Shed Build
 

Hey folks,

Finally after 8 months of searching we have an offer accepted on a house. Moving in on or around the 20th April. More importantly I will be able to store my blade at my home instead of 6 miles away in a secure car park.

Looking for a bit of advice on a little shed project I plan to build in the summer. I am not a builder by any means so hoping you guys can answer some questions that I may have. Approximate size of the shed will be 3200L x 2400W. I think the height has to be less than 8ft otherwise i'll need planning permission to build it.

The construction will be generally timber stud work 38 x 63 for the walls and rafters. The floor joists will be 45 x 120 with 18mm OSB for the floor.

Can anyone with some building knowledge share their wisdom and confirm if those sizes seem ok and will be strong enough to build.

Cheers

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Hi Mate,

Congrats on the New pad. I wouldn't use OSB for the floor its like cardboard when it gets wet, I would get a decent 3/4 ply. I would get some damp proof membrane to cover the footings with, this will help protect it a bit from the weather.

Make sure you start out with level ground as it will be a nightmare if not.

you can build to 4M according to this

https://www.mygov.scot/build-shed-garage-greenhouse/

Not too sure of how up to date that is.

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how about a prefab concrete one instead? they cost about the same as wooden ones.

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Much easier to insulate and double skin a wooden one though.

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Total height 2.5m if you're within 2 metres of the property boundary. The limits are more permissive if you're more than 2m away from the edge of your land.

Most sheds are designed not to exceed these wherever you put them.

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Thanks.

The shed will be located less than a metre from the boundary wall so the maximium height is 2.5m according to the guidelines.

Do I use a DPM between the ground and the floor joists?

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from boundary its 3ft in and 6ft up in old money. height to be no more that 8ft no matter where situated. if it dont comply to any of these then planning permission is needed.

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I notice my information comes from https://www.planningportal.co.uk where you can select "England" or "Wales" so god only knows what goes on up there past the wall :p

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Cool so less then 8ft is fine by the whistle blowers.

Any ideas as too cladding the outside with. Had a look at traditional shiplap but this is coming in at stupid money for the size of shed am building. One idea was 18mm ply, a suitable DPM layer, then shingles that look like tiles then wooden fascia to edges etc.

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BTW the side of the shed/garage can be right up to the boundary as long as the height is not more that 6ft from 3ft at the boundary. if your over 3ft from the boundary then it can be 8ft.

lets say you put a 'apex' roof shed with the slope going towards the boundary directly up against the boundary then as long as the height of the 'slope' at 3ft in from boundary is 6ft in height or less your fine to erect without planning permission. if you do the same as above but put the 'front/back' of the shed at the boundary and the height of the apex is over 6ft then it fails the regulations and planning permission is needed.

i have looked at building a big shed in the back garden but looking at the costs with tongue and groove timber was silly money compared to a prefab concrete one which i was surprised how little it was for a 'secure' shed/garage.

build it cheap.. build it again in a few years.