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By utilising your garden and with the addition of this Medstead potting shed you will be able to enjoy delicious fresh produce at your table allowing you to enjoy a little of the ‘Good Life’.
However, before taking the plunge you need to do a little homework to ensure you won’t be disappointed. It’s natural to be attracted to cheap prices but there is always a reason an item is cheap. And this mainly stems from the quality of materials used and the care taken in construction. Often using cheap potentially dangerous glass, cheap inferior whitewood and OSB floor and roofs.
By buying ‘cheap’ you can often end up regretting it afterwards.
Sizes: | Medstead Solar Apex sheds available in sizes from 8×6 up to a superb 12 x 8 in a modern potting shed style. |
Cladding: | Available in two thickness of claddings – 19mm (15mm finished thickness) T&G Shiplap OR 22mm (20mm finished thickness) T&G Loglap. (Redwood deal not the cheaper whitewood). Tanalised timber for long life. Screwed construction. |
Vertical Framing: | Strong 44 x 34mm (2″ x 1½” nominal) planed and rounded timber as standard. Effectively thicker in corners when erected. |
Roofs: | Solid ‘Proper’ T&G timber which is 16mm (12mm finished thickness) thick and covered with heavy polyester roofing felt. NO unsuitable chipboard, plywood, OSB, sterling board or sheet materials as these are unsuitable for outdoor use and which you would find on cheap potting sheds. Option for Onduline roof. |
Floors: | Extra thick 19mm (15mm finished thickness) T&G boards. Pressure treated 44 x34mm (2×2 nominal) pressure impregnated floor joists for long life. NO chipboard, plywood, OSB or sterling board as these are unsuitable for outdoor use. |
Doors: | Stable Doors, 44mm thick, and fully braced. Shed doors normally hinged towards the low side of the shed. Size: 5′ 10″ x 2′ 6″ wide. Supplied with a five lever mortice lock and brass hinges. Beware of doors with NO bracing. |
Staging: | Solid Timber bench-staging is included as standard underneath the front windows. |
Windows: | Windows on front high side and both ends. Included as standard is at least one opening shed window. Clear TOUGHENED glass bedded in clear silicone. NOT cheap horticultural, plastic, or scratchable perspex. |
Corner Strips: | ‘Wrap Around’ corner strips for extra protection to the end grain of the timber on these traditional sheds and for a smarter finish. |
Height (Tall): | Lower wall height is 191cm (6′ 3″) on all Medstead potting sheds. Higher wall height is approx 215cm (7′ 0″). Extra height available if required. (Internal heights quoted NOT external which most firms quote) |
Treatment: | Tanalised pressure treatment for long life is used as standard on the potting shed walls, framing and floors. 15 years design life against rotting. Although the timber is protected against rotting it’s important that you apply a coat of waterproof treatment within 3 months of delivery to ensure the fullest life for your new building. |
Fittings: | These are all rust resistant or galvanised (or brass on the door) to ensure long lasting good appearance to your workshop. NO staples are used as these are not suitable for a quality potting shed. |
Assembly: | All our Modern Medstead potting garden sheds are fitted FREE of charge in our green delivery areas, provided you provide a solid level concrete, paving slab base, timber decked area or possibly could be built on your timber bearers. Optionally, we have an option for building a timber raft for you. This potting sheds are secured using screws for ease of taking it down again if you decide to move. |
Delivery: | Delivery is FREE to most of England (mainland). Outside of this free delivery area it is often possible to deliver and erect these solar potting sheds for a small surcharge. |
Alterations: | Please ask. |
Sizes: | Unless specified as finished size then sizes quoted are before machining which reduces the size quoted by about 3mm. BEWARE. Many solar potting shed manufacturers quote BEFORE machining sizes making them APPEAR larger – don’t be fooled. |