How To & Technical Advice

  1. How to Fix a Shed

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    Repairing a Wooden Shed

    Some sheds have seen brighter days, damaged from harsh winters over the years. Unfortunately, accidents can happen and your shed becomes damaged, timber can break, flooring can rot through etc.

    Sometimes, it is

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  2. How to build a shed base

    A shed base is necessary for sheds to maintain a dry interior, prevent rotting, and keep the shed anchored down during high winds. For this, the shed needs a dry, level foundation. This can be a patio, laying a concrete foundation or paving slaps. We

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  3. What is pressure treatment?

    Vacuum pressure impregnation, often simply referred to as pressure treatment, should be considered as the preferred factory treatment process for the long-term protection of softwood-based garden products; such as garden buildings, fencing, arbours and

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  4. How to Turn Your Shed into a Home Office

    How to Turn Your Shed into a Home Office

    Create a Garden Office

    The Utopian vision of working from home, relaxed by birdsong and totally immersed in nature, yet still producing results even the most ferocious of employers would reward is achievable – if you’ve got somewhere to work.

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  5. How to Turn Your Shed into a Christmas Grotto

    How to Turn Your Shed into a Christmas Grotto
    If you have a garden shed, some energetic children and a little bit of free time, then you have all the ingredients you need to create a magical extravaganza this Christmas – by making your very own Santa’s Grotto.
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  6. Garden Planning Permission - What Do I Need It For?

    Garden Planning Permission - What Do I Need It For?

    Understanding Garden Planning Permission

    The way that gardens are used today has changed from the past.  The garden area is often seen as land on which to create additional living space, becoming an extension of the home.  The clever way of adding

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  7. Looking After Your Garden Tools

    Looking After Your Garden Tools

    Any outdoor work is far easier with good tools.  Purchasing the highest quality tools you can afford is generally a rule of thumb when it comes to gardening and outdoor work.  Quality garden tools pay for themselves over time since they will

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  8. How big can I build a shed in my garden?

    How big can I build a shed in my garden?

    Find out how big your shed can can be and other shed building rules in this helpful blog.

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  9. How to prepare your shed for winter

    How to prepare your shed for winter

    We all use sheds for different reasons; some sheds are used for household storage, others are used for storing garden items and some are even converted into extra living space. When winter is approaching it is important you evaluate everything inside

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  10. Firewood information and tips

    Firewood information and tips

    We’re sure that you will need a good, log fire this winter; you may have been preparing logs since early spring to ensure you have the best quality fire burning in these cold evenings to come. If you are not one of these professional log burner owners,

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