building a shed

Phil

Here's a good resource -

What type of shed do you want? I have just finished a 21ft by 12ft workshop / shed. It is breeze block construction on a concrete pad which is 4inches thick on the floor and 8inches thick at the edges for the walls, which are 9ft at one side and 7'6" at the other. The roof consists of 12 lengths of 6X2 timber with 20mm OSB board on top and finished with torch-on roofing felt. One non-opening window. Two double doors Gutters, electrics and redering and tyrolean finish on the exterior.

Materials = £2500 Labour = 2 men for 7 days = £???? :-p

OTOH you can buy a self assembly one from B&Q for about £90, which would be full if you hung up a pair of hedge clippers.

There are no limits on the amount you can spend, nor on the design you want, materials you want it built from, how secure you want it or how long you are expecting it to last, you've got to decide these before you do anything.

If you intend having a felt roof my advice is to use heavy duty roofing felt. This should last 10 years plus, whereas basic shed roof felt is unlikely to last more than 5 years.

|Hi. | |Can anyone put me on too a website or have a link for free shed building |plans? i want too build a 10x8ft shed in my back garden... i have looked on |ebay and purchased a cd guide? but it still has not arrived...

Try uk.rec.sheds ;-)

The message from Dave Fawthrop contains these words:

That's what I went in for - nine years ago.

It's in the post - - 10x8

big snip

HTH