We are now in our fifth year living in our house.
And in the garden, there is always something to redesign or create, which the years before didn’t allow time for.
Now I’ve been thinking about getting a small garden shed with a lean-to roof. The lean-to would be for firewood, and the shed for garden tools.
What do you think: minimum wood thickness? Is 19 mm (3/4 inch) enough?
Does it absolutely need a floor? We only want to store hand tools, fertilizer, buckets, and a wheelbarrow.
For the foundation, I’m thinking of using ground anchors that are set in concrete. The thought of digging 80 cm (31 inches) deep terrifies me...
My husband isn’t really the creative type. He can do the work, but designing a shed himself isn’t his thing. We lack the technical knowledge. So we would probably order one. Building it ourselves should be doable [emoji16]
Please show your sheds: where are they located in your garden? Did you build it yourselves or order it? Any challenges during assembly?
What would you have done differently? More windows? Different paint? Pressure-treated wood or not?
I need your input and ideas.
And in general: this topic is completely missing here.
And in the garden, there is always something to redesign or create, which the years before didn’t allow time for.
Now I’ve been thinking about getting a small garden shed with a lean-to roof. The lean-to would be for firewood, and the shed for garden tools.
What do you think: minimum wood thickness? Is 19 mm (3/4 inch) enough?
Does it absolutely need a floor? We only want to store hand tools, fertilizer, buckets, and a wheelbarrow.
For the foundation, I’m thinking of using ground anchors that are set in concrete. The thought of digging 80 cm (31 inches) deep terrifies me...
My husband isn’t really the creative type. He can do the work, but designing a shed himself isn’t his thing. We lack the technical knowledge. So we would probably order one. Building it ourselves should be doable [emoji16]
Please show your sheds: where are they located in your garden? Did you build it yourselves or order it? Any challenges during assembly?
What would you have done differently? More windows? Different paint? Pressure-treated wood or not?
I need your input and ideas.
And in general: this topic is completely missing here.
Take a look at the one below. It’s not cheap, but it’s rather flimsy and plain—there’s no exact way to translate "flätig" from the original dialect. The upper cabin, which is treated for weather resistance, is quite rustic, but with red paint and white accents typical for Swedish style, it can look quite stylish.
The upper one is also available similarly at OBI, but the photo is from gartenpirat.
The lower one is from OBI online... I also managed to get a 10% coupon for OBI online during a promotion...
Both are probably free of shipping costs... I haven’t gone through the ordering process yet.
Both are under 900 €.
Edit: the upper one has a plastic glass roof.
The lower one is from OBI online... I also managed to get a 10% coupon for OBI online during a promotion...
Both are probably free of shipping costs... I haven’t gone through the ordering process yet.
Both are under 900 €.
Edit: the upper one has a plastic glass roof.
Bremer is asking for 899,- for the lower one. The doors only close with force. The wood is too fresh and has warped. The glass pane in the door is also very thin.
I’d rather go for something similar in price from biohort in AT, even though it’s metal. But it’s solidly made. We were looking at garden sheds for lawn mowers. Karsten
PS I checked it out on Gartenpirat. Well, that one review says a lot. Always see these things in person. Don’t buy online.
I’d rather go for something similar in price from biohort in AT, even though it’s metal. But it’s solidly made. We were looking at garden sheds for lawn mowers. Karsten
PS I checked it out on Gartenpirat. Well, that one review says a lot. Always see these things in person. Don’t buy online.
Haha, I know the reviews... they’re all pretty much the same.
But we saw the one without the lean-to roof in someone’s garden yesterday. It was very warped from the wind.
Mine costs about $400 more at OBI and has 20mm (0.8 inch) boards, so it’s of higher quality.
I didn’t want to go below 19mm (0.75 inch) either.
The one at Gartenpirat has 16mm (0.6 inch) boards, I just noticed [emoji33]
The metal parts are probably good, but they don’t appeal to me visually. I also want the lean-to roof included. My husband is supposed to cut the wood in a dry place [emoji4]
You often can’t look at these in person. They usually only display the common models.
But we saw the one without the lean-to roof in someone’s garden yesterday. It was very warped from the wind.
Mine costs about $400 more at OBI and has 20mm (0.8 inch) boards, so it’s of higher quality.
I didn’t want to go below 19mm (0.75 inch) either.
The one at Gartenpirat has 16mm (0.6 inch) boards, I just noticed [emoji33]
The metal parts are probably good, but they don’t appeal to me visually. I also want the lean-to roof included. My husband is supposed to cut the wood in a dry place [emoji4]
You often can’t look at these in person. They usually only display the common models.
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Bieber081510 Apr 2018 21:00We bought the "SSH Speyer 3 naturbelassen" from Hornbach. It has a 3 m x 3 m (10 ft x 10 ft) footprint with sidewalls made of 38 mm (1.5 in) rounded profile timber with tongue and groove joints. The roof is 19 mm (0.75 in). It also includes a wooden floor, also 19 mm (0.75 in).
My thoughts on this:
- I don’t think I would have been significantly cheaper buying timber from a specialist lumber dealer and building it myself. The planning alone... when would I have had the time to do it?
- The assembly instructions for the house are pretty poor. I suspect this is the case for all of them!
- Now that I know how it works, it’s best to help a friend with their first house. Then the second one will be your own.
- The wood itself was good quality, not warped or anything. The wrong or missing parts were promptly replaced (which of course delayed the schedule by weeks, since you only have occasional weekends free).
- Regarding the foundation... I couldn’t rest easy if the house were just standing loose. I securely anchored it to the foundation. Maybe paranoid, but we have had more (severe) storms here in the years we’ve lived in the house.
- Whether the square floor plan is really practical remains to be seen. I suspect a rectangular shape might be more efficient to use.
- With the external dimensions, 38 mm (1.5 in) timber is definitely more stable.
- You also have to take care of the roofing and drainage yourself.
- A splash guard is a good idea, otherwise dirt will splash back onto the bottom.
- We initially treated the individual parts twice with a solvent-based wood primer. Under the pavilion because of rain. Then we assembled it (that was last autumn). As soon as there are three free dry days in a row, we will apply a sealer and final coat [@Nordlys: reddish brown and pale ivory. The ladies of the house didn’t want Scandinavian red]).
That’s it for now...
My thoughts on this:
- I don’t think I would have been significantly cheaper buying timber from a specialist lumber dealer and building it myself. The planning alone... when would I have had the time to do it?
- The assembly instructions for the house are pretty poor. I suspect this is the case for all of them!
- Now that I know how it works, it’s best to help a friend with their first house. Then the second one will be your own.
- The wood itself was good quality, not warped or anything. The wrong or missing parts were promptly replaced (which of course delayed the schedule by weeks, since you only have occasional weekends free).
- Regarding the foundation... I couldn’t rest easy if the house were just standing loose. I securely anchored it to the foundation. Maybe paranoid, but we have had more (severe) storms here in the years we’ve lived in the house.
- Whether the square floor plan is really practical remains to be seen. I suspect a rectangular shape might be more efficient to use.
- With the external dimensions, 38 mm (1.5 in) timber is definitely more stable.
- You also have to take care of the roofing and drainage yourself.
- A splash guard is a good idea, otherwise dirt will splash back onto the bottom.
- We initially treated the individual parts twice with a solvent-based wood primer. Under the pavilion because of rain. Then we assembled it (that was last autumn). As soon as there are three free dry days in a row, we will apply a sealer and final coat [@Nordlys: reddish brown and pale ivory. The ladies of the house didn’t want Scandinavian red]).
That’s it for now...
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