On Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:27:05 -0700 (PDT), GMM
wrote:

I need a shed! (Doesn't everyone?) And I'd like to get it sorted
before the winter hits.

Just a bog-standard 8 x 6, ideally in shiplap.

On a very rough estimate, it doesn't look like there's a lot to be
saved by building from scratch compared with buying something and, of
course, the manufactured ones would take a lot less time to install.
A lot of places are running sales just now, of course. Nonetheless, I
thought I would poll the experts here for a bit of advice: Do you
think it's best to build from scratch or buy ready made? I sort of
anticipate that anything ready-made could well benefit from a bit of
judicious reinforcement, but that's hardly a big deal.

While I'm on, does anyone have any good/bad experiences of suppliers
either online or locally in the midlands?

Thanks all

If I had some decent carpentry skills I would have probably made one.
Instead I bought a shed in kit form from gardenbuildingsdirect two
years ago.

The size is 10' x 8', which is just big enough to store my garden
tools etc. It was easy to erect on my own. All the fixings were
supplied, plus the roofing materials. I used screws generally instead
of the nails supplied. Also I did add some long coach bolts through
top & bottom of each corner to complete the bracing. I added some
guttering and a water butt to finish off the task.

Mine is supported on 6 off 3" x 3" fence posts that rest on concrete
paving slabs that I levelled out carefully.

It cost me £300 then. I see that the same shed is about £320 now.
It looks fine with a coat of fence preservative. My son-in law bought
a larger one, which looks even better, and we are both very pleased.

David J