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Title: Sheds
Post by: ramblehan on April 17, 2006, 23:12:57
Anyone know where to get cheap sheds from? ;D
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: supersprout on April 18, 2006, 06:27:50
Hello ramblehan,
Do you have a garden or a plot? If a garden, some associations can help, or you might be offered a neighbour's shed when they upgrade - for free, they will want rid of it.
Or try this:
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/joomla/component/option,com_smf/Itemid,57/topic,18769.0
Good luck, and welcome to A4a :)
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: Justy on April 18, 2006, 12:25:19
do you have a Freecycle website in your area?  They are a great place to find all sorts of stuff - you can also post wanted notices too.

http://freecycle.org/
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: SMP1704 on April 18, 2006, 18:20:30
Hi

You could also try ebay (where I found mine) or you could try Sarah's approach and try to blag a shed at a large DIY store i.e., one that is damaged and can't be sold.

then you just need a van to transport it ;D

Good luck
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: Curryandchips on April 18, 2006, 19:03:39
Or if you are capable and can get enough scrap timber (pallets are a good source), then you could try making your own, not as hard as it might sound, but it will take effort and time.
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: onionhead on April 18, 2006, 19:37:19
Being a bit of a cheapskate I'm going along with the venerable Curry's suggestion and building a shed (very slowly) from reclaimed wood (mainly pallets). However, if you want instant results (and as much as I hate to plug capitalist pigdog organisations) B&Q are currently doing a 6x4 for £80... not exactly cheap though, is it. Ah well, you could always try putting an order in with the Cosmos (a la Noel Edmonds!)
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: ramblehan on April 18, 2006, 23:09:34
Thanks, we can definately not afford a new one, so some form of blagging is in order. Thanks for the tips...will see what i can hunt out in the local area. Cheers.
Title: Re: Sheds
Post by: euronerd on April 19, 2006, 21:22:41
Mine was built from those sheets they board vandalised shop windows up with, second hand of course. It's horrible stuff but very cheap, and if you paint it with bitumen - well mine's done seven years and is still like new, as it were. I think it was a fiver a sheet (8ft x 4ft) plus another fiver for delivery. ;D

Geoff.