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FrankChief6 Jan 2024 13:33Hello
We are planning to get a garden shed and have decided on Keter for this purpose.
Either the Keter Oakland or Artisan model.
How durable are these garden sheds? Does anyone have experience with Keter garden sheds?
We are planning to get a garden shed and have decided on Keter for this purpose.
Either the Keter Oakland or Artisan model.
How durable are these garden sheds? Does anyone have experience with Keter garden sheds?
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FrankChief6 Jan 2024 16:09What alternatives are there?
We are looking for a maintenance-free garden shed.
One alternative would be Biohort, but it also costs €2000.
We are looking for a maintenance-free garden shed.
One alternative would be Biohort, but it also costs €2000.
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FrankChief6 Jan 2024 16:17A wooden house measuring approximately 2.5 meters by 3.5 meters (8 feet 2 inches by 11 feet 6 inches) is not really cheaper, but it requires more maintenance.
A plastic house is practically maintenance-free because you can’t perform maintenance on it. Even UV-resistant plastic will fade and become brittle; it just takes longer than with “normal” plastic. Wood, on the other hand, is maintainable; broken parts can be repaired or replaced. Using the right oil, a “vintage look” can be created from the start, so that less frequent upkeep is needed.
Truly maintenance-free is probably only a high-quality metal house made of aluminum. However, that comes with other issues such as heat and condensation.
And I also believe that these prefabricated garden houses, regardless of the material, are too expensive. Perhaps there are more affordable kits available from a carpenter or timber-framing workshop nearby. I plan to build something like this myself within the next two years. I’m not yet sure whether I will do it completely on my own, with guidance from a carpenter, or buy a kit, but it will most likely be wood.
Truly maintenance-free is probably only a high-quality metal house made of aluminum. However, that comes with other issues such as heat and condensation.
And I also believe that these prefabricated garden houses, regardless of the material, are too expensive. Perhaps there are more affordable kits available from a carpenter or timber-framing workshop nearby. I plan to build something like this myself within the next two years. I’m not yet sure whether I will do it completely on my own, with guidance from a carpenter, or buy a kit, but it will most likely be wood.
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WilderSueden6 Jan 2024 16:44The plastic will certainly degrade over the years due to UV exposure. With a wooden house, you just repaint it every few years, but what do you do with the plastic? Painting is not that much trouble; for a small house like this, you could easily do it after work during the summer.
Overall, I am not a fan of the construction method. The plastic boards are simply slotted in vertically and held together without any supporting substructure. I don’t find that very stable, especially in storms or snow. Single tongue-and-groove joints are generally not ideal. I would recommend a traditional log cabin style with double tongue-and-groove joints (definitely avoid 28mm (1.1 inch) boards with single tongue) or alternatively a beam construction covered with tongue-and-groove paneling. I don’t share Tolentino’s optimism. Such a house involves a lot of wood, and if you have a professional do the structural calculations, it will cost accordingly. You are probably similarly priced with prefabricated kits.
Overall, I am not a fan of the construction method. The plastic boards are simply slotted in vertically and held together without any supporting substructure. I don’t find that very stable, especially in storms or snow. Single tongue-and-groove joints are generally not ideal. I would recommend a traditional log cabin style with double tongue-and-groove joints (definitely avoid 28mm (1.1 inch) boards with single tongue) or alternatively a beam construction covered with tongue-and-groove paneling. I don’t share Tolentino’s optimism. Such a house involves a lot of wood, and if you have a professional do the structural calculations, it will cost accordingly. You are probably similarly priced with prefabricated kits.
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