What are metal sheds like?

Feb 17, 2014 29 Replies

That's similar to my experience.

Customer bought a metal shed, now referred to as "The Shed from Hell".

I pondered that but access problems (mainly consisting of two big oak trees) would mean that I couldn't get one craned in.

Matt

You can move them with a fork lift ...

I'm surprised it was sufficiently intact to be recognisable.

Colin Bignell

You can dismantle them. It isn't hard to do.

Bill

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From memory, the reassembly was a little harder than expected, as the corrugations released somewhat, and took some persuading back into place.

Chris

Have you got a septic tank on the property?

if so, build the shed over it so the hole into it is just inside the door, then place a rug or carpet over the hole, when you go in the shed remember to step sideways around it :)

condensation would be main concern I think

Well I've done a bit more digging around. I got an estimate for an insulated portal frame steel workshop from some very nice people at

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Including delivery it came out to £4800 for a insulated building about

2.5mx5.5m with a personal door.

I also had a look at man portable flat pack offices (eg

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They came out at about the same price.

I think I've come to the conclusion that the extra cost over a wooden shed is more than the value of the stuff that'll be in it. So its back to building a wooden one myself.

Matt

On 19/02/2014 19:30, matt wrote: ...

Not much different from the price the builder charged for my block work built shed, which was about the same size.

Colin Bignell

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