ᐅ Garden shed, pre-treated

Hello everyone,

I am planning to order a garden shed. Now there is an option to have the shed factory-impregnated for an additional cost. Should I go for that or rather do the treatment myself?

Regards,
Alex

Counter question: How much should it cost?

We treated our garden shed with wood preservative stain. We primed everything except for the roof boards (since roofing felt and shingles were applied there as protection). Size of the wooden shed: approximately 1.90 x 2.00 meters (6.2 x 6.6 feet) plus overhangs.

We needed one and a quarter large cans of Bondex wood preservative stain (I don’t recall the exact volume per can).
Cost: 1 can = 40 - 45 euros (about 90 euros total)
Brush set: 5 euros
So the costs remain quite reasonable.

However, the labor effort should not be underestimated.
The assembly of the shed (foundation was already done) took us about 3.5 to 4 days in total.
Without the painting, I could have completed it in one day.

Only 3 jobs just for painting??

So, we also painted a 2x2 house. Construction without foundation took 1.5 days. Then we installed shingles on the roof and applied a stain, which took another day.

It’s manageable and you get something done.........

HilfeHilfe schrieb:
only 3 days of work just for painting??

Work schedule:
Father’s Day: My wife did the priming from about 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM. I had other tasks to do on the property and then focused on the first dried beam. The rest of the afternoon was spent entertaining the kids.
(The first beer was not until 8:30 PM.)

Friday: About 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM priming and building up walls – afterwards picking up the kids from daycare and entertaining them.

Saturday: Since my wife works on Saturdays, I was responsible for looking after the children. Whenever they played on the property, I managed to do some priming. There was a break of about 2.5 hours for lunch preparation/eating and shopping (including the second can of wood preservative). Progress on assembly was slow that day due to repositioning the door frame (initial construction error). However, except for the floor and storm strips, everything was primed. Work ended around 5:30 PM when my wife came home and was immediately upset because I hadn’t progressed as far as she expected.

Sunday: Setting the gable. Installing beams and screwing roof boards. Applying roofing felt, nailing/tacking it down. Installing shingles. Adding decorative and drip trim. Work started around 10:00 AM and ended with the last rays of sun around 9:00 PM. (Rain was actually forecast for that evening, so finishing the roof was essential.)
Major mishap: On Sunday I was so focused on the work that I completely forgot to pick up the ordered and purchased bouquet for Mother’s Day, which caused more trouble.

OK – adding it all up, it was probably 3 days.

Well, entertaining the kids is not considered part of the general working hours during the construction of a garden shed.

As mentioned before, it depends on the price and the type of wood. If you are talking about pressure-treated pine wood (often greenish in color), that can be done. It should actually be cheaper, as it is one of the more affordable options.

Or do you mean primed wood (i.e., coated with one layer of paint)?

What kind of wood are you getting?

The house is expected to be approximately 3.5 x 3.5 meters (11.5 x 11.5 feet) in size. The wood used is Northern European spruce. The impregnation treatment costs around 300 euros extra.