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Important Choices in Choosing the Best Garden Sheds in
Ireland!
We Seriously Recommend You Take Just a Few Moments to Read This Before You
Buy Your Garden Shed...
You Might be Very Glad You Did!
 When it comes to
choosing the best garden sheds for your garden, whether it is for storing gardening equipment, the children's
bikes and toys or for your household tools, there are a few things you absolutely must take into consideration
before you make your final choice.
1. What is the garden shed for?
The most important thing you need to decide
is what you will mainly be using the shed for. Is it just for storage, or do you intend to use it as a potting
shed, a playhouse, or as a workshop perhaps? This is important not just for estimating the size of the shed
required, but also from the perspective of adding extra windows, or a veranda such as those found in garden cabins.
Be sure to consult with the other members of your household, just in case they have other plans for using the shed
that you may need to take into consideration.
2. Will the shed fit?
Once you have a fair idea of what the shed is for and whether you need to add any extra features, you can estimate
the size required. Measure your garden, and the location where you intend to put the garden shed. Mark out the area
and check it carefully to see if there are any potential access problems, or whether the shed will block the light
from important areas of the garden and home, such as near a window. Always check the measurements as if the door of
the shed is open to make sure you can get things into and out of the shed without problems. Have you left
sufficient room around the shed to be able to get around it for inspection, maintenance and lost
toys...!?
3. What size do you need?
Of course this will depend on how much room is available in your garden. Many modern houses have small back gardens
and you will not want to take up any of this precious room with large sheds. In these cases you should opt for a
neat, small size shed where possible. However, do bear in mind that the amount of stuff that people tend to store
in their garden sheds tends to be far more than they first anticipated, so unless you are constricted for room, it
is better to choose a size that is bigger than you originally think you need. This is particularly relevant if you
have a family, or a large garden. Simply by upgrading your lawnmower in a few years you could require a lot more
extra room, not to mention the odd bike or two....
4. What finish is the best choice?
The wood used in the construction of the garden sheds can vary depending on how the timber is treated. There are
various options available. The most common choices are
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Rustic & Rough: This is where the wood is in both untreated and unplaned and
has a rough finish. These sheds are usually the cheapest choice, but will need regular maintenance.
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Smooth Finish: this is untreated wood which has been planed smooth for a more
attractive finish. These will require treating with preservative every year or two to prevent decay.
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Pressure Treated: This is where the wood use to construct the garden shed has
been pre-treated with wood preservative under pressurised conditions to force the preservative deeper
into the wood fibres. These sheds are obviously slightly more expensive than untreated wood sheds, but
more than pay for themselves in both financial and practical terms as they require very little
maintenance to preserve them from rot and decay, the main causes of sheds falling into disrepair in
Ireland.
5. Who is going to build it?
That's often the hardest question to answer. It might be that you are the kind of person who likes to give up their
precious free time and spend their weekends trying to put together the bits and pieces from the plans. Perhaps you
have friends or relatives you could enlist, who might know what they are doing, but beware the enthusiastic
"amateur expert". The best option is to deal with the professionals. You can choose garden sheds suppliers who also includes assembly as part of their service. That way
they come with the right tools for the job, the entire structure is up and finished in a few hours, ready for
you to use with no fuss or effort on your part.
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