Monthly Archives: January 2017

  1. Why would I want to maintain my shed? Surely they just look after themselves?

    Why would I want to maintain my shed? Surely they just look after themselves?

    The humble garden shed – highly functional, Tardis-like in its storage abilities, holder of all your clutter and a great retreat for Dad.

    We invest a lot of money in our garden sheds and just expect them to last forever, often we neglect

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  2. Shed of the Year 2015: The first episode

    Last night saw the first episode of channel 4’s “Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year”, a show that explores Britain’s greatest sheds. The show will, excuse the pun, shed light on some of the wackiest and craziest sheds that will inspire and provide ideas

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  3. Overlap or Tongue and Groove?

    Overlap cladding

    Constructed from rough sawn down boards and finished with a factory applied surface treatment, our 8mm overlap cladding offers:

    • Low maintenance
    • Practical outer shell
    • Rustic appearance

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  4. Shed of the Year 2015: the finalists

    It may have begun many months ago but now, with less than a week until the public vote closes, the 2015 Shed of the Year competition is drawing to an end. Along the way, we’ve been treated to a host of weird and wonderful creations that demonstrate that

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  5. How to paint a shed

    With Spring here, your focus shifts from the housework to the garden. Painting and Treating your Garden Sheds is an annual thing for most shed owners. Painting your garden sheds is not a strenuous activity and it can bring the family together, but remember,

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  6. Shed of the Year 2015: an update

    We’re just days away from the Shed of the Year Competition closing for entries for 2015 and the entries just keep pouring in. The competition is a fascinating chance to see how innovative and exceptional a garden shed can be and how it’s much more than

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  7. Hiding your wheelie bin - how to store it

    Wheelie bins are a necessity for sorting rubbish and recycling waste. Furthermore, refuse lorries do the heavy lifting now instead of the bin men who used to have to break their backs to lift rubbish. Wheelie bins also are safer for everyone, protecting

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  8. How to use paving slabs for a shed base

    With 2015 finally here, make this year the one you focus and finish the garden before summer so you can truly enjoy the warm weather we “should” see this year.

    Why not start with replacing the shed or if you have a shed that is still standing

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  9. How to build a shed base with concrete blocks

    To maintain stability, prevent damage and reduce to rate that rot sets in on timber sheds, a base is required. Shed bases come in all different styles and sizes to suit all manners of sheds and a concrete block shed is considered one of the easiest and

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  10. Which is the best shed felt to use?

    Which is the best shed felt to use?

    If you want your shed to provide weatherproof storage, you need to make sure that the roof and felt is in good condition; this is the main defence from the torrential rain that we see all year round.

    All sheds these days come with adequate

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