Composite sheds like Keter?

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Our very small garden is getting ripped out and done in a few weeks and we need to decide on a shed. Had been looking at Tiger sheds, but my other half has gotten interested in a composite Keter one instead.

It’ll have to be 4x6 or smaller as our garden is really a courtyard garden. Just needs to be big enough to hold a bike although I was wondering if it’d make sense to get an even smaller one and hang the bike upright (anyone done that?)

Anyway, thoughts on composite sheds? Do they look natural irl? Can you still put up shelves and maybe the afore mentioned bike hanger?
 
i've torn down my 6x8ft wooden shed that came with my home when i bought a couple of years ago and replaced it with a keter shed also 6x8ft 3 months ago
it looks plastic, so if "natural" is what you're looking for, they don't look like wood. clearly plastic.
easy to put up though. i solo-ed the build in a day
yes you can put up the keter specific shelves that will screw to the metal frame but i've bought floor-standing shelves instead
the base is quite soft and i've used floor protectors over the base
 
We got one plastic shed it's down the side of the house, it's fine.

I have a wood one as well, but it's falling apart, when that finally goes I'll replace it with a plastic one.
 
Hmn so the green composite ones don’t look natural? What a shame.

radderfire said:
Is anything else going in it apart from a bike?
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Some small tools, paints, stepladders actually. Some ales :o
Reuben klang said:

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Due respect, they also look hideous. We have tiny front gardens around here (terraced streets) and I can’t believe people put those metal monstrosities under their bay windows to put their bikes in. Especially when most roads have secure back alleyways to access the garden. Talk about ruining your curb appeal!
 
I have a Keter composite shed and I don't think it looks that bad. Certainly doesn't look plastic IMHO.

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As its composite (so has wood fibres mixed into the plastic rather than pure plastic), you can screw shelves into the interior walls and they will take loads. I have also screwed guttering onto the exterior due to this. The manual states this is possible as long as you use their specific screws (you get lots spare from building) and you screw into the designated "slots" that run the full length of each side.

I have had this shed 5 years now and its been great.
 
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pastymuncher said:
@Richie That looks nice. What size is that, 8x6 feet? Do you mind saying how much it was please?
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It was the Keter Fusion 7'6" x 7'4". Cost me £740 5 years ago from Costco

They no longer make the Fusion but they have a similar model called The Newton. It looks like you lose the side window but get bigger door windows and retain the full length skylight ridge (this is great for allowing light in the entire length of the shed). They do them in different lengths like the older Fusion. Mine was the Fusion 757 (7.5 feet x 7 feet) and it looks like they have kept this naming style for the Newton i.e. Newton 757
 
Richie said:
I have a Keter composite shed and I don't think it looks that bad. Certainly doesn't look plastic IMHO.

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As its composite (so has wood fibres mixed into the plastic rather than pure plastic), you can screw shelves into the interior walls and they will take loads. I have also screwed guttering onto the exterior due to this. The manual states this is possible as long as you use their specific screws (you get lots spare from building) and you screw into the designated "slots" that run the full length of each side.

I have had this shed 5 years now and its been great.
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I think that looks pretty good. I've seen composite fence panels which I've debated replacing when I need to. They'll be a lot stronger and last way longer than wood.
 
Richie said:
It was the Keter Fusion 7'6" x 7'4". Cost me £740 5 years ago from Costco

They no longer make the Fusion but they have a similar model called The Newton. It looks like you lose the side window but get bigger door windows and retain the full length skylight ridge (this is great for allowing light in the entire length of the shed). They do them in different lengths like the older Fusion. Mine was the Fusion 757 (7.5 feet x 7 feet) and it looks like they have kept this naming style for the Newton i.e. Newton 757
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That looks great, but well over £1000 now. The Keter Darwin is around £700 but doesn't look as good IMO.
 
We have a grey composite one, I think they look OK, would prefer wood but for longevity composite are great.
If they're not pretending to be wood then they look exactly as they're meant to, it's when they try to copy it you can get the uncanny shed valley effect..

That's said, I've not seen these wood effect ones before (US only for now?)

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They're not cheap though...our 11x7 was about £1,400 I think
 
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Hmn so the green composite ones don’t look natural? What a shame.


Some small tools, paints, stepladders actually. Some ales :o

Due respect, they also look hideous. We have tiny front gardens around here (terraced streets) and I can’t believe people put those metal monstrosities under their bay windows to put their bikes in. Especially when most roads have secure back alleyways to access the garden. Talk about ruining your curb appeal!
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Thankfully, I’ve got my stuck in the back corner of the garden. Kind of out of sight.
 
We have two Keter storage boxes. A smaller black one at the far end of the garden for the lawnmower and other garden-related tools, and a larger cream one that stores the bikes. Both serve a purpose and require no maintenance which sealed the deal for me. We've had various wooden-based sheds in the past and they all end up falling into disrepair after a few years.
 
Got a plastic shed in the garden from B&Q probably about 8 years old now, still going strong and hasn't really colour faded either.
 
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