Shed recommendations?

[Hivemaker.]

my budget = cheap as possible. The shed is to store bee stuff, hence the discussion about Argos!

Ex shipping containers or old ex refrigerated lorry containers are good for storage.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/45-foot-Steel-storage-ex-shipping-container-Hull-/170697139016

 

[REDWOOD]

If you are like me and use my shed as a workshop for making beehives the bigger the better, a nice solid bench screwed to the wall and floor and an area for storing wood flat

 

[alanf]

Ex shipping containers or old ex refrigerated lorry containers are good for storage.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/45-foot-Steel-storage-ex-shipping-container-Hull-/170697139016

Usable shipping containers are great for storage and relatively secure but when I was looking they started around a thousand pounds for the smallest 8*10. You also have to consider delivery: usually craned off a truck but that means access for substantial vehicles.

 

[alanf]

As I mentioned, I had earmarked a shed from a local garden centre, because it looked fairly 'bee tight'.. the doors overlapped the frames, there were no discernable gaps on any side of the doors, or on any other panel/join.
e that for my bee equipment.

An idea, if security is not a problem but being bee proof is, you could look at a poly tunnel. Welded seams, some even have zipped doors.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

Maplin sell hand-held battery-operated gizmo to run slowly across top of polythene bags to seal them, can be used on a bin bag, no need ever to leave anything open to robbers.

This sounds handy for frame storage - if anyone else is interested here's the link to it (I think)
http://www.maplin.co.uk/handy-bag-sealer-223397

 

[tonybloke]

TB - what does she keep in there? a small plane? very tall horses (giraffes)?

The OH (Tracie) designed and built ( with help from a few mates) the studio (She's an artist )
it is 18ft x 10ft clearspan, with an 'upstairs' storage area.
10ft x 3 ft work bench, lightbox/easel (for airbrush work) comfy sofa, and a pot-bellied stove.
all framework built from reclaimed wood, new insulation, cladding and a 'torch-on' roof.

 

[greatbritishhoney]

An idea, if security is not a problem but being bee proof is, you could look at a poly tunnel. Welded seams, some even have zipped doors.

How about a tent? Completely bee proof and very cheap.
Actually, I've got about 3 tents stored under the bed - might get them back into use