I was in the market for a garden shed and came across this one which I think it's a pretty good deal. Not to mention they are available in-store around Sydney.
This price is only for the Woodland Grey colour - the other colour (Pale Eucalypt) is listed at $868 and they are not available in-store/special order only.
Same product retails at $879-880 from Mitre 10 or Simply Shed
https://www.bunnings.com.au/absco-sheds-2-26-x-2-18-x-2-00m-…
this is even bigger for a similar price $479 (special order though)
Can anyone give advice on a base I can use to install one of these in my back garden (buffalo grass)? Are there cheaper/simpler alternatives to laying a slab of concrete? I'd be using it to store a lawn mower, some garden tools, and maybe a bike.
My mate paid a few grand for his concrete slab professionally laid so this will certainly be cheaper. What did you do to ground under these? I'm guessing I'd need to pull up all the grass and lay down some gravel or something for drainage?
Sorry I should have been clearer, we went concrete pavers @ 39 a pop (600x600) then put these down inside the shed after to have a floating floor.
You really want the ground to be level, but definitely cheaper still than a new slab.
How about timber slats? Something like this. Still not cheap though.
Unless you have the right tools/skills to build your own
You could use these 50mm thick concrete slabs or other pavers, this will hold the shed down in windy conditions but still not cheap.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/anston-600mm-x-600mm-square-conc…
that's cheaper than the ones we've available up here - 38 bucks a paver
https://www.bunnings.com.au/custom-concrete-products-600-x-6…
It's cheap enough. I have been exploring this option. Do you know if I can just lay these on top of some levelled out rocks/gravel (to help with drainage)?
Yes use small rocks and gravel or road base underneath but ideally needs a layer of paving sand above the gravel so that the pavers can be levelled and stay levelled longer.
These pavers have bevelled sides so water will drain and go under them.
I built the absco 2.25x2.25m shed recently.
For the base I used a bunch of plywood topped pallets that I got for free. People give away pallets all the time. I think I used 6 pallets all up.
I then put some laminated chipboard on top that I got for free too. They used to be office desks.
Levelled the whole thing out using brick Pavers.
i bought the bigger one to cover up my pool pumps. i just laid 1 cubic meter of road base down. much cheaper than concrete. shed was super easy to put together.
Does the shed amplify the noise of the pool pumps given it's thin steel?
Yes it defies physics and increases the volume by 100% without energy input
@edrift Not at all. bonus it saves your pumps from UV burn and it definitely cuts down the sound. I have seen people also use kids playmates as sound insulation to absorb more sound.
Has anyone had good luck using airtasker or similar to get these things built? What sort of $$ and would you do it again?
built it ourselves, took two adults around 2 hours
built one myself in a few hours, helps to have someone assist with the large pieces and when doing the final assembly of the roof though
do you need to lay concrete floor? or just bricks OK
No you don't. But floor must be 98% level.
If it's not level in both X and y axis, you'll have a bad time putting the roof on
I've built two larger ones single handedly. Takes a good part of the day and another half day to build a base if you need one.
Doesn't require much skill or strength, but you will need a step ladder and power drill
I'm going to grab this bigger one: 3x3x2.06 for $389 (minus power pass discount = $654.55)
https://www.bunnings.com.au/absco-sheds-3-00-x-3-00-x-2-06m-…
Anyone know where I can get discount bunnings gift cards? I missed out on the woolies 10% glitch the other week.
Shopback has 1.5% cashback on Bunnings GC. Alternatively you could also buy Shopback Home Swap which has 2.5% cashback rate but I believe they are only available up to $300. Not sure if you can use more than one in a single transaction.
Thanks for that. Seems like too much of a hassle/risk. I'll just bite the bullet. Guess I've got a shed assembly in my future. Zzz.
Remember you can get a 10% price beat at Bunnings. I did one against a SimplySheds price on a special order.
I built this exact one for a friend over the weekend. The build was easy enough with two other guys and took a few hours of leisurely-paced work + a few beers. BUT, quality was rather shoddy. Whoever their QA manager is, needs to be sacked on the spot.
All in all, I would stay far away from this. Invest in a better quality shed that is likely to last far longer and guarantee that the contents inside remain safer than in this shed
Can second you on pretty much everything you said.
I don't regret mine as purely a temporary organizational structure, but I do wonder how much time I actually saved Vs buying sheet tin and making it myself. Most of the time you have to drill the holes yourself, so the idea of just doing up a few nuts and bolts is all an illusion.
It seems to be the same system as ikea, where what you save in initial costs, you pay for in setup time, frustration and low quality.
Back in June I bought this for $319 in Bunnings. Quite happy about quality.