Shed dilema UPDATED vertical or horizontal cladding ?

[snorri]

Cover the entire outside with roofing felt

Or clad it with exterior ply or metal cladding to suit your budget.

 

[derrick]

View: https://youtu.be/3S2aohSOL8M

A little bit of hard work. The picture is my man cave. Built for about £1200.00. I am not a builder. A diy project.

 

[cyberknight]

Staple gunned the splits together and refilled , half thinking about bamboo screening , means i can leave locks in place and hide the splits , apart from the cracks its pretty solid as i have lined the shed internally .
https://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/split-bamboo-screening-180-x-300cm-318669

 

[bikingdad90]

Would expanding foam work? Fill and then sand smooth and flat?

 

[cyberknight]

ok got some screening , going to nail some odd bits of feather edge over the areas that have split then screen over .

 

[fossyant]

ok got some screening , going to nail some odd bits of feather edge over the areas that have split then screen over .

That will do it fine.

 

[cyberknight]

Well that didn't go well ..........
looked a bit naff and my nail/ staple gun decided to jam every time after about 10 mins.
Luckily only wasted1 bag (£5on clearance ) and taking the rest back
Ripped it off and decided i have a £100 bonus coming soon from work so its going towards a new shed

 

[bikingdad90]

There is an online site called shedstore (shire garden buildings) who deliver uk wide and will build the shed for for extra. Got ours this time last year and still looks like new.

This is our shed https://www.shedstore.co.uk/garden-sheds/garden-corner-sheds/8-x8-shire-pressure-treated-corner-shed

 

[Hicky]

IF the timber frame is reasonable then rip off the off shiplap and reboard with maybe decking....ask somone with a router to put an edge for over lapping(depending where you buy they may do it for a few sheckles?)...it would last for an age if treated once its dried out a little.

 

[cyberknight]

update
spent my bonus on a new garmin
Picked up 3 good quality used fence panels yesterday that im dismantling to use as a covering my only concern is the door , do i lay them the same way as the side s or upright and how to get the lock to line up ?

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

I've got a very solid tool shed built from mainly salvaged 4 x 2 sawn and exterior ply, over clad with T & G cladding (which I had to buy). I used a skip salvage commercial fire door and clad it vertically with the same T & G as I used horizontally for the walls, so it looks like a normal garden shed but is a lot, lot stronger.
I'm thinking about building another one on the same lines out of salvage timber for my bike spares as my existing storage is crammed to bursting.

 

[cyberknight]

Updated the title
I have the wood now i know on a new shed you have horizontal cladding with vertical clad door , my only issue with this is a new one the door is flush but mine will be an extra layer so i was wondering how to open the door without causing damage ?
I thought of vertically cladding the lot ? i know its not as weatherproof but would stop the issue of damage and apart from the gaps which i filled with wood filler the original T&G is watertight
a bit like ?

 

[toffee]

Updated the title
I have the wood now i know on a new shed you have horizontal cladding with vertical clad door , my only issue with this is a new one the door is flush but mine will be an extra layer so i was wondering how to open the door without causing damage ?
I thought of vertically cladding the lot ? i know its not as weatherproof but would stop the issue of damage and apart from the gaps which i filled with wood filler the original T&G is watertight
a bit like ?
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That's more garage like than a shed

 

[SkipdiverJohn]

So long as you maintain some clearance between the door and the surrounding structure, I don't see why opening damage should be an issue, regardless whether the cladding is horizontal or vertical. On my tool shed, the door opens inwards and the fire door is set flush to the inside edge of the 4 x 2 frame and the T & G vertical cladding screwed to the front face. I then made up a frame lining to fit the remaining distance between the front surface of the cladded door and the external surface of the shed wall cladding. Due to the fact I need a certain amount of working space inside the shed, the inward opening door is not a big disadvantage, and weatherproofing and security is much better this way. Obviously, if you want to be able to cram a shed completely full right to the door opening, then the door needs to open outwards, but bear in mind it's easier to tamper with the hinges or jemmy open a door with gaps round it that opens outwards.

 

[cyberknight]

So long as you maintain some clearance between the door and the surrounding structure, I don't see why opening damage should be an issue, regardless whether the cladding is horizontal or vertical. On my tool shed, the door opens inwards and the fire door is set flush to the inside edge of the 4 x 2 frame and the T & G vertical cladding screwed to the front face. I then made up a frame lining to fit the remaining distance between the front surface of the cladded door and the external surface of the shed wall cladding. Due to the fact I need a certain amount of working space inside the shed, the inward opening door is not a big disadvantage, and weatherproofing and security is much better this way. Obviously, if you want to be able to cram a shed completely full right to the door opening, then the door needs to open outwards, but bear in mind it's easier to tamper with the hinges or jemmy open a door with gaps round it that opens outwards.

hinges are on the outside , i cant take them out as they have clutch heads so it would be covered by the cladding and it open outwards