Timber Frame Steel Clad Shed

cletus

I am hoping in the next while to replace my 8'x6 timber garden shed with a larger shed and run electricity to it.

I had originally been looking at steel sheds, but apart from being quite expensive, they're seems to be a lot of issues re condensation, even in insulated sheds (cold bridging etc)

I came across timber framed steel clad sheds this evening online that have, and I quote "membrane and then a layer of 18mm OSB board"

The frame is made of 3x2, the floor and roof are tgv, and they come in at half the price of a steel shed for any given size.

Question is, does anybody have experience of this type of shed, and are they to good to be true? Am I missing something important?

embracingLife

Not familiar with these sheds. Btw can you post a link or name the company that's supplying these sheds?

I did a quick google and came across a company called AbbeyLawn. Is this the company website you saw?

Anyway the important question about the timber frame steel clad.........is the membrane between the steel sheets and the timber?! Also what type of membrane? On the inside of the roof is there membrane too? any insulation on the roof?! Especially with steel there should be insulation on the roof regardless of single skin walls etc.


I got a steel shed built in my garden earlier this year and I searched all the companies that make sheds, timber/steel and "concrete" sheds all over the place and I sussed out all the ins and outs of it, so I hope I can answer your questions!

cletus

Thanks for the reply. Yep, it was abbeylawns. Dunno if the membrane I'd on the roof as well, I haven't seen them in person, just came across the website. I would assume so, but you know what they say abouts assuming, it needs you look like a gob****e when you're wrong:D.

The membrane would appear to be between the steel and the frame, but they don't mention what that membrane might be.

Any other info you have gleaned from your research would be appreciated

embracingLife

well, go and visit the company and have a look at them up close, keep an open mind and keep your own opinion on the spiel the sales people tell you.

I had a look at the photos on that site and just looking at the photos of inside of the shed....it does appear that they got only one horizontal plank on the walls! Bit stingy/price conscious of them! They at least should have used two/3/4 equally spaced from top to bottom! I wonder what these walls will be like in a few years time with winds etc.

homer911

I was looking at these myself earlier in the year and had the same concerns - looked like too little battoning and basically the thing was pig-ugly. Went with a wooden PT shed with onduline roof instead and am delighted with it

cletus

Thanks for the post homer, do you have a link to the shed you got in the end?

Also, excuse my ignorance, but what is PT, and onduline

homer911

cletus wrote: »

Thanks for the post homer, do you have a link to the shed you got in the end?

Also, excuse my ignorance, but what is PT, and onduline

PT is pressure treated timber
http://www.strongtie.com/productuse/ptwoodfaqs.html

You can read about Onduline here: http://www.onduline.com/
but got it from http://www.ballyfreegardensheds.ie/ - the front page of their website has a shed with an Onduline roof - its overlaid on top of the mineral felt.

cletus

Thanks for the replies lads, ye've given me plenty of food for thought. I had pretty much written off the idea of a timber shed, but homer's link has thrown out all wide open again

smartgardener

See me website section wood shed for a sample