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Shedendman
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From the prefab steel sheds i've seen and put up a couple,they're like made about the same thickness of tinfoil
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From the prefab steel sheds i've seen and put up a couple,they're like made about the same thickness of tinfoil
Yes, don't use a battery drill, you'l strip every thread.
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I bought a metal shed as a temporary measure just to store garden tools. As already said metal very thin / dents easily if you breath on a panel. Flimsy in every aspect. Obviously condensation bad. Not very secure as a can opener all a thief would need to gain access. I did consider strengthening and lining with ply or OSB but decided not worth the effort.
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I found the same and used pop rivets instead as I have an air riveter
I've got two..... erecting is simple, just don't tighten anything until its all together. Then you can wiggle the roof into place. They are surprisingly solid once its all together and tightened up considering they appear to be made from tin foil.
Condensation is a bitch. I've got the inside covered with polystyrene, ply and expanding foam and I still get condensation. By the time I'd bought the extra bits, I could have bought a wooden shed.
Condensation is a bitch. I've got the inside covered with polystyrene, ply and expanding foam and I still get condensation. By the time I'd bought the extra bits, I could have bought a wooden shed.
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I bought one to store stuff in while I build an extension, dissatisfied is a very mild description! It's Rubbish!! Thin flexible tinfoil.
For very little extra money I could have bought a wooden shed, even the cheapest one would be better! Don't waste your money!!
Edit - don't even think about it from a security point of view, I honestly think I could rip it open with my bare hands!
For very little extra money I could have bought a wooden shed, even the cheapest one would be better! Don't waste your money!!
Edit - don't even think about it from a security point of view, I honestly think I could rip it open with my bare hands!
Kayos
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Was my first thought but I could do with it yesterday if I'm honest
The wind literally tore mine in 2 places, the metal IIRC is about 10 or 12 thou thin.
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Not much more substantial than feeler gauges then.
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My BIL bought one and asked me to help him put it up as his DIY skills end at opening a tin of paint. As pointed out, the manufacturers must have a contract with Bacofoil and after hours of attempting to true it up we could not get the sliding doors to work properly. When he moved house a few years later he asked me help dismantle it so he could take it with him, I persuaded him it was a bad idea.
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Found you the ideal tin shed as proved by many of those years past
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I am just about to build shed 3 which leans against shed 2, I am using CLS timber from B+Q doing the stick construction and then 2' x 8' OSB t+g outside and then use 22ex cladding should be a bit better then what i saw in Wickes, I will try and take pictures as i go. This is what i did next door but its partially in the ground.
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Erm when can i move in,and is sat tv thrown in?
