The Shed Review Guide
A free, plain-English PDF for checking any shed before you hand over the money. What the listing jargon means, where cheap sheds cut corners, and a checklist to run through on delivery day.
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What's inside
Nine short chapters, each answering a question you'd otherwise be asking a shop assistant who's on commission. Read it on your phone, or print the checklist and take it outside.
Before you shop
Working out what the shed is for, what has to fit inside, and the most you want to spend all-in.
Reading a listing
Cladding types, board thickness and framing size: the three numbers that tell you most about a shed.
Floors and bearers
Why a soft floor is the most common complaint, and the specification that avoids it.
Roofs and felt
Sheet roofs against tongue and groove, felt grades, and what "shed felt included" can mean.
Treatment
Dip-treated against pressure-treated timber, and what each one asks of you every year.
Doors, windows and security
Hinges, hasps, glazing and the small upgrades worth paying for.
Choosing a base
Gravel, slabs, concrete or a plastic grid, matched to your ground and your shed's size.
Build or buy
A worked comparison so you can see whether building your own really saves money.
The delivery-day checklist
A printable page to tick through before the driver leaves.
Who it's for
Written for first-timers who are handy enough to put a shed up but don't do it for a living.
- Buying flat-pack
- You're comparing listings that all look the same and want to know which numbers actually matter.
- Building your own
- You want to know what a shop-bought shed would give you for the money, before you start cutting.
- On a budget
- You'd rather spend a little more once than buy a cheap shed twice. The guide shows where the money matters.
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Is it really free?
Yes. Shed World is paid for by affiliate links on the site, not by the guide. You don't need to buy anything.
What will you e-mail me?
The guide first. After that, a new article now and then. Every e-mail has an unsubscribe link that works in one click.
Does it recommend particular brands?
No. It teaches you to judge any shed by its specification, so you can compare whatever is on offer near you.