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Garden shed guides for beginners

Build or buy, timber or metal, and what goes underneath. An 8 x 6 ft shed on a gravel base is one weekend's work.

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Five shed topics. Pick the question you came with.

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Shed costs on a budget

What a shed, its base and the delivery cost, and where the money goes.
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Shed bases and foundations

Gravel, paving slabs, concrete or a plastic grid, and which suits your ground.
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Shed materials that last

Overlap, shiplap and tongue-and-groove timber against metal and plastic.
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Shed sizes and layouts

Measure what goes in first: a mower, two bikes and a workbench need different floors.
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Storage ideas for sheds

Wall rails, shelves and hooks that keep the floor clear for the big things.

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A checklist to take to the garden centre or open beside a product page: walls, floor, roof, door, base and delivery, in the order they fail.

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New guides go up most weeks. Each one answers a single question.

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  • 8 x 6 or 10 x 8: picking a shed sizeSizes
  • Hanging tools on the wall, not the floorStorage

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Treated timber bearers laid across a plastic grid base filled with grey gravel