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Quote from: cacran on October 09, 2007, 19:28:55
Anyone had a plastic shed? I wondered what they are like. ...

Yes, we've got one.  It's in the garden rather than on the lottie.  A Keter 12' x 10' (IIRC, quite a large one, anyway).

Good: It was relatively cheap. Dead easy to assemble.  Extremely easy to maintain - there's no painting or rustproofing needed.  Doesn't look too ugly - better than metal, not as nice as a well-designed wooden one.

Bad: Security is almost zero. We padlock the doors, but you could cut another one in the walls with a Stanley knife in a minute! It certainly wouldn't deter serious thieves, but then very little would do so.  The walls aren't strong enough to take any serious shelving.  We use Dexion-type free-standing shelving units instead.  TBH, we'd probably do that anyway, since we store quite a lot of heavy stuff.

Well, I have decided against metal so it's either wood or plastic. As I only want it to have a table and chair in, for my little sanctury, security is not really an issue. Our plots are well hidden and so far, no vandals or burglars in over 20 years.

Regarding fitting guttering. The brackets that the gutter slots into are normally srcewed to the shed side or to a fascia board running the length of the shed. There is an alternative bracket tho. It actually clamps onto the roof lip by means of a screwdriver tightened clamp. Easy to fit.

thanks for the guttering tip kenkew, will investigate at the weekend ;D