Is it worth building your own shed??

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infowarrior

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Is it worth building your own shed??
« on: February 11, 2007, 22:51 »
I'm still looking for a shed but nearly all the ones you see for sale are really flimsy, and new ones are too expensive + flimsy.  Is it worth building your own from scratch? I suppose it could be built quite sturdy but prob canny expensive.  Anyone built their own??

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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2007, 22:53 »
use old doors n cover them the staple of allotment sheds
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2007, 02:11 »
hey mate

building you'r own will work out loads cheaper and learn you to be more frugle....................... which is a good thing i must add. there are loads of factory units etc... that have an abundance off pallets and used wood outside that will fit in your big van the same as mine  :wink:  do a tour when its quiet

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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2007, 06:03 »
much more fun to build yer own.
even more so if its from skip stuff. :wink:

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« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2007, 07:11 »
Might give it a try, but I need a shed up asap. Might look around for a week or 2 & if I cant find much stuff, just buy one.

                    Cheers.

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« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2007, 10:00 »
Try freecycle.

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« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2007, 10:21 »
I costed buying wood and building a shed to my own specs for the back garden. It is cheaper to approach a small shed builder who does bespoke than the raw material costs to me.

For an allotment, if you are stuck for time, look in your local rag second hand columns. Amazing how many 8x6 go for 50 squid or even free.
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« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2007, 17:15 »
I ended up getting a cheap flimsy one and strengthening it with scrap wood - it was mainly for quickness really.
Treated wood isn't that dear though so if you can measure and use a spirit level - give it a go!
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2007, 18:01 »
There's been nowt much in our local paper for the size I'm after. Want minumum 10x6.  I've been on www.shedstore.co.uk, they seem to have the cheapest 10x6 around, brand new free delivery & stuff, £325. All toungued & grooved, apex roof, double doors, 1 opening window. Dont really want to spend that much like but havnt really got the time to build own (although I'd like to) and might re-enforce it a bit  when I get time.
         Do you people reckon that sounds like a good deal from www.shedstore.co.uk???

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« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2007, 18:11 »
Doesn't look a bad deal to me, but I'd check my local suppliers first if I was you. A couple of phone calls won't take long.

It's all 12mm shiplap T&G so not that wheatabix board roof you often find in cheap sheds - one bit of water and they're falling apart.

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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2007, 20:20 »
Try this  link too......

http://www.woolworths.co.uk/ww_p2/search/search.jhtml

I, well say I, but mean OH built our own shed.  It was really simple to do.  Cost about £200 when finished would've cost us £500 to buy.  Used T&G shiplap and stirling board to sark roof and then covered with felting the strong stuff.  We got a door from the builders merchant and also made a window using a damaged door - it looked really good when finished.

We used 2 x 2 (if i remember correctly) built framework and then bolted together...made the roof in situ and then covered with sarking and felt.  It was surprisingly easy.  Size was 8 x 10.

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« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2007, 20:33 »
Quote from: "noshed"
I ended up getting a cheap flimsy one and strengthening it with scrap wood - it was mainly for quickness really.
Treated wood isn't that dear though so if you can measure and use a spirit level - give it a go!
That is what we plan to do on our lottie.  Might even insulate it and line with some hardboard.  (Got to have somewhere warm for a brew while Worzzel is digging)  :lol:  :lol:

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« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2007, 20:43 »
We were given a shed, well, the bloke said it was a shed, amnd I thought how generous is that? that is until we went to build it! there was two sides of different lengths, a floor, no back, no door/front, and no roof!!! we made the sides the same length, shortened one so the roof was slanted (sod trying to do an apex) and boarded across the back and found an old door and some more boardsd to finish the front, and used corrugated tin for the roof; so you could say we built our own shed; it doesn't look terribly pretty but it does the job, and didn't cost anything, just hours :lol:
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« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2007, 21:34 »
Thosed metal ones look quite good - Yardmaster or something

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« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2007, 21:38 »
we have had 3 sheds on our plots broken into since Christmas.thats why i refrain from having one,
seen those concrete panel garages that folks throw away wouldnt mind half of one  :wink:
you can get sheds made of the same stuff quite expensive i bet
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