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  • that's a lot of money for a shed. I built this in 5 days off work for less than £1.5k following this book

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Build-Shed-Sally-Coulthard

    But then that is a lot smaller.


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  • Recently? Materials have apparently gone up a lot.

    Also 5 days off work for someone with a reasonable amount of skill and some tools.

    (I need a shed. Currently trying to pick between something boring (eg Lawsons), something a bit more chunky like the beast things, a log cabin or a DIY build.)

  • yeah, over this last summer. Just checked the emails and timber was £967, doors were £10 (ebay), rubber for the roof was about £250, £150 or so on plasterboard and insulation and probably £100 on screws and leveling feet. I reused some of the old shed panels so I saved a bit there but I think under £2k would be realistic building from scratch.

    I'd really encourage anyone considering to buy that book (but not from amazon) and at least consider DIY. I'm not totally shit with a saw but I'm also not a wizard and this wasn't that hard and I had a really enjoyable week and felt quite proud at the end of it.

    To be fair it's only lasted 6 months so far so maybe I'll come back to this post in a year with my tail between my legs asking for advice and a shed in pieces in the garden, but I hope not.

  • Extra height, thicker cladding (and more of it due to extra height and bigger walls), reinforced floor, extended roof, extended floor, thick ass framing, onduline roof instead of felt, four windows, solid double doors. Also delivered and installed in that price.

    I could build something myself, but would take A LOT more faffing around than configuring online and firing the money gun.

    £7k does sting though. Configured another provider with 15mm cladding, no "porch", less floor reinforcing and half sized framing dimensions (compared to Beast) and that came out as £4k.

  • IMO spend the extra and get what you want. If it'll last 10 years then an extra £1.5k is £12.50 a month, so stings now but less and less in the future.

  • Rep, for the brickwork crenellations,
    a classy addition to any shed.

  • essential imo.

  • And two chimneys!

    Golf club shed

  • Configured another provider

    I'd be tempted to go this way, then diy any mods you want /need as and when. The structure of a shed is very accessible and you're handy, so adding a porch or reinforcing/replacing the door won't be hard. How beef does it actually need to be?

    For the first two options I agree with Fred's point about amortising the cost. Equally £7k as a total number is quite an outlay when you consider, say, how much new flooring in your kitchen will be.

    Fwiw height I wouldn't sacrifice - I'm fine in our smallish wooden shed, but I'm not sure you'd be as comfortable.

  • This replaced our rotting old shed, and we keep calling it a shed, even though two-thirds of it is an office


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  • @hugo7 @jambon pretty sure I've got a record with a 4" jaw laying around if you are looking for one.

  • height I wouldn't sacrifice

    This is the main difference for most of the online configurators, I can't find one other than beast that allows you to raise the height.

  • Ah that's okay, I've got my own five and a half incher. @hugo7 has seen it too.

  • Found ace sheds who do a 15mm t&g option with 63x38mm framing. Lowest internal height is 150mm above my head. Upgraded flooring, onduline roof, guttering etc and 15'x11' footprint with same double doors is well under £4k.

  • That's ace. Was it DIY, self build, or some kind of kit?

  • Was made for us by a company who usually do van conversions. The whole thing was made in sections so it could be carried through a terraced house, and round a 90⁰ turn through the back door in a galley kitchen. Except the glazing, that came through a neighbour's kitchen extension

  • In theory, if we ever move house, it can be entirely dismantled back into sections and taken with us

  • The partition wall separating the shed from the office can also be moved, should we ever want to increase the size of either side

  • Anyone want these ?
    Record no 8 4" jaw vice.
    Record no 52e woodworking vice.
    Acquired when a school was throwing them out.
    I'm sure I've got the bolts for the no 8 somewhere.
    The woodworking vice is attached to it's original benchtop. The vice is ok but the bench is bowed.
    Collect from Kt4 for a few decent beers ?


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  • Vice envy !

  • Nice. Did you DIY all the shelving?

  • tempted if you have those bolts!

  • I'll have a look in daylight.....

  • If Thrasher doesn't take them, I'd be keen on both, bolts or not.

  • In that I put the things on the shelves, yes.
    Did I build the shelves? No. They're perfectly level and nicely made, my DIY skills fall well short of that.

    We originally thought we'd DIY the whole project, but I've had enough of DIY for a lifetime after ripping out and redoing the whole bathroom with a baby who arrived 6 weeks earlier than expected. This time, got some people to do it for us.

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