• ^^ how much does a shed like that cost? How hard is it to put it together? Can I put it on a decking?

  • Your decking would likely need attention before that type shed would.

  • @stevo_com I bought better hinges (Wickes heavy duty galvanised 450/400mm) that had holes just for screws. The ones that came with the shed were short, thin and also had no holes appropriate for coach bolts.

    @amey Shed was £720 (fully pressure treated, heavy weight cladding), £30 for extra bearers with strips of damp proof membrane, £50 for guttering and water butt and there's about another £75 of bolts/washers/hinges in there. The hasp/staple, shed shackle, chain and padlocks were courtesy of Pragmasis (top quality stuff from @Pragma).

    It's been set on paving slabs, but they are nowhere near level. I had to use extra treated wood to put shims every foot or so along the bearers so that the floor didn't flex/bounce. Fucking nightmare. You could put it on a deck, but the decking wouldn't like having water held against it. Better to cut away the area of decking and raise it up off the ground to be level with the decking by using breeze blocks.

    Sorting the base (ie shimming the bearers and getting them in the right place) took as long as building the thing. Once I had the floor down it took about 6h with a couple of friends for heavy lifting/strategic holding of bits. It was especially difficult because I was building it into a corner so I was having to preassemble things and then move them into place in large sections. I also spent as long fitting door/hinges/hasps etc as I did the rest of the shed. SO. MUCH. FILING.

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