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shed advice wanted

  • 15-02-2020 11:34am
    #1
    yamaha4life
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭


    so i have recently moved house and sadly for me this place has no garden shed or out buildings 😞

    so basically i need something cheap and cheerful that is large enough to accomadate for a bench vise on form of table work station, small aircompressor and various other mechanics tools.

    ive been looking at mostly metal frame type ones between 300-500 euros id like something i could take away with me again if possible.

    i have also been looking at dancover portable garages but with the weather the way it is it would need to be taken down over winter.

    most of them say i need a concrete base but that wont be possible as i doubt id b aloud is there a work around to that.


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  • #2
    keithdub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭keithdub


    You would be better of getting a wooden one stronger will last longer.


  • #3
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    yamaha4life wrote: »
    so i have recently moved house and sadly for me this place has no garden shed or out buildings 😞

    so basically i need something cheap and cheerful that is large enough to accomadate for a bench vise on form of table work station, small aircompressor and various other mechanics tools.

    ive been looking at mostly metal frame type ones between 300-500 euros id like something i could take away with me again if possible.

    i have also been looking at dancover portable garages but with the weather the way it is it would need to be taken down over winter.

    most of them say i need a concrete base but that wont be possible as i doubt id b aloud is there a work around to that.

    You can use paving slabs without having to dig etc. Just ensure they are level. Remove paving slabs when you are leaving.

    Tbh if I was renting i would be investing in anything like a shed. Chances are you will have to leave it behind.


  • #4
    yamaha4life
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭yamaha4life


    paving slabs sound like a good alternative, i have a self assembly metal frame shed bookmarked for €349 decent size, i dont have much choice in buying the shed i have no where to store my tools ect at the moment 1/2 of my tools are in my bedroom!


  • #5
    carbonceiling
    Registered Users Posts: 69 ✭✭carbonceiling


    be careful with metal sheds as a lot of them can suffer from condensation problems and the walls can get quite wet on the inside which can't be good for your tools.


  • #6
    yamaha4life
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭yamaha4life


    this is what ill more than likely get and plonk it on paving slabs.

    https://www.vidaxl.ie/e/8719883756721/vidaxl-garden-storage-shed-anthracite-steel-257x205x178-cm

    it says it has vents etc, i guess if i put something under the paving slabs it might help with moisture?


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  • #7
    keithdub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭keithdub


    Before you buy it go look at one. They aren't that sturdy and do suffer from rust. I put one in my parents house 6 years ago and I'll be happy if it lasted another 2


  • #8
    yamaha4life
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭yamaha4life


    keithdub wrote: »
    Before you buy it go look at one. They aren't that sturdy and do suffer from rust. I put one in my parents house 6 years ago and I'll be happy if it lasted another 2

    they sell them on donedeal in kerry but thats a bit further than id like to drive just for a gawk, but i get where your coming from. if the one im looking at lasted 6 years for the small price it would have paid for itself for me anyway. if it kept my tools relatively safe and "dry" with enough space for a small work table id be happy.


  • #9
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,100 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    yamaha4life wrote: »
    this is what ill more than likely get and plonk it on paving slabs.

    https://www.vidaxl.ie/e/8719883756721/vidaxl-garden-storage-shed-anthracite-steel-257x205x178-cm

    it says it has vents etc, i guess if i put something under the paving slabs it might help with moisture?

    What height are you? It's not very tall so even if you're quite short it might be a pain in the hole.


  • #10
    yamaha4life
    Registered Users Posts: 366 ✭✭yamaha4life


    im 5"4 on a good day :)


  • #11
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    yamaha4life wrote: »
    they sell them on donedeal in kerry but thats a bit further than id like to drive just for a gawk, but i get where your coming from. if the one im looking at lasted 6 years for the small price it would have paid for itself for me anyway. if it kept my tools relatively safe and "dry" with enough space for a small work table id be happy.




    Hi Yamaha.


    Years ago I bought one of these from Argos https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/6215569/Trail/searchtext%3ESHED.htm. I don't think that there was a single piece longer than 18". It was never dry and was damaged in the winds several times. I spent the 7 or 8 years we had it trying to sure it up with timber and patch holes.


    Not much help to you but I wouldn't get another.


    All the best.


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  • #12
    paddyb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 488 ✭✭paddyb


    I moved in to a place that has a shed with a metal roof. Had to take all of my tools out of the shed because it was so damp with the condensation from the metal roof.


  • #13
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    I can recommend a timber frame steel shed...best of both worlds

    Mine has survived two stormy winters so far, still nice and tight and dry as a bone inside

    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=107161271


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