Plastic sheds - opinions please

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We have had a Keter plastic storage box for a few years which is fine so thought about getting a plastic shed to replace the wooden shed which is falling apart. Some of the reviews of plastic sheds refer to them being flimsy and that was my thought - there could be quite a difference between a storage box which is about 3 feet high and a shed that is closer to seven feet.

I'd appreciate any views from people who have one, or know anything about them.

Thanks

Dave
 
Tringa said:
We have had a Keter plastic storage box for a few years which is fine so thought about getting a plastic shed to replace the wooden shed which is falling apart. Some of the reviews of plastic sheds refer to them being flimsy and that was my thought - there could be quite a difference between a storage box which is about 3 feet high and a shed that is closer to seven feet.

I'd appreciate any views from people who have one, or know anything about them.

Thanks

Dave
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I erected a Keter shed for a friend 5 years ago. It has been a success. Watertight (I was a little surprised at that because I thought that the double door design could be better and the doors face the prevailing wind), trouble and maintenance free. It was built on an existing concrete base and bolted down. The sheds are light and could move in strong wind if not secured. Laying on slabs or heavy timbers (preserved) would work OK.
The help of one person is needed to comfortably erect such sheds. "Modest" DIY skills are all that is needed. Some space to lay parts out helps.

BTW there has been no evidence of fading or discolouration. Not having to apply paint or preservative is a big plus.
 
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I've been using a Keter "shed" for about 10 years now (I quoted shed as it a tall storage box really that I keep all my car cleaning stuff in).

It's been moved twice which required it to be taken apart then reassembled on both occasions. It's been manhandled a fair distance down the garden when we were taking delivery of a play shed for my daughter.

All in all I can't grumble too much, still reasonably watertight although the door pivots are a bit broken and the plastic seems a little on the brittle side now but I guess a wooden shed would have issues after 10 years of use.

My only concern with a larger plastic shed would be the plastic bending/buckling under it's own weight over time, I'd want to see one built first so I could make a judgement on whether this would be an issue or not.
 
Have a Keter plastic shed which was erected about 5 years ago, seems to be standing up to the demands well so far. My step father bought it from B&Q so we could have the 10% discount on pensioners day, it's used to store all his old tools.

I have a brick workshop and if you're capable of brick/block work they could possibly be erected for not much more than the top of the range plastic sheds and will last a life time.
 
Always been put off the plastic sheds by the fact that they're ALL broken after a few days on display in places like B&Q, Makro and garden centres. They might (possibly) survive longer if treated carefully but I can't see them ever being a real alternative to a good wooden shed, especially in terms of security.
 
Bought from costco think its the same make, five years and MIL still very happy and maintenance free for that time. Deeper green plastic has lightened in colour in that time. I will add too that its very very hot in summer and if you are planning on putting a freezer in one I would not, Get a wooden one, we did and freezer was hardly running! The insulated roof worked a treat though 1 inch kingspan and foil bubble material kept shed cool in summer. Just a thought.
 
We have a metal one around 3 yrs old and has moved house 3 times.

It costs the same as a Keter shed and is more pleasing to look at. When building we had to take care because the panels are quite flimsy but once erected they're strong enough.

I wouldn't have one if we had children because they dent quite easily.

(In our new house we have a small garden hence being placed on the decking. All my own work :) )

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Thanks for the replies all. More to think about now.

Dave
 
I'd like to have some kind of shed in the back yard where it could double as somewhere to put my garden/DIY stuff and to provide space for a model railway layout, but it need to be built like an Anderson shelter given my exposed coastal location. Next door had a smallish plastic one (hadn't noticed the makes) and the one further up had a wooden one and within three years they both succumbed to the regular winter gales. One was replaced by another made of breeze blocks and cladded with fake plastic wood so that it looks like a traditional shed but strong enough to handle the most severe gale - and that is the kind of thing I'm after.
 
Just a word about metal sheds. I have put up and taken down a few wooden sheds in my time and they were all pretty easy. About 5 years ago I put up a metal 8x6' shed, it was straight forward to put together but took a long time. The whole thing came in a box that was about 6'x18"x3" and must have had hundreds of bits including the fastenings. As someone said above they are pretty delicate when they are being put together but OK when built. The steel frame at the base of mine is rusting in several places despite it being galvanised and me putting a run of plastic DPC under it before it went down.

That said it still looks tidy and does the job. I would probably put up another but I would paint the base frame with bitumen or car underseal first.
 
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