When choosing a timber building, you need to check the specifications to ensure it will have the strength to last. So always check out the thickness of the timber, whether it’s made from redwood or the cheap inferior whitewood, how thick the framing is etc. Are the doors and windows joinery made, meaning they will last a long time? Does it has toughened glass for safety or imperfect horticultural glass, plastic or perspex? All important questions.
On many of the buildings available on the web, you will find that they will deliver them to your house and leave them for you to build. You can save a little money this way, but you will have to build it yourself. That’s OK if you are a good DIYer, but it will still be hard work. The best option is to take advantage of 1st Choice’s FREE assembly option on the Diamond and Platinum buildings. They will do all the hard work – all you need to do is build a level base for it to go onto. And they can even arrange that for you as well if you wish. This way, you can be sure your new building will be built correctly, and all you need to do is enjoy it.
We have a large range of
garden shed sizes for you to choose from and in several styles. However, we specialise in making buildings to suit your needs. Whether it needs to be taller, extra or fewer windows, the doors and windows moved, we can do that for you. Ensure you buy the building to suit you and your family with no compromises. Give us a call on (0333) 800 8880 or visit our showroom and discuss what you would like. We are happy to provide a quote to suit you with no pressure.
To make the most of your new building, it’s a good idea to have it
lined and insulated to get the most use out of you all year round. Doing so will keep the building cooler in summer and warmer in winter. It’s possible to do this yourself if you feel confident. However, there is an option to do this for you on all the
Platinum buildings. It can be seen as a luxury, but you will be glad you did on those hot summer days or cold winter days. Just contact us, and we will arrange a free quote for you.
We provide 14×12 sheds with a protective treatment but why not consider a building painted with Sadolin (Diamond Buildings) or Valtti (Platinum Buildings) paints. Both are available in a range of colours so you find a colour to suit you. You can find more details about
painted sheds here. Or, just contact us, and we will arrange a free quote for you.
Sadolin Superdec 'Clover Leaf'
Free Fitting Included
Sadolin Superdec 'Sea Step' +
Free Assembly Included
Sadolin Superdec 'Four By Two'
Free Fitting Included
Sadolin Superdec 'Outside'
Free Installation Included
Tikkurila 'Sage Green' Wood Stain
Free Assembly Included
Tikkurila 'Chestnut Brown' Stain
Free Assembly Included
Tikkurila 'Charcoal Grey' Wood Stain
Free Assembly Included
Tikkurila 'Oakwood' Wood Stain
Erected Free Of Charge
Before deciding on a new 12×14 shed for your garden, you should always do your homework (sorry!) as it’s very easy to be taken in with a flashy website leaflet or colour brochure. Try to find time and make a trip down to our showroom where you can examples on view. By doing so, you will then be able to decide what you may be buying. We have a large collection of wooden buildings that you are welcome to view. We will be delighted to show you the different buildings and answer any queries you may have. We can provide quotations as well. Another thing to do is to take a look at the
feedback from previous customers which can be enlightening.
All of our timber sheds which we sell are not the 'cheap and cheerful' buildings you can buy online made from inferior materials and down to a price. After 40 years in the business we know what is important in making a quality garden shed - one that will last and will look good in your garden.
Don't risk buying a 'bad un'. Do your research and always, if possible, go and look at your intended purchase before signing on the 'dotted line'. Don't end up in the situation - if only! Visit one of our show sites and see for yourself how good our sheds are. You won't regret it.
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Diamond Sheds
Free Assembly Included
Platinum Sheds
Free Installation Included
Bespoke Options
If you find your garden looking a little drab then the addition of some bulbs can make it look a whole lot brighter. This does involve a little work but you will find that the colour they produce will bring a smile even on a cold or wet day to your garden, although with weather like a lot of days, the cold and wet days seem a distant memory. In a report, it was established that bulbs can cope with our British temperamental weather and was recommended as being a boon to your home. By forward planning, you can ensure colour all year around in your garden. By the choice of different flower bulbs you can stagger their blooming throughout a great deal of the year.
You can put flower bulbs, due to come out in the Spring, into buckets or flower pots and this will give them an early start. Likewise, most receptacles can serve for this purpose. Putting them in front of a garden shed or workshop provides a great backdrop and my 14×12 garden shed serves this purpose very well.
However, one of the favourites is surely the daffodil. These bulbs, to me, signal the start of the Spring and the end of the winter. The delightful bright yellow daffodil heads suggest the warmth of the sun and summer are nearly with us for another year.
The most important thing is to prepare your garden well by removing weeds and by adding compost and other organic matter to the ground before the addition of these lovely bulbs. If the bulbs have been grown in pots, maybe in your garden room with shed attached, then this can give them a head start. However, ensure you provide good drainage for them when you put them into the garden.
You will find that from July garden centres will be selling bulbs will be suitable for Autumn sowing so you can start planning now. However any spring flowering bulbs should be left a little later to plant with daffodils in October or November for tulips, another favourite flower.
When buying be a little careful and examine each bulb to ensure they are firm to the touch. Reject all which are showing signs of softness or signs of mould. Nice fat bulbs are the best bet as smaller bulbs are unlikely to flower in the first year. When planting ensure the bulbs are planted about 3-4 times the size of the bulb. For example, a bulb 1 inch deep should be about 3-4 inches in the ground. This will ensure good stability in your garden.
Most people tend to plant bulbs around the borders of the garden but they can create a great and impressive display when planted under a lawn. Each year they will flower giving you a blaze of colour and when they die off you can have the full benefit of the lawn with its beautiful green colour.
As I say a good place to plant bulbs is in front of your garden shed and my 14×12 shed is perfect for this but any size shed will ‘do the trick’. Maybe consider a summer house shed for the best of both worlds You will find that the shed will shade the flowers from any wind and the shed itself acts as a backdrop ensuring that the full colour and beauty of the flowers become apparent. As most sheds are at the bottom of the garden they can seem to be a little bland but with the addition of some colourful flowers will shine out and brighten the garden.
Maybe, if your garden shed is showing signs of old age then a visit to 1st Choice Leisure Buildings and seeing their range of 14ft x 12ft garden sheds would be a good place to go to.
You will find that tulips are quite happy on the dry south-facing borders near hedges and will flower for many years as will many other bulbs. The only thing to watch out for is squirrels who are quite eager to dig these bulbs up. As the hedges give a little shelter this makes this location a haven for these little creatures, unfortunately.
However, the addition of these wonderful flowering bulbs will delight you and your family all year round. There is only a small amount of effort involved and the cost is minimal, certainly when you consider these flowers will flower for many, many years.
