garden buildings

I recently had a new shed delivered. Not pressure treated T&G but treated with preservative before delivery. The outside after only a month seems to show signs of mould? I have never seen this on new sheds before. Any ideas what it is, what caused it and how to treat it? It has appeared all...

Hi Guys, Looking at getting a garden log cabin but I'm not sure what wall thickness I should go for. I think I'm ruling out 28mm, I'm currently looking at 45mm but I can see some companies offering as much as 70mm. I'm not log cabin expert and i know salespeople will say anything to get the...

We are considering purchasing a new house but the main off-putting factor is the rather steep back garden and currently it is not child friendly. its about 20 meters deep and 10 wide, and i would say it has an angle of about 30 degrees. I have a couple of questions: 1) I know there are many...

I am planning to build a garden room/man-cave 3x7 meters. The constructions will be timberframe fully insulated so it can be used in the winter time as well. To build the base I will dig 10 concrete posts with a 4x4 treated graded beam across them. On that I will lay 4x2 timber frame with 18 mm...

Hi all. We have a 12 x 8ft concrete slab at the back of our garden, that sits about 3 inches lower than the paved patio that surrounds it. We’d like to put some decking on the slab, and then a shed on top of a portion of the decking. Any issues we might encounter? In particular, should there...

Hi, I have a detached garage that is powered by a spur from the main CU. It uses armoured cable from the house CU. I am now building some garden outbuildings (cabins) and I want to power them for both power and light. They will run normal uses like lights and computers, no heavy machinery or...

Hi, I have a workshop in my garden which I constructed myself within which I use the occasional power tool. Inside I have a ring main serving a number of 13A sockets, I also have a separate lighting circuit for the lights. Both are connected via a RCCB inside a 2 circuit "shed" consumer unit...

hi I run a small garden studio company based in London but covering the south east. I'm looking for a two-person carpentry team to install prefab modular studios. Please ring Mark on 07804632651.