Building Your Garden Shed

The garden shed is an extension of your home. Actual construction, you must ensure that regulations regarding its construction, choice of materials and installation.

To build your garden shed, two possibilities are available:

* Build it yourself: to reserve the right handyman. While the assembly plans are quite well done, build a garden shed demands rigor and precision.

* By a pro: wise decision! His hand and his expertise will ensure a building safely. He can also answer some of your requirements if your garden is small or you want a model to measure.

What material of garden shed ?

Wood, metal, PVC ? The choice of material for your building depends on the use you want to make, the environment and climate of your home. Without forgetting the main thing: your budget. Feel free to shop around and ask for several quotes.

* Wooden garden shed: elegant, it provides good insulation but necessitates regular maintenance.

* Metal garden shed: aluminum or steel, they are both resistant but isolate poorly against the cold.

* PVC garden shed: economic and easy to install, it is less durable than wood or metal.

                                                   

Dimensioned

The type of use you will make your garden shed determines its dimensions. Before buying , good questions to ask :

- Where will I put it?

- Rather workroom or gardening?

- A place to live in the heart of garden?

4 m2 to 30 m2, anything is possible. Depending on your expectations, be sure to find the appropriate size. But beware, the garden shed is a building of its own. Depending on its size , it is subject of regulation.

Price: several criteria to consider

Garden sheds prices differ greatly:

- The size of the shelter of course
- Materials that compose
- Its design
- Quality