Sheds. They're a 'man thing' Yes I know, that's a pretty big sweeping statement and I know I could be way off the mark, but that's just my own opinion without trying to be controversial. It's just that in my experience the garden shed is somewhere that men gravitate toward, either to escape from their assigned chores or to simply potter around.
With this in mind, I assumed that buying a garden shed would be a very simple case of selecting, purchasing and erecting the new shed, and from then on, it would be down to me to make sure it remained clean tidy and functional. (It’s an insect and spider thing I believe!)
Anyway, what susequently surprised me the most was the heated debate that followed (with my wife). It soon became apparent that the choice of garden shed, it's positioning and the building of it wasn't going to be as straighforward as I had hoped. All credit to my wife, the main protagonist in the whole debate ended up being me and not her! Without warning, I became very choosy during our shed search to the extent that we switched our usual shopping roles. Clearly I was very frustrating to be around in the garden center or the shed warehouse because I just couldn't and wouldn't agree on anything.
Very quickly we had exhausted every shed seller in our local area and pretty soon after, we had also covered every shed seller within miles of where we live and believe me, that's a lot of shed sellers!
Soon after, and with some impressive objections from my wife, I decided I would have a go at building a shed myself. Within a few searches on the internet and I had myself a brilliant set of plans that even I felt confident enough to try.
The long and short of it is that we did indeed buy these plans and they even allowed enough modification in the design for me to be able to complete my own project with excellent results.
We now have a brilliant new garden shed which even my wife is begrudgingly happy with. It has enough modification of our own to make it truly unique to us and it fulfills our needs perfectly, and the most satisfying thing about the whole process is the fact that I built it myself, albeit with some excellent plans.
I had no prior experience of woodworking other than what we did in school yet what this exersize has proven to me beyond a shadow of doubt, is that with the right instruction, anyone can master the art of shed building with minimal experience and save yourself a fortune into the bargain.
If you are considering purchasing a garden shed and can't find anything that fits the bill, I would suggest that you consider building one for yourself.
Don't be put off because with the right instructions, you can achieve amazing professional results, and the results will be of your making.
Go ahead and give self build a go, I'm certain you won't regret it.
happy shed building
Billy