Posh Sheds

[Alan Syson]

Fed up of having pins stuck in the garage, been too cold in there to play them so decided to go down the home office type route.
Had a browse, the problem is choice, there’s too much.
Anyone had any dealings with companies they’re happy with? Good service, no messing about.
Any pointers gratefully received,
Cheers, Alan.

 

[Dave Playman]

Hi Alan. We ordered a cabin from https://www.tigersheds.com/ about 3yrs ago.
It arrived flat packed and me and my brother built it (we are carpenters so didn’t pay them extra to assemble it)
Please see photos of it. Bear in mind we had to insulate it, put power to it, ply line the inside, install chipboard floating floor, and paint the outside, etc.
Came out good in the end. Admittedly, it’s not a pin shed, but it has been used to store folded up games waiting for collection
Hope that helps.

 

[Deleted member 2463]

Index to Pinshed Builds

Mods, would be good to make this a sticky. Given there is always folks interested in this I thought I'd create an index for it. @Dave Bishop -> Operation Man-Cave @Julian -> Cavity Shed @newdos -> Pinball And Sauna Shed @DRD -> Pinshed @Sounduser -> Shed-cade Mini @blackie63 -> Escape Shack...

www.pinballinfo.com

I used a company that a few others have since used called Keops. In the thread above is my build.

few things worth considering. Budget a lot for insulation the more you spend here the better the shed IMO; if you go greater than 30m2 it gets a lot more expensive - also the price of the sheds have gone insane since I built mine. Reinforce the floor - more cross battens and pressure coated OSB. Heating / cooling depends on how well you insulate I went beyond building control specs and don’t regret it And also consider getting games in and out. Finally on electrics go RCBO put in lots of sockets and don’t forget wifi. Concrete base recommended but some folks gone other ways.

if you want to come round and look at mine and have a chat happy to arrange.

 

[Paul]

if you go greater than 30m2 it gets a lot more expensive

Also, if you go above 30m2 you do need planning permission, since thats falls outside "permitted development"....

The only other thing i would add is make sure the floor is insulated! I didnt on my first one, and ended up with very cold feet in the winter, whilst the shed itself was warm!

 

[Alan Syson]

Index to Pinshed Builds

Mods, would be good to make this a sticky. Given there is always folks interested in this I thought I'd create an index for it. @Dave Bishop -> Operation Man-Cave @Julian -> Cavity Shed @newdos -> Pinball And Sauna Shed @DRD -> Pinshed @Sounduser -> Shed-cade Mini @blackie63 -> Escape Shack...

www.pinballinfo.com

I used a company that a few others have since used called Keops. In the thread above is my build.

few things worth considering. Budget a lot for insulation the more you spend here the better the shed IMO; if you go greater than 30m2 it gets a lot more expensive - also the price of the sheds have gone insane since I built mine. Reinforce the floor - more cross battens and pressure coated OSB. Heating / cooling depends on how well you insulate I went behind building control specs and don’t regret it And also consider getting games in and out. Finally on electrics go RCBO put in lots of sockets and don’t forget wifi. Concrete base recommended but some folks gone other ways.

if you want to come round and look at mine and have a chat happy to arrange.

Thanks for that Neil. I thought I’d seen something like that on here, searched but couldn’t find it. Will have a look through.
I’m thinking I’ll pick out a few suppliers and mail them with what I’m looking for, basically two spaces to it, one for machines and a smaller workshop. Don’t know whether to go windowless from a security standpoint, how do others approach this?
Cheers, Alan

 

[Alan Syson]

Hi Alan. We ordered a cabin from https://www.tigersheds.com/ about 3yrs ago.
It arrived flat packed and me and my brother built it (we are carpenters so didn’t pay them extra to assemble it)
Please see photos of it. Bear in mind we had to insulate it, put power to it, ply line the inside, install chipboard floating floor, and paint the outside, etc.
Came out good in the end. Admittedly, it’s not a pin shed, but it has been used to store folded up games waiting for collection
Hope that helps. View attachment 166313View attachment 166314View attachment 166315

Cheers Dave. I’ll add it to my list of suppliers. Though there’s no way I’ll be erecting it!

 

[Alan Syson]

Also, if you go above 30m2 you do need planning permission, since thats falls outside "permitted development"....

The only other thing i would add is make sure the floor is insulated! I didnt on my first one, and ended up with very cold feet in the winter, whilst the shed itself was warm!

Not looked into that Paul, but it had crossed my mind.

 

[JT.]

My brother and I scratch built him a shed as a workshop last year. Quite a bit of effort in this, but it does allow you to fully customise - shape and style, and things like using a wide metal security door, and unlimited power positioning options - and I guess saved a fair bit of cash versus pre-built, especially if you can get second hand materials (e.g. the builder who laid the concrete slab gave us the insulation from a job he'd ripped it out of, and the window cost next to nothing second-hand too).

Maybe 6-10 man days effort in total in this. We bought some steel bars from ebay and put them across the window on the inside - it wouldn't keep someone out if they really wanted to get in and were willing to make a lot of noise, so acts more as a deterrent. A few pics:

 

[Deleted member 2463]

Also, if you go above 30m2 you do need planning permission, since thats falls outside "permitted development"....

The only other thing i would add is make sure the floor is insulated! I didnt on my first one, and ended up with very cold feet in the winter, whilst the shed itself was warm!

+1 on floor insulation!

On planning that isn't the case. You need building control and building regs for >30m2. You also need building control if you are putting water works in or plan to use the space for someone to sleep in.

You only need planning permission, mostly, if you go above height or are close to the boundary or are building in front of your house or if you have built something under PD or had planning permission for something that expands the used space vs garden space.

My original shed plan didn't need planning permission but I was close to a boundary and my neighbours are dicks so I didn't want to risk it, as I was going for planning I decided to make the building taller which I'm super glad I did.

Neil.

 

[Deleted member 2463]

Thanks for that Neil. I thought I’d seen something like that on here, searched but couldn’t find it. Will have a look through.
I’m thinking I’ll pick out a few suppliers and mail them with what I’m looking for, basically two spaces to it, one for machines and a smaller workshop. Don’t know whether to go windowless from a security standpoint, how do others approach this?
Cheers, Alan

I was going to go windowless but given the scale I went to if I was ever planning to sell the house not having some sort of window would be a big negative. so I went with the sniper rifle windows . I didn't want big windows as a couple other sheds I had been in really then struggled with glare. As it turns out the shed type I have they can actually put in the other windows after market if you change you mind.

which also reminds me, lighting is probably the third most Important thing after floor and insulation. You want to light the room not illuminate the room so you can see when you are doing suff but not had the light in your face.

Julian was kind enough to let me visit his place and that really helped me a lot.

My only regret is I wish I'd gone bigger

Neil.

 

[Deleted member 2463]

is latest view of my shed internally...

 

[ronsplooter]

@Alan Syson I also used Keops after talking with Neil and Julian and was very happy with them (I think Andy Foster used them for his too)

You can see my build here:

The following takes place between 08:30am and 15:30pm

It's pin cabin build day 1, it was quite exciting :excited

www.pinballinfo.com

 

[Alan Syson]

something that expands the used space vs garden space.

Had a read of your shed thread & one thing that concerned me was the tree roots. I was presuming the floor would be concrete which would mean some excavation & there are three 50’-60’ trees in spitting distance. Awkward?
Alan

 

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[Deleted member 2463]

Had a read of your shed thread & one thing that concerned me was the tree roots. I was presuming the floor would be concrete which would mean some excavation & there are three 50’-60’ trees in spitting distance. Awkward?
Alan

decent groundsman will take care of that. but it might be an issue with the council - are they protected?

 

[Alan Syson]

are they protected?

Haven’t a clue. I thought all trees were

 

[Calimori]

My shed was built near protected trees (check for Tree Preservation Orders on your local council site). We had no issues with tree roots in the area we were digging for the base despite being next to a seriously big tree. If they did find some, a good groundsman will know how to remove them without upsetting the tree.

 

[JT.]

Haven’t a clue. I thought all trees were

Only if they have a Tree Preservation Order on the specific tree, and/or you live in a 'Conservation Area'. In both those circumstances, it might be notifiable work (probably depending on how far it is from the tree, I'm not sure) - a letter to the local planning authority needed (keeping trees alive trumps permitted development rights in those two situations). If neither of those are applicable though, there are no legal reasons holding you back.

That said, if a builder just cut through mature tree roots laying a concrete slab, or the new building covered a huge surface area which the tree previously sucked up water from, then that could cause the tree to become unstable/die in the future. I'd guess a bit of knowledge and care from the person doing the ground works should be enough to mitigate that risk, though.

 

[Deleted member 2463]

Haven’t a clue. I thought all trees were

well they are in some ways but specific trees have TPO's which are a nightmare.

It all depends on your local planning office, I had a noob planning officer who followed the book and because she saw a tree meant I had to waste £800 ****ing pounds on a tree specialist. That then required me to agree not to harm the trees during the build to which I say of course I won't hurt them whilst oiling my chainsaw The Tree planning expert at Woking BC is a freaking tree hugging pain in the **** - I have three TPO's two of the trees are dead but the hippie won't let me cut them down and they keep dumping crap all over my drive

Neil.

 

[Alan Syson]

well they are in some ways but specific trees have TPO's which are a nightmare.

It all depends on your local planning office, I had a noob planning officer who followed the book and because she saw a tree meant I had to waste £800 ****ing pounds on a tree specialist. That then required me to agree not to harm the trees during the build to which I say of course I won't hurt them whilst oiling my chainsaw The Tree planning expert at Woking BC is a freaking tree hugging pain in the **** - I have three TPO's two of the trees are dead but the hippie won't let me cut them down and they keep dumping crap all over my drive

Neil.

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