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after building my workshop last summer the plan was to build a sturdy shed this year to store all the stuff that clutters up / i don't wont in the workshop (tins of paint, gardening tools and the like). however given the ever spiralling cost of wood and a bit of lack of time, i'm thinking it could be easier to just easier and not much difference price differential.
so looking for something a little sturdier than your standard garden shed, doesn't have to be particularly secure as nothing valuable will be in there (that's all in the workshop which is more secure than my house), just looking for something that will take a bit of abuse and last a good few years.
Tiger sheds have got a few good options with 15-20 mm cladding, any other recommendations out of the hundreds that come up on google?
TIA
Oh sorry, you specified sturdy...
No way, those monkey sheds are made in my town. 😊👆
Keter sheds... they don't rot away like my old timber shed did in the good old British weather.
Keter +1
We've one. It's better built than our other two sheds, won't rot, well vented and so far I'm happy.
(Costco often have them cheaper)
Building 2 of those for my mum next weekend! I’ve got a couple of the large Keter storage units and they are excellent.
I like the look of the Keter ones but need a lean-to with door on the end. Palram do one but it looks a bit more plastic-y.
Tiger sheds are local to me and they look decent but the basic ones are pretty much as you describe ‘standard garden shed’ 25x38 frame and dip treated timber.
I’m just pricing up and it feels more cost effective to build, I think I can get better materials i.e. thicker 2” framing and tanalised cladding for about 3/4 of the price of a dipped shed. Put a rubber roof on and it would still be cheaper. Similar to you I’m in the can I be bothered camp as I’ve a long list of other jobs…
Beast sheds come up a lot, think I’ve seen them mentioned in here, 2-3” frame options and thicker cladding but a bit more pricey.
Timbers so expensive at the mo. I bought some 2.4m feather edge last weekend to repair my shed (1950’s) and they were £3.58 plus vat each in brown in Selco. Last time I bought a load admittedly from a local fencing supplier I use they were 90p each. That’s was just before lockdown iirc.
I got them down to £2.20 in the end and bought them as it was only 10 I needed and it was the weekend.
My fencing centre are now £2 plus vat each for the 2.4m!
Any shed build will have pretty much doubled in price in the last couple of yrs. osb and ply are also not cheap at the mo. I wonder if the panel mills and saw mills up north will be eating up the millions of m3 of timber that went down in storm Arwen soon? I wonder what that will do to the market?
Yes timber eye wateringly expensive atm.
Supplier says it partly due to demand, logistical problems (covid hitting drivers), brexit and lastly some taking the opportunity to add on a substantial cut (those weren't the words he used) .
We need a new larger shed and it's going to be a shock. Will prob sell the other smaller one to help with costs.
Supplier says it partly due to demand, logistical problems (covid hitting drivers), brexit and lastly some taking the opportunity to add on a substantial cut (those weren’t the words he used) .
Apparently the UK is the world's second largest timber importer after China
Nordic Timber buildings.
Solid shed. Just get your base right.
Nordic Timber buildings.
good shout, they look like good value for money compared to others - 10x8 with 3x2 framing, 19mm tantalised cladding a c £1k
thanks
I got an 8x10 Timberland loglap just recently, went for their b-grade option so it had some minor defects (cracks and such) and more knotholes than you'd usually get but all very easy to deal with and a good chunk cheaper as a result.