Delivering sheds – 3 worries

In the spirit of Doug’s shed week, I have managed to squeeze in a work blog…

Delivering sheds.

If you have bought a second hand shed through the local papers or ebay, the next thing you worry about (the first thing being where to put the shed) is getting it collected and then delivered to your home. There the third worry begins!

You must have room for a shed in your garden. Don’t think you can park it next to the summerhouse or anywhere where the Mrs won’t like it – usually within eyeshot.

Sheds are best delivered in parts. Unless you have a flat bed truck and a lift to get it onto the flatbed. Often this type of equipment is expense to locate and hire, so it’s best to dismantle the shed.

If it was my shed, I’d dismantle it.  That way I would know where all the screws, nails, itsy-bits-likely-to-get-lost are.

I would also load it myself and strap each shed partition to the wall of the vehicle. Most sheds these days can fit into a transit. If they are bigger than 6 feet tall you will need to lay them down diagonally or use a bigger vehicle. A bigger vehicle will me more expense.

Be careful in folding the roofing felt, this can be brittle in places.

Kev