How big's your shed?

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  1. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Ok Pro:thumb: Looks as if I'll have to get in through the roof then:D
     
  2. pamsdish

    pamsdish Total Gardener

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    my shed is an 8x10 metal shed very hot (when sun shining):confused: it contains an old cabin trunk,very useful for storing things that fall over :thumb: 2 yes 2 petrol chainsaws:mad: from when we lived in eire, petrol generator ,ditto eire, mower, strimmer,wheelbarrow,pull truck,for my trowel ,secateurs ,kneel pad etc,pallett stacked with boxes still unpacked from last years house move:D,and shelving on one side for all the bits and bobs ,(flower pots,miracle grow ,tomato food)you get the picture,

    o.h. shed is brick built,shelf lined, 6x4 ,golf clubs in eaves,tools from floor to ceiling,all unused (mostly), carpeted, entry by invite only :p
     
  3. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    Mine is about 13 feet by 11 feet and is made out of half breezeblock (Portuguese style) bricks, with a concrete corrugated roof covered in old clay tiles for effect. I rendered the outside (yes, I did, as t'other half can't do that :)) and then painted a mural on one side facing the dining patio.

    It contains a fridge/freezer (the fridge being the beer/wine fridge), a newish under counter freezer brought from the UK as a 'spare' that needs a new seal so is dysfunctional, a tumble drier, two mountain bikes, a garden vacuum, a power washer, a strimmer, an assortment of DIY power tools, my gardening 'stuff' and all the other bits and pieces that miraculously fit into sheds so that you cannot possibly walk around them. :eek:

    Redstar, we lock our shed, but not our outdoor living room with TVs, stereos and other valuables in it because it has no windows on some sides, only cane blinds (to be remedied this winter) and have many a time gone to bed with the keys in the back door on the outside. We have never locked our cars. :rolleyes:

    PS Forgot to say, it sometimes contains a 3 foot snake, hence the shed being named 'Casa da Cobra. :D
     
  4. capney

    capney Head Gardener

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    Her indoors says mine is a "black hole" stuff goes in and never comes out!
    So. being a black hole does that make it as big as infinity?
     
  5. biker

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    Here's mine, 8x6 and a couple of months old so not cluttered with rubber (edit: rubbish even!) .... yet!

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  6. Little Miss Road Rage

    Little Miss Road Rage Gardener

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    Won't b long then before u can't get in the door then lol
     
  7. daisybelle

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    Ours is 6x4. There's gardeing stuff and also paint tins, fishing stuff etc in there. It's not chocka, but I try to keep on top of it.
    H would love to have a huge shed, but I don't want the garden taken over by a shed!
     
  8. daitheplant

    daitheplant Total Gardener

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    12ft by 8ft and full of tools and essential junk.;):thumb::D
     
  9. Sezzle

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    Our shed is about 17 metres by 11! And we're living in it! It's an agricultural shed built onto the side of the barn we're converting, with our static caravan inside it! (yes, we gave the floor a good scrape first! :thumb:) It also contains a home built wooden room with most of our worldly possessions in plus big piles of junk (sorry, building materials).
    Ner ner, beat that! :D
     
  10. UJH

    UJH Gardener

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    crikey! we are like shed city here. We have 4 - I think they multiply naturally ha
     
  11. plantlife

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    Ahh mine's not extremely big, enough to get everything in there! Has anyone got any of those sheds with the Tv and kitchen sink inside? :D I always wonder if it's warm in there.
     
  12. Helofadigger

    Helofadigger Gardener

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    We don't have a shed and to be totally honest I don't think we could trust ourselves with having one because in not time at all it would be a dumping ground for all manner of things!:D Hel.xxx.
     
  13. wilroda

    wilroda Gardener

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    We have two sheds, mine is an 8X6 with the mower/bikes/tools and loads of junk in it - we can JUST close the door!

    OH has a "man shed"! It is 12x10, lined with foil type stuff you put under laminate fooring....carpeted and with all his electronics/pc/radio etc in there! we call it the Radio shack! Still, it keeps him out of mischief and I get some peace and quiet!
     
  14. chinquest

    chinquest Apprentice Gardener

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    I'm greedy I have 3 brick built sheds two need door frame replacements, can't be locked so are nice and empty the third I haven't managed to open the padlock yet. The garage is filling up nicely though !

    I have serious doubts that any intentions of keeping any tidy will quickly disappear in my usual messy manner.
     
  15. plantlife

    plantlife Gardener

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    hehe yeah my shed is started to look like a dumping ground... ran out of space in the attic :D
     
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