shed

Evening, I need to re-felt my shed. Is a good quality felt ok, or should I spend more time / money on a separate underlay and topsheet? Cheers.

Hi All, I'm looking for opinions. I have an old shed that I am looking to convert into a workshop. The shed has been clad in treated tongue & groove (vertical) some years ago (not by me). As you would expect, as the wood has weathered and aged, gaps have opened up between the boards. There is...

Hello, Shed roof insulation has been discussed on the forum before, but I'm stuck on one bit: Air Flow Please bear with me The shed is going to be a fully finished space for daily office and studio use. 5.5m x 2.5m -- fairly large Sloped roof, felted Interior is a shell - we're saving by...

Hello, I'm at the final stages of building a summer house and I'm now starting to think about getting electric to the building. I need power for lights, alarm/motion sensor, and a few sockets for items such as TV, music and probably some power tools. The building is about 25metres from the...

Can anybody recommend a decent wood preserver for a new shed. The shed is made with treated wood, which is a nice natural light brown colour. I want to keep this colour as close as possible, but have now bought 3 (!) different tins of coloured preserver that look nice on the label, but in...

I've got a double garage at the rear of my property and I'm looking to attach a new "Shed" to the back of it. I've already laid a 4x3m 9 inch concrete slab with DPM but I'm undecided on how to proceed. My choices have boiled down to the following and I'm keen to hear peoples opinions. Timber...

I'm not sure this is in the right topic but I've recently had extensive work carried out in my garden. New retaining wall, steps, patio and fence. In the gap I've had a much needed 8x4 shed. The shed was delivered and the installers said you should put a mini flow guttering on as the shed is...

Building a shed and was going to clad it with uPVC white hollow soffit board applied horizontally. I will be using the secret nailing technique to fix it to the frame. I am planning to install a breathable vapour barrier onto the exterior 4 by 1 inch frame and then install the soffit. In the...

We have just had a shed installed in our garden. I asked in advance whether the shed would be pressure treated and they told me it would. Now it's installed, there is no sign of any pressure treatment. It is made of tongue and groove cladding which is a normal timber colour on the inside and...

We are looking to build a tent locker and store at our scout hall, we are currently looking for ideas on how to construct this. So far we have identified that it has not to be of wood construction One of our leaders proposed a metal garage /Shed from ebay any body have a better...

Im looking to insulate my shed using celotex and just have a couple of questions in the hope of clearing up some contradictions I have discovered during research. My shed is pretty heavy duty, constructed out of 3x2 framing and 25mm T&G cladding. Ive read conflicting views about the...

Pretty self explanatory really. The old shed I assume has been there for decades (it looked old when I moved in 10 years ago) and is on a concrete base of 5x3 foot. I want to replace it with a new shed that is 6x4, but a quick Google search suggests it is not practical to extend a concrete base...

Corrugated metal garage & roof, trusses are triangular and about 6ft from concrete floor. I’m 6ft6 and have a sore head. Can I brace the joists with metal or wood and cut out the bottoms of them? If so how do I do it and what materials should I use? Thanks

I'm looking to build a new timber shed of around 10' X 20' I need to do it pretty fast so if anyone has any plans (mainly a cutting list) that would be great. Planning won't be an issue as it's well within my boundary and over 2 metres from the house. Not too bothered if it' pent (front to rear)...

Hi, I've been trawling these forums trying to find the answers to my questions and while there's plenty of advice for wiring sheds, I can't find anything that quite answers all my questions. I'd appreciate any advice. Basically, Ive just built a wooden office shed type building in the garden...

Two side of our shed are close to boundary walls which does make it a little difficult to maintain, and Im wondering whether covering them with EPDM would be a good idea. Not worried about the aesthetics of these two walls, just want to ensure they are waterproof. I did also consider using...

Afternoon, I laid a concrete base for a shed a few months ago and forgot a DPM. I didn't realise they are good practice or essential. Anyway, what's done is done and I was wondering what my expectations should be? The slab was left to dry for 3-4 weeks before a shed was put on it (on a brick...

Evening, I've built a 4.5m x 2.5m shed / workshop in my garden. I've battened it and now is the best bit....cladding with 175mm featheredge. There seems to be lots of conflicting information about how much overlap and how many nails through each board. So: For 175mm featheredge (from Travis...

Morning, Just after some advice on how to construct the walls of a garden shed / workshop. Thinking from inside to outside: 12mm ply Studs (75x50 treated cls) and insulation inbetween studs Tyvek breather membrane ~20mm thick battens over membrane, screwed into studs Featheredge secured to...

Which is best, putting together either a wooden or steel shelves as stand alone or is it best to attach them to the walls of the shed itself?