I was looking for a shed and came across this.
$349 free delivery to metro areas
They have a slightly bigger one for $399
40% off Factory Clearance - Eco Garden Shed 3m X 2.26m X 2m in Grey $349 Free Delivery to Metro @ Simply Sheds
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L[Deactivated] on 27/01/2019 - 15:23 simplysheds.com.au (5636 clicks)
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I don't know where you are in Australia, but in Brisbane, sheds that are more than 10 m2 have to have building approval. This shed has an area of 6.78 m2, so anything significantly larger would need BA.
PS. I didn't neg you.
Just you I think. Seems plenty big enough to me, but I guess depends on what you want to use it for.
Rockhampton, the city where anything less than your whole ground floor is too small to be a real garden shed.
Middle of nowhere tho
Hahah yeah we need big stuff here. Two doors down and they've got a shed about 10m long.
to hide all the bodies
Not if you just want to put in a mower and some gardening tools.
You obviously don’t live in a capital city where block sizes are shrinking to sizes that shouldnt be legal. We’re on 5.4 acres half an hour out of the Brisbane CBD but they are just about to put in a new estate with some 187m2 blocks. Crazy!!!
It's not a shed, it's a garden shed for storing gardening tools.
Before I moved to Sydney, a shed to me was somewhere you can do your woodworking, metalworking and store all your crap. Now that I am in Sydney and looked for a place with a shed, all I saw was one of these to store a mower etc. That not what I would call a shed but it seems to be what others call a shed over here. It looks like people are using their car garage for their woodworking and metalworking and then parking their car outside on the street.
I completely understand where the OP is coming from. But in high density living this is what we live with now. The blocks are so small I could honestly piss in my neighbours toilet from my bedroom on the second floor.
Has anyone purchased from this company and has any comments about build quality?
I bought the 3mx3m one from these guys about six months ago, was a pretty smooth transaction, took two of us a day to put together, instructions weren't that friendly, I also found some of the holes weren't predrilled, you need a good drill bit to get the holes in some sections… don't forget to pick up some anchors, so you can attach it to your slab (they post those separate).
Once up and secured to the slab it's quite solid, nice shed.
Did you get the anchors from them directly or Bunnings? Recommended to get from them?
Bunnings is selling the same absco anchor set ( 12 ) for about $50. I think simply shed sells them for $100.
I bought them with the shed, but they were shipped separately, received them about a week before the shed arrived… I didn't even think to check Bunnings, they were about $50 for 12 shipped, the installation book suggested I needed 15 or 16, which I didn't find out about until the shed arrived… though I only ended up using 11 (drilling the holes in the cement was a real pain), I don't think the shed is going anywhere…
Accurate. We did the same size shed, was a bit hard with two people only to try and get the full 3m panel together (particularly on our windy side of a hill block) - a 3rd would be handy for a few bits but once together it’s fine. No complaints.
thanks for the reply. I'm also curious about the anchors you mention. assume they're not included with the shed? where did you get yours from?
Check bunnings. I think they have the same set for half the price simply shed is selling for.
no they were not included, but were an add-on , don't know why they don't just bundle them in by default… I'd be worried the shed would blow away without them…
@kozi: Why? Some installation methods don't need the anchors, there are applications where you don't need the anchors like installing this inside a larger structure, you may already have existing anchors if replacing another shed and the list goes on of reasons why you wouldn't need them.
@kozi: Was just about to edit my comment when you replied with this from their website.
"These Sheds are supplied without a floor and are best suited to be anchored with one of our anchor kits to a concrete slab. Alternatively if you are renting your property, plan to move it in the future or putting it onto another flat surface (grass, dirt, bricks or road base) you can fasten them to a temporary wooden base (e.g. railway sleepers buried in the ground) or using ground anchors."
I already like this site. It has cyclone rating :)
Why would a website fear a imminent cyclone?
Cyclone rated sheds.
A lot of sites do not list the cyclone rating. I live in a cyclonious area. (Weird… No spelling correction for what I presumed was a made up word)
The internet doesn't seem to think it's a word …
It's not just "slightly" bigger for the $399 one:
399 - 3x3x2 = 9m2 area
349 - 3x2.25x2 = 6.75m2 areaThat's a 33% difference in area for 15% difference in price.
Worth it if you have some larger equipment.
Edit - ignore. I confused a few items.
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Any rough idea how much it would to prepare the slab?
Maybe airtasker or tradie plus supplies?Thanks
I just put up my 3 x 3 and got someone from service seeking to supply and install slab for $750 cash. However, im not 100% pleased with the quality. But you get what you pay for.
Oh that’s not good. A slab is something every guy should be able to do. You could probably do it on your own or ask a mate to help.
Setting it up is the most important step. Once the concrete is poured, levelling it out is easy with a long metal post.
A small slab is pretty easy to do yourself. For this size don't bother mixing - just get the concrete delivered. I expect YouTube would have many videos about it. A few hundred dollars and a long morning should cover it.
And a case of beer with a friend for lunch.
Yes, one of the most enjoyable drinks IMO is with a mate after labouring.
I used pavers in mine because they were easier then a slab
Did you pour concrete foundations for the anchors? How did you anchor the shed may I ask?
Use ground anchors seems the logical answer here.
EDIT, it seems Absco from Bunnings are the same brand as "Eco Garden".
I've been looking at the Absco ones from Bunnings, and the same size one is around $470. So a bit of saving, and the images look very similar. But build quality is a big issue, not sure which is a more reliable brand.
Nice. Also that $470 is just the plain galv colour at bunnings. The coloured ones are more expensive from Bunnings
Straight from the description of this deal link.
We managed to get our hot little hands on the pre-release of the upcoming Eco Range of sheds
This really is the ultimate storage unit for those people who are looking for lots of storage room, from a great brand, at an even greater price. We've persuaded Absco to give us the "first run off the press", but what we don't know, is how long we'll have these in stock, we had a similar shed last year that was our #1 selling unit, and it ran out of stock in December.
What's the difference between bike shed v/s normal shed apart from size? Is build quality same?
Always the way, I just bought this shed last week after hunting around for that exact size that would fit my space. It was $120 extra but is the premier range, whatever that means, and I could pick a colour other than grey, so no biggy.
For those asking about assembly - I did 90% of it on my own and just got my novelty sized wife (5 foot nothing) to balance each side panel while I whacked a few screws in. As for the floor, I used 200x50 sleepers and normal tongue in groove chipboard flooring. It's plenty solid enough for my assorted bikes, mower etc etc.
Yeah the chipboard won't last forever if it gets wet but it's $100 to replace if/when the time comes. And by then it'll probably be someone elses problem.Novelty sized wife 😂
"got my novelty sized wife (5 foot nothing) to balance each side panel while I whacked a few screws in."
Are you still talking about assembling? :P
Fifty Sheds of Grey..
tongue in groove
Sounds saucy, but maybe you were being tongue-in-cheek?
Thanks OP, bought the $399.
Bought a $399 one too. Thx OP. Will just get the anchors from Bunnings.
This is marked as sold out (on the $349 one) and a few left on the $399 one.
If I wasn't already building one out of timber, I'd have bought one - looks pretty good value, thanks OP.
Is the Grey $349 one painted with colourbond grey colour?
The $399 is just zinc with no colour.
No longer active, got bargged.
Wondering how hard and how much effort it is to remove my existing shed if similar size and put one of these up. From some comments above it sounds like a day's work for two people. Comparing diy vs paying someone to do remove, supply and install for me who has quoted about $1100.
Thanks
sell it for dirt cheap and say " buyer to dismantle"
Then you can buy your new one
Has anyone got the Simply Sheds order page to work? I can't progress through the checkout because no matter what post code I put in it says, "No shipping options available for the selected location."
So I need some advice if anyone is checking this thread.
I bought one of the 3m x 3m sheds and I already have a 3m x 3m slab, but the idiot concreters put it hard up against the fence even though I asked them if that was by the rules and they assured me it was. Turns out a shed needs to be at least 15cm from the perimeter fence?
What's the easiest way to extend the slab by 15cm or 30cm in two directions? I was thinking of using some spare brick as paving or something, but then how do I anchor it? Is it easy to put in an extra strip of concrete?
hollykryten on 27/01/2019 - 16:13 Comment score below threshold.