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New shed Wooden - Plastic - Steel?

  • 05-06-2024 8:29am
    #1
    clint_silver
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    The old skip with a roof out the back needs replacing. Im after getting 15 years or so out of the current 10x6 wooden shed.

    Are there any advancements in shed technology that suggest I should get a plastic, wooden or steel one? Im under no illusion, I need somewhere to store really important items for a year or so before I decide they actually werent important and throw them out.

    This post is about new sheds, not my hoarding super powers.



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  • #2
    Lumen
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    I don't really have any evidence to back this up, but I reckon that wooden sheds tend to be less prone to condensation issues, for a given amount of ventilation. This is because wood has a certain capacity to absorb (buffer) moisture over the day/night cycle.

    Pragmatically, the main difference is that wooden sheds (and maybe plastic ones?) are cheaper to buy and cheaper to install, because they don't need to sit on a slab.

    Neither is particularly secure, although a windowless steel shed with a multipoint locking door is going to deter unambitious attacks.



  • #3
    elperello
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    Are you sure the old one is beyond repair?

    If the roof is your problem you could put a steel roof on it over the felt.



  • #4
    clint_silver
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122221779#Comment_122221779

    Roof is ok, walls mostly ok but its really the floor and lowers sides starting to rot. I got couple sheets mdf last year and layered over the floor but sides will be more troublesome, Id probably get another couple winters out of it at a push but dont want to put money and effort in this year if going to need new one next 1-2 years anyway.



  • #5
    clint_silver
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    security not my main concern for anything in the shed. If someone wants to break in and rob me of 20 half tins of paint, a karcher power washer with the nozzle leaking, 3 old quilts that I use for painting, 2 tubs of ice salt and the rest is basically full of second hand items youd get in the middle aisle of lidl on a wet thursday in january, theyre welcome to them. I use them infrequently enough to keep them hanging around.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122221707#Comment_122221707



  • #6
    elperello
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122222004#Comment_122222004

    Sounds like it's on the way out.

    My preference for a replacement would be a good quality timber shed with an insulated steel roof.



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  • #7
    Sarai Glamorous Gauche
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122221707#Comment_122221707

    Adman sheds offer a steel shed that has a timber floor so as a consequence doesn’t require a concrete slab. Their website has all the details. They can be purchased either direct or from woodies. Pop into woodies for a look. No problems with ours since we bought 2 years ago. Good Irish company to deal with



  • #8
    clint_silver
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122222557#Comment_122222557

    will do over the weekeend thanks for that..

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


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