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Morning All,
I''m planning on building a shed for our somewhat odd shaped back garden and wondered if those with more know then me could help me out with some questions I have please? The plan is for 4 bikes, a small work bench and storage for garden tools etc to go in it. I'll apologise now for lack of correct terminology.
The shed will be built by the back of the bathroom and will be about 9 foot long, 6 foot wide at the bathroom end and 5.5 foot wide at the other (silly angled garden wall 🙄 )
The rough plan is to lay a concrete base leaving gaps for the beams/posts to go in. Once this is dry the concrete the posts in and attach the wall panels and fit the door. Then put rafters on for a half pitch roof and hopefully watch it not fall down lol
So first things first, what type of wood would you recommend using. I'm guessing some kind of pressed board?
Its only a rough plan as I said and all advise is much appreciated 🙂
I think you may be a little ambitious with your plans of how much you will be able to store in a shed that size. I have an 8x6 shed and with 3 bikes and gardening stuff there is nowhere to move to use it as a workshop. I laid some extra slaps out the front of my shed to give me an area to work on with my bike stand.
Before you go with the concrete base and make it a permanent fixture have a think if the shed will add to the value of the property? If not go with slabs then build on top of them so it can be removed in future to leave a patio.
Install a ground anchor in whatever base you go for to give you a secure point to lock your bikes to.
Wood wise most sheds are made of treated pine. The ones made of chip board or compressed wood are normally cheap, if the wood gets wet it will expand and be weak.
Have a look at www.tigersheds.com to see how they build their sheds to get some ideas of how to build yours.
I'd agree with Rusty Mac's advice to not fix the base using concreted posts. I would be better to lay a flat base; either slabs or cement, then build on top of that using pressure treated wood. Most sheds are effectively modular structures where the floor, walls and roof are constructed by creating a stud frame and facing it with a timber cladding. The best, most durable, cladding is shiplap tongue and groove. Using stuff like chipboard would be a false economy - it disintegrates pretty quickly if it gets wet.if you're building it adjoining a wall, you really need to be able to treat the wood very thoroughly before you put it in place in order to minimise the amount of faff trying to get into do remedial work after the event.
Generally speaking, building the floor and walls is a pretty straightforward process - it's basically just rectangles of timber with vertical and horizontal bracing. The bit that requires some more thought is the roof, along the the triangular sections on your gable ends - it helps if you listened in geometry class in school.
There are plans for sheds available online which would give you a basic idea to work from, and which could be modified to suit your own purposes.
I'm sure there planning restrictions about building sheds, even if it's just about the position in relation to the boundries, there a post on [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/planning-a-new-shed-qs-and-help-please ]this[/url] thread mentioning it.. IIRC I was told I could build what I like on my property but it had to be a certain distance from the boundries (fences). Worth checking up on before you start...
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/tags/shed ]some other useful(?) thread[/url]
The rough plan is to lay a concrete base leaving gaps for the beams/posts to go in.
Don't do this. Build the sides separately, erect then bolt to base. This way you can even build you entire gable end on the floor with easy access then erect each end of the shed putting up temporary props and put up you pre-made sides at the same time, also built with easy access on the ground. then all you have to do is roof it.
Other things to consider are if you're raising the ground level next to your house are you going close to any damp course, or drains etc.
and when you build the shed allow room for air to circulate properly around to aid drying of the shed & the walls of your house.
I have a 7x5 shed, 3 bikes, some storage shelves and a few garden bits, and it's just about at capacity.
Also, sheds have always got to be bigger than you calculated or nothing will fit 🙂
I used to get 7 bikes in a 10x6 shed.
The secret is to make it tall enough to be able to hang bikes from the roof above those parked on the floor.
"Most" sheds when bought from wherever are not treated timber!! 3x2 cls timber will make you a very solid structure if built right. Most sheds nowadays are 2x1,1/2 inch frames and usually a bit waffy! External boarding can again be tongue and groove or shiplap, again if constructing yourself make sure you lay it the correct way to allow water to run off. Anything external will need to be treated with "it does what it says on the tin" etc. Only place id use tanalised timber is for the floor joists. Oh and as said for your planned use it ain't bid enough!!
a typical wooden shed is a "temporary structure", so does it need planning permission? I was under the impression that it doesn't, but not being a planning officer, I could be wrong
Should be OK under permitted development without planning as long as you follow the rules.
[url= http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/ ]http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/[/url]