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Garden shed distance from house wall
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We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? Thanks for any comments and input. Cheers Jay |
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"Jay Hendry" wrote in message . 143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? Thanks for any comments and input. Cheers Jay If it is your fence, why not build a lean to on the house and onto the fence? I did this at one house :-)) Slope the roof either to the front or the back and put a water butt there :-)) Mike -- .................................................. .............. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy www.rneba.org.uk |
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"Jay Hendry" wrote in message
. 143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? Thanks for any comments and input. Cheers Jay The main consideration in my opinion is to have access to all parts of the shed for maintenance purposes. |
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"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... "Jay Hendry" wrote in message . 143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? Thanks for any comments and input. Cheers Jay The main consideration in my opinion is to have access to all parts of the shed for maintenance purposes. That is why a lean to on the house and use of the fence on the other side is the ideal answer. The fence can be 'lined' with something. Only have a front, back and top to provide and maintain. Mike -- .................................................. .............. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy www.rneba.org.uk |
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Garden shed distance from house wall
"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... "Jay Hendry" wrote in message . 143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? Thanks for any comments and input. Cheers Jay The main consideration in my opinion is to have access to all parts of the shed for maintenance purposes. That is why a lean to on the house and use of the fence on the other side is the ideal answer. The fence can be 'lined' with something. Only have a front, back and top to provide and maintain. The downside is that the guttering would then be hanging over the fence on next doors side. Hang on though, why pitch the roof that way. Pitch it from front to back, might make one end a trifle low though. Mike. (the muddy one) |
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Garden shed distance from house wall
In message , Muddymike
writes "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... "Jay Hendry" wrote in message . 143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. snip The main consideration in my opinion is to have access to all parts of the shed for maintenance purposes. That is why a lean to on the house and use of the fence on the other side is the ideal answer. The fence can be 'lined' with something. Only have a front, back and top to provide and maintain. The downside is that the guttering would then be hanging over the fence on next doors side. Hang on though, why pitch the roof that way. Pitch it from front to back, might make one end a trifle low though. Yeah, it might work, depending on the situation. But would need to be your fence though (or have permission if the neighbours) -- Chris French |
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Garden shed distance from house wall
In message , Emrys Davies
writes "Jay Hendry" wrote in message .143.53... Hi We are looking at putting a garden shed in a gap between our outside wall and a boundary fence. Now we don't have much available space, 5ft wide, so would like to make best use of what we've got but how much clearance do we need to leave between the shed side and the house wall to avoid problems of damp? Obviously we'll make sure that it's a pent roof falling away from the house, and with guttering to protect the fence, but don't want to cause ourselves problems either in the house or shed. Also would having a metal shed rather than wooden make any difference to the space we leave? The main consideration in my opinion is to have access to all parts of the shed for maintenance purposes. Indeed, - which is probably a very minimum of 18 inches? Re the Op's damp concerns, 6 inches should be enough for ventilation. No metal/wood wouldn't make a difference. Personally , in a small space like that I would build the shed against the house wall, with the house wall forming one side of the shed. -- Chris French |
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