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Just bought a new house and I am delighted to find that I can fit a shed in the garden up to 10'x 8'. It's a corner plot which means there is a perfect area for a shed at the bottom of the garden, due to the way the other gardens intersect.

I could buy an off the shelf cheapo shed, plonk it on some slabs and be done with it. However the ideal would be that this is a small workshop for bike tinkering etc. So I'm looking for something a bit more than a shed but not quite a full on garden room, however insulated walls and ceiling would be good. Bikes are planned to be stored in a more secure and smaller Asgard metal shed, including a ground anchor. This will also serve as a stop gap as it can be easy thrown up and bikes secured in it.

Firstly, the base. The proposed shed area is at the bottom of the garden. The ground slopes gently down from the house towards this area. So I am thinking that if I go for a solid concrete base I will have damp and water pooling issues. Therefore I think the shed should be slightly raised off the ground on concrete blocks/pillars to allow water to run off underneath it. Good idea?

The shed itself. Is there anyone near to central belt Scotland who manufacturers or sells decent sheds/workshops that can be or are insulated?
The other option is build it myself. Thinking stud work with OSB on outside, then wrapped in Tyvek or similar, batons and cladding. In fact I think the walls are the easy bit. Not too sure on the roof yet. Any pointers would be great. Also I suppose the shed doesn't have to be wood!

Power. I have an outside socket on the house and plan to run an armoured cable from it to the shed to provide it with electricity. I think the outdoor socket has it's own breaker. Will need to check and also uprate if necessary.

Budget, less than £1k, the lower the better.

Would appreciate any pointers!


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 2:35 pm
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Thinking stud work with OSB on outside, then wrapped in Tyvek or similar, batons and cladding. In fact I think the walls are the easy bit. Not too sure on the roof yet. Any pointers would be great. Also I suppose the shed doesn't have to be wood!

I'm in the same boat (shed)

I was thinking of similar, but just using shiplap or whatever it's called cedar on the outside and thin OSB inside. Then fill the cavity with leftover loft insulation.

Check ebay for 2nd hand UPVC doors/windows. Rather than dick around with getting glass cut etc I'm planning on just picking up something cheap locally and fitting the studwork to the window size rather than the other way around.


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 2:46 pm
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I like the look of this:

[url= https://herbidacious.wordpress.com/the-garden-buildings/the-office-workshops/ ]Shed Build[/url]


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 3:12 pm
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Therefore I think the shed should be slightly raised off the ground on concrete blocks/pillars to allow water to run off underneath it. Good idea?

My prefered approach is steel post holders set into concrete with 4x4 posts keeping a wooden frame off the ground. Really easy to do as you can level the frame up on bricks with the posts dangling into holes then add concrete.


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 3:28 pm
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[i]The shed itself. Is there anyone near to central belt Scotland who manufacturers or sells decent sheds/workshops that can be or are insulated?[/i]

I've had 2 sheds built by these guys, great quality and you can spec them exactly as you want. £1k for a custom built fully insulated shed might be difficult to achieve though. Their place looks like shit btw but don't judge the quality of their sheds on the quality of their yard.

[url= http://www.gwfleming.co.uk/ ]GW Flemming[/url]


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 3:42 pm
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I used some adjustable feet from [url= http://www.shedbases.com/ ]shedbases.com[/url] on dense concreete blocks with a timber base on top. Soooooooo much easier than digging out for a concrete slab. given the price of skips these days, it's also cheaper!

Then just plonk your preferred shed / cabin / hut in top.


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 4:45 pm
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Also found this guy: [url= http://www.shed-man.co.uk/gallery.html ]Shed Man, Fort Augustus[/url]

This looks very nice:

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Posted : 17/06/2015 4:57 pm
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This looks very nice:

Apart from the steps being on the wrong side 🙂


 
Posted : 17/06/2015 6:11 pm

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