Paging the (motor possibly) bike shed experts.

I think he meant use the existing walls but keep the floor at ground
level. My shed has a course of blocks keeping the timbers off the ground

 

Still got to knock the buggers nearly down then! It would save having to
create a new base, though the footprint is between standard sizes for my
preferred shed supplier IYSWIM. My bricklaying is of the purely
theoretical having to know Flemish from English bond for my white hat
course kind, but I might manage to run an extra row round the inside or
outside well enough to nestle a timber floored shed on. The last one I
bought was sited on some slabs that just had to be levelled up and
extended a bit. Plenty to think about and plan until the weather is good
enough to venture down there for more than a few minutes.
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You're still not there!

GC is suggesting replacing the removed greenhouse bit with a purpose
built shed, using the brick walls as *walls* not a base. I imagine he
is thinking of some sheddi type construction bodged from bits salvaged
from skips. E.g.

www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/london/series10/allot_gallery/images/allotment_pink449.jpg

Personally, I'd stick with the prefab job from a garden centre. I'd make the
teenager clear the site for his workshop too. Call it character building.

 

Oh, I thought of that as well, using basically fence panels on top of
the walls and a home made roof. Too much like hard work.

Absolutely. He's quite strong enough, but his boredom threshold may be
the problem unless allowed to play with dangerous book for boys power
tools. The last shed was awkward to get in to position but he was a
great help in holding the panels in place in the early critical stages.
He also shinned up on top and nailed the roofing felt on. I'll probably
go for an on-line purchase. Waltons do some reasonably priced ones with
good wide double doors. It only has to last a few years.


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Oi, feckoff, that's far too nice.

If height is a problem, I would trim the wooden walls to suit, but I was
initially thinking of building a shed from scratch, properly, only the
bottom two feet would be of brick and much less hassle of rotten timbers
in the future.

 

Gadzooks, that's hideous!

Illegal aliens are actually good for some things. Shall I send some
over?