shed

So I have installed some power to my shed from my main DB but want some last minute thoughts on my install. I've run 10mm twin and earth in the house from the main DB to the garden which I then run 10mm armoured cable buried roughly 750mm underground which then goes to my shed which I have a 4...

Hi folks, hopefully this question will makes sense I am about to assemble a log cabin. Base is made from 2*4, and the logs will sit on top of this(premade kit) Question is, as the logs sit on top of the base, and are only screwed down in the 4 corners, what prevents moisture/water running...

I need to redo the putty around the windows in my concrete shed. The last lot (not sure if it was done by my dad or the house's previous owner) was not painted and has started to crack and fall out. I've read it needs overpainting but needs to be an oil based paint. But so many of the paints...

Morning all, hope everyone’s well. I’m after a bit of advice on work I’m looking to carry out in my shed. I want to tidy it up aesthetically and convert it into a utility room. It’s a single skin brick shed and I’d like to board the walls and skim. I’ve been given the impression I’ll need some...

Hi there, planning to build a flat roofed garden workshop (that will be converted to a garden office one day). Approximate dimensions are 5 x 2.4m, coming in under the 2.5m permitted development next to a boundary requirements. Trying to buy back interior height wherever possible from this...

Hi there, I've got a query in regards to some outdoor lighting and an outdoor socket. I've got a shed which is powered and contains 3 double sockets and a fused spur switch for the light. There is a pipe which enters the bottom of the shed and reappears next to the patio. Would I be able to...

Hello all, Situation is I currently have a consumer unit (CU) in my shed running of a 40amp MCB from my house CU, connected with a 50m 6mm2 3 core armoured cable. No real demand in this shed, just lights and a couple 13amp sockets. Shed CU contains x1 40a RCD, x1 16a MCB, x1 6a MCB I am...

We had our shed delivered and constructed / fitted yesterday. They used bitumen to bond the ('upgraded') roof felt to the shed roof and clearly used too much which has caused it to ooze / leak out all over the roof. Is this normal? Acceptable? It's the first shed I've ever bought so no idea if...

Hello, I am looking for a builder to build me a 10’x9’ breeze block shed with concrete floor, replacing the currently subsided 16’x9’ garage. It will be used for storage. Please see doodle attached. Any idea what the internal floor space could be? Do I need a double skin for breeze block...

Hi all, I’m in the process of strengthening our shed to change the roof from 12mm softwood ply to 18mm hardwood ply and a shiny new EDPM covering. Having never worked with ply what should I be using to attach the 18mm hardwood to the roof structure, screws, nails and if so which ones. I’ve...

Have a single skin garden room which gets very cold. Thought insulating the ceiling is better than nothing. I have cut and placed insulation blocks between ceiling rafters and will fill any gaps with expanding foam. Is there any other requirement for ventilation or airflow or can I just...

Hi. I’ve read mixed views on Cuprinol Shades, majority are good, so I bought 2 tins… my question is… on the tin it says recoat within an 8 hour period. my problem is, is that I’ve got the shed (tongue &grove) in its sections and wanted to paint it before butting it all up. Unfortunately the...

Hi, hope all are well. Perhaps you can help me please. I’ve levelled an area of my garden and my intention is to have a patio on one side and a 3m x 2m single skin brick “shed” on the other. my question is around whether the 2 areas should/can be the same level on completion. I was going to...

So I am planning to build a summer house/ shed. I have spent weeks researching foundations, bases, spans and more. I have just got to start costing it out when I realised I have not answered a really basic question. I am building a frame of 4 x 2 (which will sit on piles) Now I presumed the...

I have bought a large second-hand shed - Keter apex plastic shed. It was originally on grass and so it comes with a sub-base of plastic blocks and gravel. However, its new home will be on paving stones - can I just put it straight on those without issue? Or as I have the plastic blocks to use as...

Hi all, I'm looking to install power to my shed just for a few double sockets and some LED lights, nothing major. I have a small consumer unit I will use in the shed. I'm just a DIYer so knowledge of basic electrics, but I've had conflicting advice regarding size of cable to use between 2.5mm or...

Hi all, I'm looking to install power to my shed just for a few double sockets and some LED lights, nothing major. I have a small consumer unit I will use in the shed. I'm just a DIYer so knowledge of basic electrics, but I've had conflicting advice regarding size of cable to use between 2.5mm or...

Hello all, I have going a build a garden shed 6 by 2.4m. I am going to use OSb3 board 18mm for the floors and walls. For the walls, I will be cladding on top of the OSB3 boards. But the side which is close to the fence, I am thinking of just leaving the OSB3 board for the exterior walls...

Hi, I am building a shed and would like it insulated so that I can heat it for bringing on plants. What size insulation do people normally use in a 3x2 CLS stud (ie 63mm gap). Can I squeeze 75mm in there or will I end up pushing the internal panelling away? Thanks, Ed.

Hi all, I have a question that I am hoping can be answered here and hopefully I make sense when explaining. I have a ring circuit feeding the sockets in the house. A ring for upstairs and another for downstairs. I know they are in the ring configuration because on the consumer unit they are...