Build a small brick shed help please

[cindywindy]

I want a brick shed because recently my wooden shed was being broken in so my bikes and 5 gardening tools were stolen.

Now I decided to replace the wooden shed with a brick shed for security reasons.

I had a quote from a builder for £2920.
Size 6ft x 10ft
Concere block in cream colour
Pitch roof with tiles roof
Wooden door
Gutting
Include removing exciting wooden shed

The builder said I can use some kind of paint to paint the wall outside to watertight the shed afterwards

I worried will I get damp? I need it for storage for bikes and gardening tools nothing fancy. Will this brick does the job for me ? And I might add a socket in the shed for using gardening tools.

Will advise will be appreciated

Great thanks!

 

[Mr Chibs]

It will always be a little damp in there being single skin and unheated. In the colder months some rust spots may appear on metal items stored in there.

If built properly it should be water-tight, but you could consider cladding it, in either wood (cheaper) or cement board cladding (dearer).

What in the way of footings do you currently have... probably not deep enough if it was prepared for a shed.

 

[cindywindy]

There was a garage before the wooden shed. The previous owner kicked it down and make the garden bigger and put a wooden shed there. So, there is a base there already. It should be okay. Thank you for your advice. Great thanks!

 

[JohnD]

If he is going to build it in lightweight concrete blocks, they are cheap and very absorbent, generally used for indoor walls.

You could have it rendered and painted to reduce damp. Painting you can do yourself, with masonry paint, which is durable and easy to apply.

But more importantly, you need a good eaves overhang and gutters to keep rain off the walls. Also a DPC to prevent water being absorbed from below. The bottom three courses would be better in brick as there is sure to be rain splash. Ask the builder about these details. He may have included them, for a decent job, or might charge extra.

Your next burglar will probably kick the door down. Typical shed doors are very poor.

To save money, you can often get strong wooden doors for nothing, or next to nothing, from people foolishly scrapping their solid front or back door to replace it with a flimsy plastic one. Front doors are usually 32 inches wide, but try to get one before build starts. Back doors are the same size and don't have letterboxes, but are often glazed or of lower quality. The frame can be made of joist timber, which is stronger and cheaper than ordinary doorframe. Most people in building trades can use a saw.

I got several for my shed and workshop, from local Freegle and Facebook groups (I also give stuff away). They often come with hinges, a mortice lock and hopefully keys.

They are quite heavy so you need two people and a large hatchback. If is difficult to put a heavy door on and off z roof rack on your own, even if you are quite strong.
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One, brand new from a cancelled building project, cost me £5 on ebay. I have kept it and might use it on my house.

If you have to buy a door new, the correct thickness for an external door is 44mm, and the minimum quality is a Ledged, Braced and Framed door, which looks, from the inside, like this. Note that is is thicker all round, and has the Z shaped reinforcement. But a panelled door is better.

PINE FRAMED, LEDGED AND BRACED EXTERNAL SHED OR GATE DOOR | eBay

This door is manufactured using a tongue & grooved technique of interlocking each boarded panel with a ridge on one side. The board braces are fixed with screws & staples. Hinges should always be fitted where the braces point down (left hand side on the image).

www.ebay.co.uk