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A 5 x 4 garden shed is a practical choice when you want dependable outdoor storage without wasting valuable garden space. Buying from a family business means you can expect knowledgeable guidance, practical support and a personal approach from start to finish. This helps you choose with a clearer understanding of the building before placing your order.
At our show site, you can explore buildings in person and look closely at timber, doors, windows and general build quality before ordering. With free assembly available on qualifying timber sheds, you can avoid the time and effort involved in self-assembly.
Size: 5ft x 4ft (approx. 1.5m x 1.2m) · Construction: Quality redwood deal timber with substantial framing · Floor & roof: Timber construction · Glazing: Toughened glass · Roof styles: Apex, pent and reverse apex designs · Doors: Double door options available.
Best for: Garden tools, equipment, bikes and compact garden storage · Installation: FREE assembly on our wooden sheds, subject to delivery restrictions · Customisation: Bespoke sizes and specifications available · Options: Colour finishes, insulation and base building available · See before you buy: Full-size garden sheds on display at our Surrey show site near Guildford, Woking and Ripley.
Need advice choosing a 5×4 shed? Our experienced team can help with shed style, specification, doors, windows, base requirements, installation and optional finishes before you order.
A 5×4 shed is a compact and practical choice when you need useful garden storage without giving up too much outdoor space. I’m Robin Antill, founder of 1st Choice Leisure Buildings, and sheds are where my working life in garden buildings began back in 1979. After more than 45 years in the trade, I still believe a small shed deserves the same attention to timber, framing, floor, roof and fitting as a much larger building.
A 5ft x 4ft footprint can work particularly well in a smaller garden or where you need storage alongside a fence, garage or patio. Before choosing one, think about what you need to store and how easily you need to access it. With a compact shed, using every bit of floor and wall space makes a real difference.
You may see a 5×4 shed described as a 4×5 shed or 4ft x 5ft shed. These descriptions normally refer to the same basic footprint with the dimensions reversed, but always check which measurement represents the frontage and which represents the depth. Use the shed’s exact dimensions when preparing your base and deciding exactly where the building will stand.
There are three sheds currently displayed here: the Diamond Chichester Apex, Diamond Chichester Pent and Woodgate Reverse Apex. All three have published size ranges beginning at 4ft x 4ft and extending to much larger sizes, so a 5ft x 4ft building sits comfortably within their available ranges.
All three currently include free fitting and offer colour paint finishes and bespoke options. This gives you useful flexibility, even with a compact shed, because the most practical arrangement depends on where the building is going and what you intend to keep inside it.
The Diamond Chichester Apex gives you the familiar appearance of a traditional pitched-roof garden shed. The Diamond Chichester Pent provides a cleaner single-slope roof design, while the Woodgate Reverse Apex gives you another apex configuration to consider.
One roof style is automatically better than another. With a compact 5×4 shed, door position, roof design, and usable wall space can be particularly important. Think about what you will be carrying through the door and whether you want shelving, hooks or taller tools positioned against particular walls.
Customers should know who is behind the advice they are reading. I left school at 15 and started my own garden building business in 1979, trading as Marina Sheds. I was hands-on from the beginning, manufacturing and selling timber sheds, so I learnt about garden buildings by actually working with the timber and the buildings themselves rather than simply reading specifications in a catalogue.
That practical manufacturing background still influences how I judge a shed today. A neat door or attractive finish naturally catches your attention, but I also look at the timber, framing, floor, roof, glazing and how the building has actually been put together. A small shed may cost less than a large workshop, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore its construction.
I sold Marina Sheds in 1990. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive all the money I was due from the sale. It was a difficult business lesson, but it certainly didn’t end my involvement with garden buildings.
In 1992 we expanded beyond sheds and added summerhouses, garages, garden rooms and log cabins. Marina Sheds no longer properly described the wider business, so this change in direction also meant a change of name, and we became Titan Garden Buildings.
My son Craig joined me in 1992 after studying carpentry at Guildford College from 1990. His carpentry training brought additional practical woodworking and timber-construction knowledge into a business already built around manufacturing and selling garden buildings.
We sold Titan Garden Buildings in 1998 and, in 2000, Craig and I decided to take a different approach. Rather than manufacturing everything ourselves and naturally being tied to our own products, we wanted to use our experience to select quality buildings from established manufacturers. That decision led us to form 1st Choice Leisure Buildings.
Craig now runs the day-to-day business, and I continue to support him as required. I’ve been involved with sheds and garden buildings since 1979. That experience is valuable because I’ve seen the industry from both sides: first manufacturing and selling timber buildings ourselves and later comparing products from different manufacturers for our customers.
More than 45 years around sheds has taught me that a small building still needs to be made properly. Choosing solely on the lowest price can prove expensive if the floor is inadequate, the framing is too light, or the doors don’t continue to operate properly. I would rather see a customer choose the right 4ft x 5ft shed once than buy purely on headline price and regret the decision later.
The current 5×4 shed range highlights quality redwood deal timber with substantial framing, timber floor and roof construction and toughened glass. These are exactly the sorts of practical details I encourage customers to consider when comparing sheds.
Good timber, sensible framing and a proper timber floor all contribute to how substantial a shed feels. Don’t assume that because a building is only 5ft x 4ft, its construction doesn’t matter. With a small shed, you may use virtually every inch of the available floor and wall space, so a sound structure is important.
A 5×4 shed is well suited to everyday garden storage such as hand tools, pots, watering equipment, bags of compost and smaller garden machinery. What you can comfortably accommodate depends on the dimensions of your equipment, the door arrangement, and whether you intend to add shelving or hooks.
I recommend measuring your largest items before ordering. Don’t only measure the available floor area; check the door opening as well. A shed can have sufficient room inside but still be inconvenient if the equipment you want to store cannot comfortably pass through the door.
With a 4×5 shed, wall space can be almost as useful as floor space. Shelves can keep smaller items organised, while hooks can use vertical space for hand tools and other equipment. Planning this before ordering can also help you decide whether an apex, pent or reverse apex arrangement works best for you.
Try to avoid filling every inch of floor space. Leaving yourself enough room to reach the items at the back can make a compact shed far more useful in everyday life.
The Diamond Chichester Apex, Chichester Pent and Woodgate Reverse Apex currently all show bespoke options. On a small shed, this can be genuinely useful because changing a door or window position may improve access or leave you with a better uninterrupted wall for shelving and hooks.
I wouldn’t alter a shed simply because bespoke options are available. Start with what you intend to store and where the building will stand. If changing the arrangement genuinely makes the shed more practical, then it is worth discussing.
The Chichester Apex, Chichester Pent and Woodgate Reverse Apex currently all show free fitting. I think that’s an important benefit because even a relatively small timber shed needs to be assembled correctly if the doors, roof and floor are going to perform as intended.
Free fitting still requires suitable access and a firm, flat and level base. If the route into your garden is narrow or awkward, please tell us before ordering rather than waiting until the fitting day.
A 4ft x 5ft shed still needs a proper base. An uneven foundation can affect how the building sits and may cause problems with the floor and doors. A small shed is not an excuse to build directly on unsuitable ground and hope for the best.
If you need help preparing the site, take a look at our garden building base and additional services. Getting the base right before your shed arrives is far easier than trying to correct problems afterwards.
All three sheds currently displayed offer a colour paint finish option. Colour can help a compact shed blend with your fencing, planting or house rather than looking like an afterthought at the end of the garden.
Colours displayed online can vary because of photography, lighting and different screens. If a precise shade is particularly important, check the available colour information or a sample before making your final decision.
I have encouraged customers to inspect sheds before buying for many years. Photographs can show style and colour, but they cannot completely tell you how substantial a floor feels, how a door operates or what the timber and framing are like when you see them close up.
You are welcome to visit our Surrey garden building display site at Sutton Green, near Guildford and Woking. We can’t display every model in every possible size, but seeing representative sheds allows you to compare construction and finishes before making your decision.
Take your time, look closely and ask questions. We don’t believe in high-pressure selling. I started my first shed business in 1979, and I still believe that seeing what you’re buying and understanding the specification are two of the best ways to make an informed decision.
If you prefer a traditional apex roof, compare the Diamond Chichester Apex with the Woodgate Reverse Apex and look carefully at their respective layouts. If you prefer the cleaner appearance of a pent roof, consider the Diamond Chichester Pent. All three currently include free fitting, plus a colour paint finish and bespoke options.
The best 5×4 shed isn’t necessarily the one with the lowest price. It is the model whose roof style, door arrangement, construction and available options make the most sense for your garden and the items you need to store.
Mark out approximately 5ft x 4ft in your garden, measure the items you intend to store and check the precise external dimensions and door opening of your preferred shed. Make sure the base is firm, flat, and level, and that there is a suitable route from the road to where the shed will be fitted.
If you’re unsure whether the Chichester Apex, Chichester Pent or Woodgate Reverse Apex is the right 4×5 shed for you, please contact us. Tell Craig, me or one of the team what you need to store and where the building is going, and we’ll help you work through the choices rather than simply pointing you towards the cheapest or most expensive option.
Robin Antill
Founder, 1st Choice Leisure Buildings
