Need A New Garden Shed

[237SJ]

I`m going to buy a new garden shed. It will be 8' x 6'. The vast majority of them have a single door but I have seen ones that have double doors. I like the look of that because it`s easier to get large items such as garden furniture in and out of the shed. I was wondering though, if the doors (when they warp a little through the weather) might be difficult to close eventually? If they drop slightly or swell with the damp they might not meet properly in the middle. Does anyone have any experience of this?

[murraymints]

I bought a galvanised steel shed with double doors from Argos...in a subtle green with perspex panels in roof...think it's 12 x 10 .....

[frugalfred]

One of my doors warped - I had to put bolts top and bottom to pull it in. I didn't want mice in there. Go for metal.

[jno]

ours is about 3 foot square with a single door and it's warped. So yes, metal might be better if this is a problem. (Metal can look kind of ugly, though.)

[murraymints]

Jno..mine looks very nice...it's a pale green...doesn't look metal at all !

[Gizmonster]

My shed has a single door, so I can't help you with your query soz :(

You'd be surprised though, at how much you can cram into your shed and how easy it is to get at everything, as long as you don't pile everything in willy nilly.

Our shed is 8 x5 (or 8 x 6 - can't quite remember) and all our garden furniture is stored in there over winter:

BBQ, wooden table (folded down), 6 wooden chairs (folded down), a few plastic garden tables, approx 15 plastic garden chairs, 2 parasols, parasol base, numerous deck chairs/loungers, numerous seat covers, sets of cushions for 2 swing loungers, gazebo, fence paint and brushes .... prob a few more items that I can't remember at the mo ......

The thing is, over winter we don't need to get in the shed and over summer the shed is almost empty, it's just the putting in and taking out that could be a problem, so take care when putting everything away for winter and you'll find that when it comes to spring, it's much easier to get everything back out :)

[rockyracoon]

We have one of those short sheds which have double doors at the front, they've warped to buggery and you have to have a row with them to get them closed.

[snags]

''prob a few more items that I can't remember at the mo''

Kitchen sink?

[jake-the-peg]

I put a large double doored wooden shed in 10 years ago.

Doors haven't dropped, a little swelling so a bolt is a touch harder than it once was.

Main thing is I put in a whopping great concrete pad for it about 30cm thick

As in most things if you want something like this to last good preparation is key

[andy-hughes]

We have had a double-door shed installed about three months ago.

It looks seriously sturdy, and is on a concrete plinth, and it is weatherproofed, so i am not expectring any warpage - I'll check back in 2020 and let you know.

[woofgang]

I have got a 15 YO double doored shed with no warping, but again its on a serious concrete base and on bearers on that

[Gizmonster]

There's been a few questions on here about what to lay your shed on - personally I think it's better to raise it off the floor slightly, to prevent damp problems.
When our shed was built, the company that built it, lay a few concrete fence posts running parallel to each other, then laid a few posts across these (at 90 degrees) and then the shed sits on these, prob raising it off the floor approx 6 inches or so. Personally I reckon this would help minimise the possibilty of the shed moving/warping etc.
Our shed is approx 5 years old and hasn't moved/warped at all .....

...... oh @snags - there's no room for a kitchen sink lol :P

[237SJ]

Thanks for all the replies. I`m going to stick with wood - the one at the moment is wood and is at least 13 years old. I decided (in my wisdom) to grow honeysuckle over it and it is that which caused it to rot. I think I might just stick with a single door one - I`ve never had a problem with the door (even though the shed`s old) as it sounds like warpage could be a problem with the double doors. Now all I`ve got to worry about is what I`m going to find when I clear all the contents out - I know for a fact there was a rat in there at some time and I`m hoping it`s decided to move on to pastures new.

[woofgang]

open the door wide then walk around outside the shed banging on the walls and generally creating a racket. Any tenants should leave promptly by the front door.

[nannybooby]

now is this a shed shed or a man cave ? if the latter then one door and no window seems about right.

[tonyav]

Hey nannybooby, mine has one door and a window !.

[Peter Pedant]

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then re-read.

For some reason, my travails on this subject were scrubbed by a hyper - sensitive mod - but ho hum, [ I won - they settled out of court ]

you have been warned !