Spec me a Man Shed

alexthecheese · 27 Feb 2012 at 16:31

Wow. That looks great. How big is that?

Lopéz · 27 Feb 2012 at 17:15

clv101 said:
A real man would build his own shed. It's not exactly rocket science - will work out similar cost, but it's so much cooler spending a weekend building it yourself from scratch.

I spent a long time costing a shed - even at trade prices DIY is just not a viable option by the time you factor everything in. Unless you have a specific requirement you are generally better off buying a ready to assemble shed. Try and get one with a T+G roof and floor - some are just fibreboard and the quality suffers. I'd recommend proper glazing instead of perspex for the windows too.

Mark A said:
Well just make sure you buy one that is a bit better than 12mm shiplap. A kid could kick a hole through that quite easily. I guess you are limited by your budget though. You might not even find anything better for that size.

You can go 15mm shiplap instead of 12 but it's usually at a significant extra cost.

Wood is not a cheap material!

OP - in the end I went with Tiger Sheds, they didn't offer exactly wanted so I asked if they could do a mix and match shed in my budget using bits of their various models to make it my perfect shed. They did exactly that, and were the only company (out of 7) who even bothered replying to my quote request. Really good firm to deal with. Shed's been up about 2 years and has had no problems.

[TW]Taggart · 27 Feb 2012 at 17:16

Admiral Huddy said:
Sorry, I have posted this before but might give you some idea.

I bought my workshop from southern sheds how erected on delivery..:

after:

Sheet fiting plasterboard throughout, heavily lined with some kind of foil insulation plus electrical work which is behind it's own RCD.

Cost me about £800 for the shed, £500 to fit out.. Still looking decent today.

haha now were talking

Mark A · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:17

Lopéz said:
OP - in the end I went with Tiger Sheds, they didn't offer exactly wanted so I asked if they could do a mix and match shed in my budget using bits of their various models to make it my perfect shed. They did exactly that, and were the only company (out of 7) who even bothered replying to my quote request. Really good firm to deal with. Shed's been up about 2 years and has had no problems.

Some of those from Tiger look very good. Much better than that B&Q one. I'll save that site and have a proper look in the summer.

Kimi · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:36

That, right there, is a bad ass shed.

Limpnoodle · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:49

Thats a blown outright house, u need planning persission and all, also can i stay over

EDIT

Note the heater and the steamed up windows

My shed get out

Gonna be like patching up that boat at sea!

SexyGreyFox · 27 Feb 2012 at 22:04

I bought this last year but assembled it myself.
I already had the slabs from another job.

Django x2 · 27 Feb 2012 at 22:21

Plenty of large sheds around, some good deals often from local shed builders

Lukewhitworth · 27 Feb 2012 at 22:43

To the poster with the shed with PC in: what do you do to secure that shed? I wouldn't trust a pc in my shed!

SexyGreyFox · 27 Feb 2012 at 23:21

Lukewhitworth said:
To the poster with the shed with PC in: what do you do to secure that shed? I wouldn't trust a pc in my shed!

In the front of my shed I've got very thick chain & lock that is multi-bolted through the 3"x2" supports.

mp260767 · 28 Feb 2012 at 09:58

Admiral Huddy said:
Sorry, I have posted this before but might give you some idea.

I bought my workshop from southern sheds how erected on delivery..:

Sheet fiting plasterboard throughout, heavily lined with some kind of foil insulation plus electrical work which is behind it's own RCD.

Cost me about £800 for the shed, £500 to fit out.. Still looking decent today.

very nice huddy

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Kimi · 28 Feb 2012 at 10:32

Thats a cool gym shed, do you have to move stuff around much if you want to hit the bag?

Mark A · 28 Feb 2012 at 11:14

The punchbag in there is a great idea. I bought one years ago but have never been able to use t as it tended to shake the whole house. I'll get that out from the loft when I build my shed.

BTW, where did you get yours from Dimple? Some of the ones on Tiger seem decent but they are very expensive.

clv101 · 28 Feb 2012 at 11:25

Mark A said:
The punchbag in there is a great idea. I bought one years ago but have never been able to use t as it tended to shake the whole house. I'll get that out from the loft when I build my shed.

Won't it shake the shed to bits?

Mark A · 28 Feb 2012 at 11:34

I'd put a strong frame into the shed like Dimple has done. If you fixed it straight to the shed it would do.

Another reason I'm thinking of building my own as these prebuilt ones only use "2 x 1" timbers.

alexthecheese · 28 Feb 2012 at 11:44

clv101 said:
Won't it shake the shed to bits?

Looks like he has a frame in there specifically for the bag.

Ours came this morning. Lots of wood but no instructions.

I don't think I'll need them though - have worked out pretty much what everything is.

I've got to sort out the base in the ground first though - looks like it will be all concrete all the way across, rather than just pillars in the ground, as the base doesn't look that supportive. It probably is stronger than it looks, but I'd rather sort it properly and then have it sorted for it's life.

Shame I'm out tonight as I'd really like to get started. :cool:

boxman2000 · 28 Feb 2012 at 12:17

Mark A said:
So just paving slabs onto the soil?

No, I put fine hardcore (stone dust) first, then slabs - much easier to level it out

Going to be moving my shed shortly and so pleased that I don't have to start ripping up concrete!

I have a shiplap shed (not from B&Q) and although it's not lasted that well it has been perfectly fine for my purposes over last 8 years and probably do another 8 with a bit of maintenance (only treated it once in that time - although was creosote which I prefer to most other things on the market)

alexthecheese · 28 Feb 2012 at 12:22

What is shiplap? Ours is tongue and groove.

Mark A · 28 Feb 2012 at 12:30

boxman2000 said:
(only treated it once in that time - although was creosote which I prefer to most other things on the market)

Same here. Its great stuff, but the smell can be annoying after a while. I don't think you can get proper creosote any more, its creosote substitute as the old stuff caused cancer :rolleyes:

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My current shed is just sat on bricks and has been there for 10 years with no problems

. But the new shed will be bigger so I think a proper base is in order.

[TW]Taggart · 28 Feb 2012 at 12:36

pick up my shed from bnq on saturday! Works out cheeper as it comes with a decent floor. After having another good look at it it wont take much to make it into the shed I want.

Ill keep adding to the thread with updates once I get it and kit it out.