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I had my new shed delivered today and I just wanted to tell you about it as not too many people get excited about sheds. :o :o

I can't tell you how pleased I am about it, it's the best christmas present ever!
I've had my plot for just over two years and the number of times I've got there with all my stuff and then it's started to rain - well you know what I mean.

Now I can sit in the shed with my Alan Titchmarsh radio in the shape of a plantpot (one of last year's xmas pressies!), drink coffee and laugh at the weather. 8)

Going to B&Q tomorrow to buy some preserver to paint it with. The shed men said to get oil based stuff, which rules out the Cuprinol Garden shades stuff I had planned in a sort of sagey green.
Any advice about nice coloured preserver which does the job as well?

You could paint over the preservative when it is dry so you can still have sage green. My shed is painted in red, blue, yellow and gold stripes on top of the presevative ::) ;D.

Wish I had one - but really pleased for you.  Have just read out your message to the OH but did not pick up the hint.  Will have to look out for a freebie in the local papers.

Enjoy the views and warmth
BB

keep an eye on freecycle - this is the time of year that people replace their old sheds. i love my shed, i know how excited you are vee. i have a poster of captain jack sparrow up in the back of mine ;D

yay  ;D ;D

Hi vee,

congratulations. I don`t know what I`d do without my sheds. I`m up to three now, on two plots. They all have their different uses. Now you can create a compound in front of them with a little lawn and flower beds, and chairs and stuff.  ;D ahem! outdoor work space then...

If its not too late think about your base now. Either get the shed high or low on a good concrete base with no earth gaps. I wish someone had told me that sooner ...

As I have created the perfect winter home for rats under my tool shed that takes a lot of time, effort and money to mainain in perfect condition for them to keep coming back to.

Best of luck, Col

I painted my chicken house [old summer house] with Cuprinol in bright blue about 4 years ago & it's still fine - there was probably some sort of preservative already on it which shows it can be done.

I too got a shed for Xmas and what a difference it makes. :D We have had many cups of coffee over the last few week, we plan to have sausage sandwhices this Saturday. Just make sure you make it safe and cover the windows. We have put 2 grave board across and then stapled some bubblewrap over the window on the inside so you cant see in but let some light in. It was amazing how much shed envy i had before. Sad that we get so excited over these things!!!!

On our site we are only allowed  forest green or brown. I believe the neighbours complained.

Rosemary

I have used some wooden planks to make decking on 2 sides of my shed. I say shed but its really the back of a lorry. It is the back of an 8ton lorry with a roller door on the rear & Steel frame. I have boarded it out on the inside and put a sloping roof over the roof that it has to catch rainwater.

Quote from: ktlawson on January 10, 2007, 20:51:59
...  I say shed but its really the back of a lorry. It is the back of an 8ton lorry with a roller door on the rear & Steel frame...

;D

Quote from: Larkspur on January 10, 2007, 17:26:30
My shed is painted in red, blue, yellow and gold stripes on top of the presevative ::) ;D.

I'd love to see a piccie of that - sounds magnificent!  :D

Love the idea of a lorry as a shed - excellent recycling  ;D

Quote from: kitten on January 10, 2007, 21:20:30
I'd love to see a piccie of that - sounds magnificent!  :D

Will take a piccie at the weekend and post it. ;)

Hey kt how are you going to take a picture of my shed?  ::) ;D ;D ;D. I'll see what I can do kitten if it hasn't blown away in this wind.

to vee
we understand how exciting it is,we havnt got a new shed but we got a caravan
at the weekend its now on lottie and its great having somewhere to sit when it rains,just need a shed for storage now :)

One shed on our site is an old container (lorry) painted a tasteful green. Sadly we have a decaying 1960's camper in one corner of another plot... don't know how we will be rid of it!
:-\

Vision of saddad's disposal problem...   ?

Quote from: Larkspur on January 10, 2007, 17:26:30
My shed is painted in red, blue, yellow and gold stripes on top of the presevative ::) ;D.

That sounds fabulous! Would love to have painted mine in lovely bright stripes but as my plot's right next a footpath, I thought it might make it too noticable and attract the local vandals - have gone for completely the opposite and painted it black with white window bars and roof edging!

The final touch is a silver horseshoe over the door for luck!

Hi Tabbycat, we have a lot of trouble with vandals too (I recently had a spade stolen) :(. Thing is they can't break into my shed since it doesn't have a door only a striped canvas drape over the front so it is even brighter than the paint scheme makes it sound :D. It makes people smile ;D though some of my fellow plot holders seem to think it is some serious attempt at style rather than just funny which it is supposed to be ;).

congrats on your new home from home vee, am deeply envious!! I keep scouring ebay and adtrader and freecycle but haven't found anything local and/or cheap yet :(