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brightspark
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well it is a garden center and plenty of folk go in em and splash the cash
even go and have tea and biscuits and buy expensive plants and plant feed 
JOEPRO
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For a (unspecified) limited time only. Hence I bought two it was such a bargain to be had
brightspark
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yea you have to put the base in though
Not everyone is blessed with a pair of hands ,,, these days are reflecting the 90s craze for everyone to go into computers and IT ,,, now there is a huge skills gap.
A fair few folk of the first house age and needing a shed could design it in cad, sort out the location and position to the mm using gps , and visualize how it will look in situ and show you a photo realistic rendering , even calculate the heat loss and running costs in photoshop , or tell you hoe to finance it and show you the spread sheet in exel
very few could lift the saw and a hammer and build it though , they are the ones who will pay .
Their argument is they earn enough pressing buttons not to have to swing a hammer , me , Im not so sure thats how it works.
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That would be impressive.
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I had this dilemma a few years ago. Buy or build.
There's a few shed builders local to me that do really nice sheds, the kind you could kit out for an office.
Anyway, I went DIY and get the plan from https://www.diysheds.co.uk/
Custom designed to fit perfectly in the gap I had.
Think it was peak covid DIY time though and the material cost was ridiculous.
Sheds a beast though, fully lined with 18mm OSB3 and double skinned OSB roof with EPDM rubber skin.
I only use it for storage
There's a few shed builders local to me that do really nice sheds, the kind you could kit out for an office.
Anyway, I went DIY and get the plan from https://www.diysheds.co.uk/
Custom designed to fit perfectly in the gap I had.
Think it was peak covid DIY time though and the material cost was ridiculous.
Sheds a beast though, fully lined with 18mm OSB3 and double skinned OSB roof with EPDM rubber skin.
I only use it for storage
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I think we paid about £1200 a couple of years ago just partially re-building our 8x16' shed, new roof and shiplap on two sides, building the whole thing from scratch would be eye watering. Timber isn't cheap, and it adds up quickly when you want it insulated, lined, painted, wired etc.
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I have been looking already on the usual free add sites. Lots of good used or actually new unused golden oak PVC double glazed windows going very cheap. I'm watching for double PVC doors then I'll start buying that stuff and then make shed to suit it.
I am also one of those BIM guys who does it in CAD and works out heat loss. Except my biggest joy is building it which I can too
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I have been looking already on the usual free add sites. Lots of good used or actually new unused golden oak PVC double glazed windows going very cheap. I'm watching for double PVC doors then I'll start buying that stuff and then make shed to suit it.
I am also one of those BIM guys who does it in CAD and works out heat loss. Except my biggest joy is building it which I can too
That is different, Quick is expensive, patience changes the picture.
Anything i build gets re-drawn by me in cad, I like having a cutting list and knowing my window sizes before a start cutting wood.
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I built my 12' x 16' during the first covid lockdown, including the concrete base it came to around £5000 all in. That includes 4" of insulation in walls, roof and even the door, plus a double glazed window.
