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Moving a garden shed to new house

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  • 01-05-2024 12:05pm
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    Christina A
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭


    Does anyone know anyone that dismantles woden garden sheds and moves them to a new house and rebuilds. Newish shed (2 years old) and moving house so dont want to leave it behind and have to buy new one. Roughly what would it cost.



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    rje66
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭rje66


    Location would help???



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    Jim_Hodge
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    Location? And do the new buyers know the shed will be going?



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    Peregrinus
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    It's very much going to depend on the structure and design of the shed. Most of the kit sheds are not designed for disassembly and reassembly — e.g. if structural members have been nailed together they can't be just pulled apart and renailed; you're going to have to put in a bit of reinforcement to ensure the new joints are sound. Similarly, if panels have been fixed with staples, it may be difficult to disassemble the shed without damaging the panels. Etc, etc.



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    rje66
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122088433#Comment_122088433

    If its a standard timber shed, none of this applies



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    Padre_Pio
    Registered Users Posts: 5,161 ✭✭✭Padre_Pio


    Just need to cut the felt at the roof pitch and take the shed apart.

    A base, 4 sides and two roof panels. Easy enough for anyone with a hammer and a crowbar.



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    Christina A
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Christina A


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122088377#Comment_122088377

    Moving from Clondalin Dublin to Tallaght Dublin. Both houses have side entrances.



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    Christina A
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Christina A


    Yes the new homeowner knows. Moving from Clondalkin to Tallaght on Dublin.



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    Christina A
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Christina A


    Its a standard 8 x 6 timber shiplap shed. Just looking for someone to dis assemble and re assemble in new house as its only 2 years old and dont want to have to buy a new one for the new house if I can help it.



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    looksee
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    If you could do it yourself I reckon it would be worth it. If you have to pay someone to dismantle, move and reassemble it may not be worth it. Also you are going to have to get site levelled etc, though if it is going onto a suitable, flat, possibly concrete site that won't apply. It will also depend on whether it can be dismantled, transported and reassembled in the same day (ie when you have access to the new house).

    I have a well made, same age, same size shed and I would consider it to be a false economy to pay someone to move it, especially if you are not sure how comptetent they are, but that's just me.



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    RiderOnTheStorm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,130 ✭✭✭RiderOnTheStorm


    We (my son & I) did exactly this 6 months ago. He bought a decent shed a few years ago (3?) and bolted it together, so it came apart quite easily. As prev poster said, ours was straight forward 4 wood panel walls (bolted together at the corners), and 2 sheets of ply for the roof. The base was difficult, as he (son) made it himself and it weighed a ton! We did move it on the roof of a jeep.

    If you can get a friend to help take it apart (very easy) it will prob fit on roof rack. Once you get it to Tallaght , you can store it in garden until you are ready to re-assemble. This is fairly easy also, but not as easy as taking it apart, so if you dont fancy doing it yourself, you could wait until you get a few DIY jobs lined up for paid labour to tackle.



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    RiderOnTheStorm
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    ….moving the contents was a bigger pain!



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    Seth Brundle
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    Somewhat off topic: if you're selling your house (rather than renting) and the shed is listed in the property details, it could become a problem if you take it.



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