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Old 14-12-2006, 07:47 PM posted to free.uk.diy.home,uk.rec.gardening,alt.home.repair
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Default metal garden sheds and laying concrete

We have one and it is very solid once its up. You do need the concrete
floor both as a floor and a weight to stop the whole thing flying off in the
first bit of wind. One word of warning the edges of the sheets are like a
razor you absolutely MUST wear gloves while you are putting it together.
That said it is very stable and cheap once its up.

George
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argos are selling, maintenance free resin coated 'ship lap' style
galvanised steel sheds 3.03 metres by 2.37 metres for £400. i have been
told that the quality of most wooden sheds are very poor (not like the
ones you see already erected in the garden centres) which you only
discover when all the wood arrives at your house.

i would like to know, do these steel sheds come with their own flooring?
(the argos catalogue does not say). if not, i guess we would need some
concrete laid down; which as a 'novice' and retired would be a bit too
much for me.

does any one have experience of these metal sheds please, i.e. the good
and bad points and what to watch out, if anything? and is there anyway
around laying a concrete base? thanks


Best shed I ever had was as you described - but yes, they dont usually
come with a floor.

I was amazed at the strength of the finished structure - once the last few
screws went in and the roof was on it appeared 'bombproof'!

g.