want a larger shed and don't need two.
as for tools - for a shed you require a tape a hand saw , a hammer, a screw driver and a paint brush. - the rest is just nice to have.
the rip snorter , chop saw and nail gun just sped up the process.