Garden Worksop suppliers

Having bought pile of rubbish matchwood sheds before, we will need a proper man cave grown up storage. There is a small shed that will be lawnmower and garden tools etc.

The new house has flat concrete area that was asbestos garage. Perfect for new one.

While self building is going to make me feel all mcmoonter one route, i am not sure it would be cheaper.

I think we need double doors to get bikes in and out.

So what to look for in a decent quality workshop / garage / shed for 5 bikes, smelly kit and tools…?
(Pics please, especially of painted/coloured ones – and costs if you know…)

We’re getting one from Beaver Timber in Oban. They’re willing to remove the old rotten shed as well as installing the new one, which us ideal for me.

I’ve had two recommendations for them from folk in the trade so happy to trust their judgement.

If you’ve got time to wait there is the Shed Man in fort Augustus , but he’s booked up til August at the earliest so too late for us, he’ll do a custom build for you for a similar price to Beaver. He was one if the folk to recommend beaver as an alternative

Ooh, shed man’s products looks good…

@ matt_outandabout…where are you based?

Costs are going to depend on the marerials and profiles used. Ie. Cheapest will be something like a featheredge, then shiplap, log-lap, going upwards in cost to a hardwood cladding or even a cedar shingle cladding. Roof. Cheapest is probably a thin ply or OSB with felt, or Onduline going to a rubberised flat-roof or again hardwood shingles. Possibilitis are endlessly customisable… what size are we talking and how are your handyman skills?

One of my builds…..

Another

In Dunblane.
I am thinking long lasting rather than looking posh.
I am taken by shed mans style – like this but on the sure we have may need to be pent. I like the steel roof for cost and durability.

Hey Matt,
They are nice looking sheds! The one pictured isnt too difficult to build. I’d watch out for the water ingress between slab and shed though.

How big do. *need* for 5 bikes and racks of tools? Surely single garage size max…?

How big do. *need* for 5 bikes and racks of tools? Surely single garage size max…?

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I feel that when it comes to sheds a man should apply the same logic as a woman does to shoes: single garage size is not enough.

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Have a look at Saltire Stables; they don’t do just stables – we’re getting one in a few months. Entirely bespoke and very flexible in design.

A friend has made a really nice job starting with a concrete garage – turned out far better than I imagined.

He rebuilt it with vertical 4 x 2 (I think) timbers bolted between each of the concrete sections. Then clad it with shiplap attached to the wooden verticals. It has the look of a large bespoke wooden building but the solidity / quick initial assembly / security of the concrete garage.

He used some rather large roof joists to give a sloping flat steel roof that extended out one side for a big covered area (for al- fresco bike fixing / wood store / beer drinking 🙂

Not sure what it’s like in Schotchland, but in Eggland if it’s within 1 mtr of boundary planning states it must be made from mainly non combustible materials.

I thought the non combustibles applied only with floor area over 15sqm? If not I have built 2 illegals for clients and every shed in my road is as well including the one I have just finished in the garden.

Yea, you could be right, my train of thought was for the 30sqmgarage i built.

Don’t know your budget but some of these look good. Would be worth finding out of they will deliver as far as Dunblane first though.

http://www.tigersheds.com/product_detail.asp?prod=125

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I feel that when it comes to sheds a man should apply the same logic as a woman does to shoes: single garage size is not enough.
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My thought exactly, I’m going LARGE later this month
Like this but customised a bit 😉

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This is what we’re getting in a month or so

Try Dunster house. I just finished the below. Insulated the floor and roof, the walls are 45mm thick but you can go bigger. Cost including base,cabin,electrics and roof insulation was just shy of 4k

Get a Keter plastic one, and spend your time and money on doing the things you like doing, if it’s a shed for bikes, not a summerhouse or workshop. By all means go for a posh version if it’s an “outdoor room” or whatever. They’re nice all right, but a bit too fancy for storage.

£395 at Tesco
If you need more space, buy two, or have their 8×11 for £850. It’ll be up in an afternoon and never need maintenance.

Now there is an idea…cheap n practical…

As per my email:
For sheds etc do go and look at Patersons of South Alloa (near Throsk). They will design and build whatever you want and the quality is superb.

Definitely worth a visit to their showroom for ideas. The man lives sheds!

I always seem to recommend costco for stuff. Costco