Back in April, I was working hard on making room for an additional shed. I’ve considered lots of options, including building one from scratch. Materials aren’t cheap though and, given that the motivation for another shed is that I don’t have room to work in my present one because of everything stored in there, that seemed a bit of a stretch. In the end, I purchased one of these plastic ones, which was relatively inexpensive but I know people who have found they have stayed in good condition for a long time… and I could order last night and get it today.

It arrived nice and early so I was able to check all the parts had arrived but we had guests for lunch so construction couldn’t begin until mid-afternoon. I would say the the suggestion of construction being a two-hour job was optimistic. We finally had it together by about 7pm and I still needed to pop to the local DIY store to get some sealant as, despite doing our best to follow the instructions, the edges of the roof had some gaps which looked like they would cause trouble.

Would I recommend the shed? It is too early to properly review. I think there are several points where design and instructions could be improved but it does feel reasonably sturdy. Buying new, I don’t think we could have done better for the price and might have ended up doing a lot worse! What makes me happy though is that the new shed is now in place. I’ve started to fill it with some of the lumber and other bits and pieces from the working shed (not least to ensure it is anchored down potential stormy weather on Monday) and I’m looking forward to getting more organised and getting on with some more DIY projects soon.