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Good advice, decking needs attention as well .. one (or more) joist is rotten, if I get a shed it won't be that big.
Our backyard is in 3 parts, tiled area which also has an extension, then some grass and then decking at the very end with no backyard access to the property so safety isnt much of an issue. Ideally I want to use the shed to dump shit (paint, tiles etc.) and less flashy bikes/projects.
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Sounds reasonable. I went with 8'6"x7" as I only had that much width and didn't want to take away too much of the rest of the garden/yard/paving nightmare. Hopefully the stuff I can move into the shed will increase tidiness and usable space.
BTW @stevo_com I went with a pent because it would allow me to stand up everywhere in the shed without it sticking up too much above the fencing. I have some spare hardware bits if they're useful, PM me if you're interested/want to hard learnt technique on filing the hinges.
hamrack
@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.