Owning your own home

Doing well @stevo_com.

2hrs later. This is here.

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Yup. That's definitely a shed. Impressive.

Please show storage solutions inside.
rubs thighs expectantly

Needs a moat.

Dare I ask the cost of that size/spec?

I went for a 13 x 7' pent H with the double wide doors and 1x extra height. 4 security windows.

I've seen one in real life at a friend's house and the quality of hers was excellent. Properly sturdy. Hope it turns out well.

@stevo_com up thread. Beast sheds

added a moat for you

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But I'm too lazy to go to the site and spec it up myself.

It needs a load of plants in front of it to hide the flipping thing.

Not bad looking for a secure shed at all. Neat windows / light solution.

£3,079

You get a beast hoody with it though.

beast hoody

To keep me warm when ms_com kicks me out of the house to live in the shed?

TBF, less than I feared. Still need to work out what footprint I can steal back from the jungle that is the lower half of the garden.

Much smaller but I painted mine.

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Now it's here. I think it's too big. I should have gone for less depth and not had the extra height panel. Double wide doors were a good shout though.

You'd kick yourself without the extra height though. My last shed's door was 6' tall. I'm 6'2". The door stop around the top of the frame was round on the inside edge and a sharp 90 degrees on the outside. So 7 times out of every 10 times walking into the shed, I'd crack my head off this sharp, wooden death beam. In 5 years I never rounded it over as I was too busy swearing and sucking air through my teeth to do anything about it. Plus, you're taller than me so not having to stoop at any point inside will be a luxury.

It'll look smaller with a dab of green pain and some plants / grass in there.

Might rig up some guttering and a water but too.

Now it's here. I think it's too big.

Will be better when the rest of the garden is done.

What is the thinking behind the narrow strips to the side of the fences? Ours has this and it just seems to be ideal for nothing except brambles. Is 'full width shed' an impossible dream?

I was going to suggest this.

Now I've put it up on one side, I've found it also offers quite a lot of protection. Need to do it on the front as well though as I've got quite big windows which get damaged by the roof run off.

Couldn't get the base wider by the next increment (1ft) because the wall and fence post footings are there.

narrow strips/'full width shed'

Isn't it also required if you don't get PP? Plus you need a way to get around to do repairs.

I think it's too big

No such thing! Especially in that setting. I have a similar width area, and was thinking about having a metre or so less width so that it didn't take up the whole width, but realistically that space would have ended up un-grassed, and full of junk. The extra size inside is well worth it and once it's blended in you won't regret it!

@Señor_Bear idk if you've thought about this yet, but I would definitely recommend planting spring bulbs, snowdrops etc. in the lawn area before you lay any turf. So much easier to do at this stage.

Nice idea. I'm a bit reluctant as I'm getting a bed put in with railway sleepers and maybe a new patio/wall and don't really want big burly blokes clumping about on new plants.