shed

To make up for my previous error - (query in a non-query forum) I thought I would share my DIY project. We bought a house just over a year ago, which had a massive garden, which the previous owner liked to let grow, and a rotting shed, against which a previous previous owner built a concrete...

Evening all, I'm after a bit of hopefully advise or thoughts as to how best to finish the roof of my shed. Thanks to comments, I'm pretty much at the stage of getting the sheet ply on, but have a question as to how to cut. I'm hoping the below image might make it easier to explain: 1. Now on...

I want to run a new power supply to my garage which is about two metres from my house. The current supply is basically spurred from the kitchen ring, through the wall and then on to the garage via a catenary wire. The most it supplies is a freezer, a light and power hand tools. However, I have...

Hi all, I now have 4 walls in the shed (picture update attached!) and have made up a door for the opening. I was originally looking to put T-hinges on, but the ones I bought had a *lot* of play in the hinges, to the point where I was very dubious, and I've now acquired some stainless steel...

Hi all, firstly apologies for the lengthy post, and if I’m not explaining the situation well – this is my first build and although I’ve read a lot on both this forum and others, a lot of this is still fairly new to me! I'm currently in the middle of building a shed, that essentially will be a...

The base is done and dusted last year. I was going to order the shed late last year but aired against it due to the possibility of sealing moisture into the wood when painting/treating the wood and not drying out properly. At 10 x 8, It's main use will be a garden shed but im also planning to...

Hi, my next-door neighbour (in his 70's) has asked me to help him with a metal shed he's ordered, its 10ft x 6ft and will require being screwed down. The soil is quite soft and under the soil it's clay, he just wants to plonk down some concrete but I've told him it needs some hardcore first...

Hi all, Really looking forward to your feedback here! For roughly the same money you can get: 1. Shiplap dip treated 2. Overlap pressure treated Obviously the best combination would be shiplap pressure treated, but if you had to compromise somewhere would it be in the construction or the...

Hi, I want to fix up this old shed.. I think the side has had leaves pile up from the trees, the bottom tongue and groove panel is totally rotten. The one above probably needs replacing too. They sell some the right size at B&Q? Inside the ceiling is all black - but doesn't seem rotten, but...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice on how to go about insulating and humidity-proofing my shed with the hope of going on to turning it in to an indoor tropical rainforest type of thing with pineapples, figs etc and maybe even fish at some point (in Scotland) . It was a pigeon coop/house and...

Building a shed, roughly 12' x 8' (Aiming for something like 3660x2500). See plan: Questions: 1) Post spacing? Positioning ok on diagram, or need more? 2) Post depth? 3) Need full fill of Postcrete? That would be a hell of a lot - can I pack it / layer it with pea gravel or something? 4)...

I have a 5 meter by 2.5 meter concrete plinth in the garden, it has a polythene membrane beneath the concrete. On one half of this is a kit built summerhouse constructed from 28mm t&g with a 19mm t&g floor. Attached to this on the other half of the plinth is a lean-to shed constructed from 19mm...

I need to replace my shed which is falling into pieces. I've done my research. From what I understand: pressure treated wood is preferred to dip treated (in my case the shed is placed right up a fence and neighbours shed, so difficult access on 2 sides with little air flow). shiplap is better...

Hello so I've got a future project I'm going to be doing with me and some mates, I have a shed that we're gonna do up and we're looking for advice? Now I'm fairly competent with the electrical side of things so that's not a issue. Here's some photos now my granddads a builder but he said he...

Hi all, I would like to set up some guttering on my shed to fill a waterbutt. My garden is detached from my block of flats, so virtually an allotment. I was wondering what is the best way to channel the water into the water butt, and to deal with possible overflow. (i) Stick the downpipe...

Hi all. I've been reading and re-reading articles on shed insulation and am now totally confused. I'm building a workshop/brewery shed down the end of the garden - 3.5x4.5m. Plan is to build a 2x4 pressure treated timber frame on three courses of bricks to get the frame and cladding off the...

Hi All i having a shed come in the next few weeks and money is tight the min. So for the base of the shed can i just put the paving stones down on a layer of sand with no cement and then put one of those weeding sheets over the top, then have the shed built on top. Its fairly level and wont...

Hi guys, This is my first post and I am looking for advice on insulation. We have put up a shed to use as a home office and want to insulate the roof to keep it cool (we live in Spain). We have got the this silver insulation to put up, our plan it to leave an air gap top and bottom, so it...

Hi, Recently had a new 16x10 summer house put up. Got power in there already and would like it all clad to keep it warm and dry inside. It's a 70mm thick frame clad with log-lap. I have 50mm thick Celotex sheets. do i have to put any other stuff down first? air gaps? I hear you have to tape...

Hi All, Apologies in advance for the huge post but I want to give as much information as I can think of, then ask my questions.:). Please read on! I'm at the planning stage of a new shed. It will be approximately 9'6" x 14'0" and will be 8'0" high. I have a concrete slab at the side of the house...