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Pressure treated timber is virtually maintanence free and will probbaly look A LOT nicer than metal. The only maintanence you could do if you wanted is a coat of wood preserver every few years and honestly it takes seconds, you just slap it on with a big brush.
You want some kind of feather edge cladding, or potentially log lap but I think feather edge will be most cost effective - you can often get it in decent quantities from timber reclaim yards if you don’t mind that route. My dad in law just built his own shed, built the walls out of 3x2 studwork, filled with insulation and then boarded with ply inside and out, he then added some kind of tyvek membrane to totally weatherproof it before adding buttons vertically for the cladding to screw to. It’s ruddy massive but it’ll probably still be there when the house falls down! Obviously building it yourself you can get something considerably sturdier for similar money to the ‘kit’ sheds. I’m planning to build mine the same way next year. I think he spend about £1200-1500 on materials but it’s a big old shed, home to two motorbikes plus storage, plus a big storm porch out the front, it’s the same height as their bungalow.
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Moving in to new house next week, I want to get cracking on a new shed fairly promptly into the spring.
I'm keen to use a timber frame, for cost reasons, but want to build right up to the edges of the boundary to maximise footprint (PWAs will be sought if needed).
Can anyone think of an outer surface treatment that would be pretty much zero maintenance and weather proof?
I'm thinking possibly metal profiled sheets, fixed to the side frames and slotted into place on footings, then timber structure build in between with more attractive cladding to the front, green/moss roof on top, but keen to hear any other bright ideas.