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Lots of good practical advice. thanks! I was thinking 1 shed around 10x10 then it would be big enough to have both as a workshop with room for sitting, cooking and such without having to get 2 sheds, one for each purpose. Oooooooorrr, old tyres!? :) That is good to see a rare vote for cheap...

Ok I just found the poster who made the comment. No link, but asked them if they can provide one.

No as it was 3rd hand information in a reply on one of my other threads. No link posted that I recall.

Ok but I never said I would do it. Just an idea. Not even something I thought of myself. Someone else said in another reply that kris harbour tried doing it for one of his structures. Pallets are probably best of both worlds in that they are still wood and will rot but easy to get in 'the real...

Yea because tyres are just going to sit there they aren't modifying the landscape, as was commented on with postcrete, or worse concrete, though of course someone will say they will leech out chemicals. Also they would be covered over by the structure once it is built, not like if they are just...

Hi I have just bought mine recently so can answer questions if you have them. I would say a good tip is to look on the mainstream estate agents and start driving to ones you like. After going to 10+ you start to form an idea of what you are after better and hone in on your criteria and refine...

A lot of the terminology has gone over my head. How does one split a whole Y trunk? Easy with a sawmill sure but how to do it using handtools/neolithic techniques? Seems like it would be easier to just find 2 almost matching full trunks. :laugh: That is where the piling come in no? That way...

I have used it a bit when doing voluneer work. I am more concerned about the latter remark about introducing something 'alien' to the environment. That is what has appealed about building only from wood already on the land, it is already a part of the landscape.

Guess I was asking in the wrong places! They were so nonplussed at my request in high street stores and got the feeling like I was bothering them by even asking.

So are you saying that is a wasteful use of resources compared to cutting to planks? I am interested to learn more about this. Can you point me to where I can? I want to know the nuts and bolts of how the historical structures were made as I only see the finished products on places like...

Thanks for the suggestions. Yes to base issue especially because it is mostly boggy! My neighbour, who is a dab hand at carpentry was giving me some good general advice. He was saying how if it it boggy you want to drive down into the ground and postcrete the supports in. All well and good but...

Went through this discussion on another forum. I got several suggestions for pallets and when I went into town I asked at about 5 different shops and none would give them away. Used to be easy from what I remember some years ago to get them, not that I wanted them at the time but people would...

I vacillate between the two ideas. There are some tall trees, from 30-50ft but still have not been able to identify them by looking up their characteristics online. Although there are not many trees in the small woodland area I think those are so tall it would not decimate it to take enough to...

Is dead hedging a good shout? Got lots of cut back vegetation from the previous clearing and there are some large gaps in the hedge.

Well I did note 'hardy' in the op to indicate low maintenance. :) Depends what maintenance would entail. I have time but a lot of other stuff to do on three acres. Cheap and fast growing would be good. Well depends on price if it is just one or two very interesting plants I might be...

Can you explain why it is much easier to make these more secure? Looking them up now and might be interested in this idea. Prices seem to vary though but comparable to larger cheap metal sheds so have to weigh up if it is worthwhile since security is not absolute paramount.

I am thinking to add some at the entrance to 'tart up' the place and ingratiate myself to the locals. I already planted the willows from my mum mostly there and thinking to add to it to make a little aesthetic area at the front. Any good hardy suggestions? Actually, the more I walk around it...

I have had suggestions to either put gravel in the bed of the pool or a plastic container weighted down. Gravel I have spare and seems like the more 'friendly' option to the resident water life yes?

Yea I know this is the classic rural solution. Don't know anyone here and prefer to 'go it alone' for this one as I don't think it the best thing to ask as an introduction.

Yes I read some of your posts on asgard sheds on another older shed thread. They look great security wise but I think I don't even need that level of security being out in the country. I want a modest level and don't think it worth paying the premium price for those sheds for security that is...