Knocking down shed

Apologies if this is the wrong forum to post this in. I need to demolish this shed in my garden (see pic). Never carried out such a task before. Can anyone recommend the quickest and most effective way to do it, and which tool(s) to use? Cheers.

 

Couple of nail bars and a lump hammer, just bang the bar between the joints and it'll lever apart quite easily

 

As Zigs says, if you want to be able to reassemble it elsewhere, or sell it/give it away.

If you don't care so much and just plan to stick it on the fire, then pickaxes and sledgehammers are fun. If you have some good strong boots, another option is to hoof it down, which is also fun as long as you think about where you leg might go if the target offers less resistance than you expected.

 

Don't do what we did and demolish the walls before taking the roof off.

 

Did the roof fall on your head?

 

No, but we had two walls and the flat roof still on. The weight of the roof pulled the whole thing off the ground and collapsed in a great heap. Just missed the other half as he scarpered before it fell on him.

I'd stick that shed on ebay. Looks in ok condition and someone would buy it.

 

And be carfull with an nails that may end up through your foot and then a drive to hospial for a jap

 

If there's a chance of dismantling it into its components, I'd try to sell it if I were you - I'd buy it!

If you're not that bothered about making any money from it, offer it on Freecycle/Freegle or similar as 'taker dismantles/transports'.

 

Completely agree. We had to remove a shed earlier this year as it was rotting at the base and in danger of collapsing into the greenhouse which had been built right alongside it.

With two layers of felt, the roof was very heavy and MrH had to rip that off before tackling the rest. Like yours it was a bit difficult to access from all sides and, since the frame wasn't strong enough for him to climb on to it, he had to drill and then saw a hole in the roof in order to be able access the whole of it. Once the roof is off, it's relatively easy to strip off the sides by hammering and levering (using in our case a large screwdriver and a claw hammer) particularly if you aren't worried about re-erecting or selling it.

Good luck.

 

I've sold sheds on eBay. Folk come, dismantle it, take it away, and pay you money. All you have to do is make them a cuppa (optional!)

Even if it sells for 99p its worth it to have someone cart it away. Freecycle or similar is another option if you just want someone locally to take it away.

 

I've got to knock one down soon, our old shed has served us faithfully for 26 years now and it was already here when we moved in!

But first.....this weekend we had to erect the new one, in a different part of the garden...... not without a certain amount of chuntering and tantrums on my part. (My heartfelt thanks to Mrs Trunky for her help and for putting up with me and my abysmal DIY skills).

Bloke who delivered it said "You'll have it up in 10 minutes". Yeah right, In what universe? Not in this one. It took 2 days. Didn't Einstein say time slows down as you approach the speed of light? Seems in my case time slows down as soon as I approach the tool box.

Anyway, it's done. The new shed is in place.

 

Well done Trunky, the new shed looks very smart and just think, you haven't got to build another one for at least twenty six years!

 

- a lovely brand-new shed with lots of fabulous 'storage space'. Wonder how long it'll be before you find plenty of 'stuff' to fill it with .

Seriously though, you and Mrs Trunky have done a really good job there . It's identical to the one that I had at my previous home but had to leave behind as it 'went with the house' - provided by the Housing Association - . I never thought I'd 'miss' that extra storage space.