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 8×8 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
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 8×8 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
The shed is an important part of the British culture and is a very well loved possession as it is can be ‘jack of all trades’ as well as being ‘master of one’. And that is why it is so popular. Whatever you want your garden shed to be – it can be. Whether it’s used as a dumping ground for all those ‘keep just in case’ items or keeping dry all the garden items such as gardening
tools, tables & chairs for the garden. Or even as a dedicated workshop where you can indulge in your hobby to your heart’s content.
Some of our great writers, notably Roald Dahl, used the shed workshop as an haven of peace and quiet where they can be creative and let their wonderfully crafted stories come to life. There are many timber shed owners inspired to create a drinking room or mini pub where they can share many hours with their friends. And the beauty of this is that, at least for the shed owner, you don’t have to drive home – they can just stagger up the garden and even one as small as 8 x 8 can serve this purpose.
You will find that shed owners enthuse about the calmness of being in their sheds, they enjoy the time away from the stresses of daily life – so much so that a shed must be seen as a boost to the health of the UK. Perhaps doctors should be able to prescribe one for everybody from 1st Choice sheds on the NHS as this will help our inner souls.
It is believed that their are over 11 million sheds in the UK proving that Britain is the epicentre of garden sheds owners. And it’s a fact that the average shed owner will spend more time in their shed than being in work. So clearly this humble building does belongs to GREAT Britain
Even where there is little space for gardens at ground level there are attempts to utilise whatever space is available and this is highlighted in Leeds. On a roof garden on top of Candle House, a residential tower on the Granary Wharf development, you are able to find garden sheds in sizes from 8X8 or large, hammocks for relaxing and an array of plants. This development which is a diverse community abutting the water front is seen as celebration of urban gardening.
A talk by Martin Wainwright, who is the editor of the local newspaper, about his own creation of flowers at his family home was held recently. Also John Thorp, a Leeds civic architect, also spoke about these urban gardens and also his plans for the Holbeck Urban Village. These plans set out to increase the standard of sustainable developments as well as creating over 5000 creative media jobs.
He was quoted as saying that ‘splashes of natural beauty were quietly and gradually being created in the area’. Also nearby gardening fans from Holbeck were preparing for the Yorkshire in Bloom competition which is run by the Royal Horticultural Society. This contest aims to encourage gardening in the community throughout communal areas, allotments and front gardens.
