Free shed guide for first-time buyers

Six chapters as a PDF: the build or buy sums, sizes, materials, bases, a review checklist and a one-page budget planner. Free, by email.

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What is in the Shed Review Guide

  1. Chapters 1 and 2: build or buy, and size

    The sums for a flat-pack shed against building your own, and a way to measure what you store before you pick 6x4, 8x6 or 10x8 ft.

    A row of timber sheds of different sizes on an allotment
  2. Chapters 3 and 4: materials and bases

    Timber, metal and plastic side by side, then gravel, slabs, concrete and plastic grids, with the ground each one needs.

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  3. Chapters 5 and 6: the checklist and the budget

    What to check in any shed listing and on delivery day, and a one-page planner for the shed, base and extras.

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