And today I did......

[velomaniac]

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I went a raking in 3 of my sheds, didnt find what I wanted and chucked it all back in the shed. No recycling or trips to the tip done. Might add more stuff to the sheds but will never do it the tidy way. Clearing out sheds...........THATS JUST WRONG !!!! :shock:

 

[boxxer]

I need a shed.... any advice chaps? cant be bigger than 8x6 and will not (repeat not ) contain bikes or anything bike related - that will continue to be secured in the garage!

 

[velomaniac]

Wooden ones look best and are commonly available in many sizes and people exist to build them for you. However they can rot, can burn and are less secure but those factors can be dealt with. metal sheds are better but pricier and potentially the most secure after concrete garages which are the most pricey. Plastic sheds are pretty pricey but need next to know maintenance, can be quite secure but can be burned/melted. I'd go with wood but of a decent thikness/gauge of wood as good as you can afford, pressure treated and assembled by someone who knows what they are doing. I know a couple of guys who work as stockmen at my place of employ who can put up a shed for you for reasonable money.

 

[gmac123]

I don't have a garage so have to keep the more valuable/modern bikes in the house

and the retro in the shed :facepalm:

I got a 10x8 or 12x10 canny mind, made by a local company that also made house kits.. was reasonable compared to tinternet etc.. tho the opportunity missed was the height... should got them to make it 2ft higher.

For the garden stuff and the kids toys I have two small sheds from Waltons online.. they're not going to last a life time but for the cost and a coat of paint every few years I've already got my moneys worth out of them

 

[dyna-ti]

How practical are you Boxxer ? as there are lots of shed plans on free download.
Saw, hammer ,some nails ?
A wall at a time a a couple of friends the hold them up and even done in the evening would only take you a couple of days to complete the main structure.

 

[velomaniac]

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There is a kit that basically consists of various metal brackets and screws/bolts etc. The brackets provide the fixing points at all the points the timber joins to build a shed. You provide the timber in the recommended sizes but in the lengths you want to vary the size of the shed. It makes building a shed into a giant mechano kit but takes out some of difficulty.

 

[epicyclo]

And on the 5th day of the shed reorganisation I discovered a brand new set of Big Apple tyres.

I was just about to order a pair for my 1x1, so that's a score.

 

[RobMac]

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Imagine not knowing what spares you have ................................. :roll:

 

[epicyclo]

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Imagine not knowing what spares you have ................................. :roll:

To be fair it was under the Jurassic layer...

 

[Mr Panda]

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With great efficiency (for me) and one week early, I took my trusty 48 year old Landrover for its MOT and lost 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gears* approx 3 miles from the specialist MOT workshoppe in Edzell. Got there with low ratio 4th as only method of initiating propulsion, with a quick dip into high ratio 4th until the mini roundabout. Advised the very excellente Sam, who runs the place, it might need more than simple MOT inspection.

Bugger.

(* - oh and reverse)

Rode home on trusty Saracen Andes of approx 1990 vintage