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 buildings 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.
We provide 7×7 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 7×7 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
Our gardens are really special and precious to us as these are OUR little part of the countryside (so to speak) the greenery growing and the flowers, trees and shrubs are delightful when growing and it’s a pleasure to sit out and enjoy them. They do take a little looking after and this is where your
7X7 shed or workshop could be useful. As garden
tools tend to be rather dirty at times you don’t really want them in your kitchen where you prepare food so your shed is the place for them.
Besides the garden tools required you are likely to need a lawn mower of some sort or another. There are various types of lawn mowers available from the manual through to electric and petrol. The traditional lawn mower for using in the garden was the ‘push – pull’ manual lawn mower and this would probably have been used by our fathers or grandfathers.
They would lovingly clean this after use before storing away in their shed. You don’t very often see these nowadays. If you do have one in good condition it might be worth looking after and keeping in your shed because one day it might be worth a few bob.
Most lawn mowers for the garden are electric, either hover mowers or ones with wheels and maybe a roller. With these you have to run a lead from your timber shed to the mower and this will then work quite happily over most normal gardens. It’s very important that you have a earth-leakage circuit breaker in your shed in case you run over the cable. It’s a good idea to wear rubber gloves and good strong shoes as you cut the grass in your garden.
Other options are lawn mowers which run on rechargeable batteries and are becoming more popular in slightly larger gardens as they are not restrained by the length of the lead running down the garden. You then move on to petrol driven lawn mowers which means you are totally free from the house. These are used mainly on larger gardens and can sometimes be ‘sit on’ mowers so they can be driven around your garden. Usually only on very large estates and are often likely to have their own dedicated shed, at least 7X7 in size, where they will ‘live’ and usually with a ramp into it for easy access.
An interesting option to the above is to think about a wallaby as a lawn cutter. Yes – I said a wallaby. With this option you would not have to lug the lawnmower our of your timber shed every time you want to cut the grass as the wallabies would work 24 hours a dab keeping your garden grass short. This is according to Mary Davies who lives in Horsham in West Sussex. She breeds these marsupials at Leonardslee Gardens who says these will do a good job.
Depending on the colour or gender these animals sell for from £300 up to £1000 but they need to be bought in pairs as they need company. However, they are hard workers and can get to places in your garden where a lawnmower can’t. Downside is you won’t have nice stripes down the garden but it will be well cut. They also need at least an acre of garden for them to graze on, so this counts out most of the population.
There however is a waiting list, surprisingly, for these small kangaroos. Mrs Davies have a group of albino and Bennett’s wallabies which she bought about 15 years ago and is helping to meet demand. The demand for these animals as an alternative to the garden lawn mower for keeping paddocks, fields and large gardens has grown over the year. I personally feel it is better to water the grass with whisky so it comes up ‘half cut’ saves at least half the work and I can then retire to my delightful 7X7 shed for a ‘wee dram’.
