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MatthewC
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No knowledge of them, but I have just finished my second bespoke shed, self designed and built, complete with slate roof. You get what you pay for, and most sheds are either pretty poor really, with a low roof or a weak floor, or else are VERY expensive. This new one was a conversion of a 7ft x 5ft shed which I bought in 2011 as I needed something in a hurry. I used the old sides to make an 8ft x 6ft shed (two short sides were joined to make one long one, the long back side became a short side and the front was extended a bit, with one completely new side).
Actually I've just realized that you don't always get what you pay for as my so-called 7ft x 5ft shed was actually only 6ft 8ins x 4ft 9ins when I came to measure it!
Actually I've just realized that you don't always get what you pay for as my so-called 7ft x 5ft shed was actually only 6ft 8ins x 4ft 9ins when I came to measure it!
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Wow, I'm impressed! That's a hell of a shed. Wish I had the space for one like that 
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Bogart said:
Large doesn’t necessarily mean such diy jobs are more difficult per se, they just take more time and materials. I’ve built a 4x4m shed using treated 4x2 timbers for the frame, then covered with OSB sheets (which really makes the whole structure strong and stiff), then a breathable membrane before finishing with weatherboarding. I enjoyed the project, and the end result, but I guess it depends on how much time you have to spend on it.