Thinking about a new shed...

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Asgard 7x10 for £2500

is what I have and thoroughly recommend

They have a useful write up about comparing metal sheds

https://www.asgardsss.co.uk/compare-us-to-the-rest

I’ve not researched the Walton’s that you link, but I would imagine there is a reason the price is unusually low and therefore appealing

However, if you give it a go and it is genuinely decent, do update us all and I’ll happily switch brand loyalty (I have 4 asgards) 

if you end up going for Asgard, it’s worth searching online for a discount code, there’s usually one kicking about somewhere and save a few hundred pounds

I agree on Keter - ours is brilliant, very dry, works well, much better than wood. But I'm not buying Israeli goods..... I'm moving shortly and need a small shed X2 for garden stuff and a few bikes, and it won't be Keter.

Thanks, I think the Asgard is overkill for me, as I won't be storing bikes in it. It certainly is very well built compared to the cheaper metal sheds. It still has a low door though. Sooner or later someone will scalp themselves...

We had a pent roof metal shed for a bit, until it blew away. It was fine but there definitely was a lot more condensation than in wooden ones we've had in the past.

I've also built a few wooden shed kits and they're not great for what they cost.

Price wise, if you have access to a nail gun and a circular saw, I don't think you'll do better than buying some CLS timber and weatherboard and knocking up your own.

Posted by: matt_outandabout

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and need a small shed X2

In that case you should think about changing your username to _ matt(two sheds)outandabout

For precedence we have this:

Not sure what maintenance you're expecting from a wooden shed? I built my 12x 8 shed in 2019 from scratch and other than having to replace the felt roof when it blew off in the February 80mph winds (on the roof trying to cover it to stop the rain getting in while suffering from COVID I might add!) there's been 0 maintenance other than just visually checking it.

I built it with the "how to build a shed" book as inspiration and by doing it yourself you can have whatever size door opening you like.

I did suffer from tennis elbow for a few weeks afterwards after using the power tools for a length of time but it was worth it.

Shed gets condensation when there's snow on the roof and I warm up the interior by standing in it but other than that it seems fine. No metal tools etc have gone rusty in the time it's been up.

As above.I have a wooden shed that was put up in. 2011. I had to replace the felt roof after 11 years ( with corrugated reinforced bitumen) and have just painted the exterior for the third time which actually didn’t take very long. It has a full size door. I had it made by a local company with pressure treated timber and whilst it wasn’t the cheapest option its structure is as ound as the day it was installed. I would get another properly constructed wooden shed again. I insulated it with kingspan and lined with plywood so there has been no condensation.

I could build a shed exactly as I want it. The pressing issue for me is that the trees aren't down yet - they were supposed to be dealt with during the 2nd week of August - and time is running out for a construction project. I would need a nail gun though.

I might sort out a temporary solution for this winter, and build from the ground up next spring. Thanks for the advice and encouragement. 

I’ve just had to rip the roof off mine, replace all the ply and fit a rubber roof. It was done badly originally by the guy that I got to build it. The rest of the shed, built from CLS and T&G board is great and has needed zero maintenance. I might re-oil it at some point now it’s 5 years old.

Not sure what maintenance you're expecting from a wooden shed?

I built a wooden pent roof shed a few years ago. 100mm fence posts for corners, 93/38mm treated timber framing for the walls, 25mm thick decking for the cladding, 2 pallets for the base, big roof overhang at each end and a smaller one along the long edge and a large sliding barn door along the long edge. 

Decking boards have an expansion gap between them, air breezes through the shed. Overhangs provide sheltered external space for folding garden chairs to be hung up and plant pots. 

Internal shelving is at both ends and accessible via the sliding door. Old shed had a door on the end which wasn't very good for access. 

 shed is raised off the ground on paving blocks and apart from the roof remains externally reasonably dry when raining because of the overhangs. 

I reckon I could easily extend it if required. 

i reckon it'll last a few decades or be repurposed into something else if an extension is built at the side of the house. 

From this

https://photos.app.goo.gl/EqcNAtqn1Ck4sxJQ7

Via this

https://photos.app.goo.gl/3PjPrz9Yi3Gy2vm56

To this

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8o5GsYLeGp4DVuvw5

All framed in CLS. EDPM Rubber roof. Sliding doors half the length of each wall so the windows line up when fully open.

It was remarkably straight forward to build as I designed it all to used standard timber lengths so minimised cutting. 

1.8m tall.

3.6m side wall (2 x 1.8m) 

4.8m front wall (2 x 2.4m)

I think I managed to burn all the scrap timber from the project in a single fire bin load.

It would have been even easier with solid walls and only a single opener.

What a dump! But it is solid.