I want a little shed on my allotment

Seew if you cannot find a shed that is supplied in a flat pack.

I have one and the sides are only a little over 5 ft, so you can either get them into the car if you can lower the back seat, or up on a roof rack.

Can you tell me where you got it AuntieE, please.

Could you not lay spme paving slabd down to provide a foundation for your proposed allotment shed?

OP has said earlier that she is not allowed to have a base for a shed.

OP I think Auntie E lives in Denmark.

The Costco sheds are great no more worries about the shed roof in storms. We have a large shed from Costco which my DH and one of our DS built it in one day. Our neighbour had a small one which managed to put up on his own. You might need some roof bars to transport it from your home to the allotment.

I suspect your allotment embargo on concrete is about the avoidance of "permanent structure". Our allotments has the same rule (in lease from landowner) but there's an easy legal workaround. Ask your allotment committee.

They do allow standing sheds on a same-size platform of concrete slabs just laid "loose" on level soil (no mortar) .

They are not permanent; if the shed is removed in future the separate slabs can just be lifted and taken away. Under the floor of a shed, they can't affect drainage or rainwater run off.

This is how my allotment shed stands, perfectly stable supported on slabs laid loose.

I have a couple of Keter plastic sheds, mine are massive but they do loads of different sizes. They are delivered in pieces just like a giant LEGO set…obviously they recommend a concrete base but as long as your ground is flat it would definitely work. 🥰

Your site might have size restrictions for a shed, mine has. We cannot have poured concrete anywhere on site not even for posts. Look at your contract very carefully

I had a similar problem Lathyrus, my shed blew down in a storm during december and I thought that was that. Some kind gentleman lifted it for me and I spent the next week making it secure. Filling holes, using panel pins, preservative, roofing felt and so on. It now looks like many of the allotment sheds ie cobbled together but ok

I looked at keter online the sheds were too big, shed companies would not come out to erect a wooden shed. I spoke to a local hard landscaping company and they said they would help if needed.

It will have to remain cobbled, it sits on loose slabs and I put slabs inside on the base. It won`t blow over again. A couple hired a van and bought a 3 x 4 wooden shed, they managed to get that to their plot and it now stands. No vehicle is allowed on the plot so these things need to be manhandled

Lathyrus are you on your own? Maybe there are people on site who would help, someone with a van

If push comes to shove, keter make fantastic lockable storage boxes. My thought for me was yes I could manage with two of their large boxes. I transported a keter 570 litre there in my car, they don`t leak and I put it together myself. I also have keter `store it out` here at home, again I put it together myself. I used 45cm slabs loose laid as the base

I would use keter 1200 litre store it out if my shed disintegrates and would have to use my wolf-garten tools that fit in my storage box

I had a plastic shed on my last allotment, it was good, stayed up well, needs securing down. Someone on my plot has a metal shed, very light and it rattles

flat packed sheds

www.flatpacksheds.co.uk/apex-sheds/4ft-apex-sheds/

Thank you all for your thoughts and contributions.

I know I’m in a bit of a pickle because the allotments are privately owned, so the owner can make any conditions they like, so some suggestions won’t work for me, even though they are good ones.

It’s hard to believe that I can’t interest any odd job man or shed firm in putting up a shed for me! I guess the complications of the site put them off.

I really need to go and measure up the interior of the car to the millimetre to see exactly what I can fit in.

It’s quite a new car and I discovered yesterday that its failsafe systems mean the engine won’t start if the the tailgate is open! Know I’ll have to ploughthrough the 600 page manual to see if it’s possible to turn that feature off

I thought it would be so simple🤣🤣🤷🏽‍♀️

Could you build a teepee?
Or my South African friend built a hut thing covered with sweet peas.
Will look up what she called it.
Would look so romantic and you could have a chair in it.

Actually maybe I could put up a little tent for the Summer. It would give some shade. It would have to be quite low because it’s a windy site. But I could lie down in it when I wanted a rest.

What was I thinking of? The site is a jungle and I’m quite old with a bit of a heart problem 😱 But I do like a project🤣🤣🤣🤣

Wayfair do a range of easy assembly sheds with a floor panel so no need for a concrete base. My DIL has one and I believe she said it just clicked together. She has had it a few years and still looks like new.

Lathyrus, some taller plants would give you shade, check you don`t have a height restriction, ours is 2m and perhaps a bench with outdoor cushions in a storage box so you could stretch out while lying down. Or a zero gravity lounge chair, the range has one in textoline that folds. £40

Need to think outside the box here. I keep my outdoor zero gravity chair in my keter store-it-out at home, there is plenty of space for other stuff. I have a pram umbrella which clips on behind my head and gives me shade

Whatever storage you do get, you need to bolt it down or think of some other way to secure it from fierce winds

Our allotment is on privately owned land ; the land owner specifies no permanent concrete installed. But loose slabs (under a shed) are perfectly removable therefore permitted.
So THAT is the issue you need to pursue with the allotment committee/or the owner. Be polite, co-operative, and do it in writing.

Allotments function solely on the application of communal knowledge, understanding, communication, co-operation, skills, muscle and mutual support. You need to adopt that allotment mindset; of self help, and communal can-do.

Forget hiring commercial companies/ paying a little man/ buying stuff off the shelf. That doesn't happen in Allotments.

You're now in the world of Freecycle, improvisation, adaptation, making-do, taking risks, gambling on weather, tears, disasters, surprises, lots of fun and satisfaction.

butterandjam

Our allotment is on privately owned land ; the land owner specifies no permanent concrete installed. But loose slabs (under a shed) are perfectly removable therefore permitted.
So THAT is the issue you need to pursue with the allotment committee/or the owner. Be polite, co-operative, and do it in writing.

Allotments function solely on the application of communal knowledge, understanding, communication, co-operation, skills, muscle and mutual support. You need to adopt that allotment mindset; of self help, and communal can-do.

Forget hiring commercial companies/ paying a little man/ buying stuff off the shelf. That doesn't happen in Allotments.

You're now in the world of Freecycle, improvisation, adaptation, making-do, taking risks, gambling on weather, tears, disasters, surprises, lots of fun and satisfaction.

That sounds lovely, but nothing like the collection of plots where I have got mine. There isn’t anything communal there, just people working on their own plots. Some say hello, but most dont.

So I don’t think there’s any possibility of any sort of help.

And if I’m honest a massive part of the enjoyment for me is space and time on my own🙄😳

Not sure if anyone has said (sorry not read through all the posts)

But we bought a metal shed from Argos many yrs ago, yes there were a 1,000 nuts n bolts (well it seemed that way)

it is lightweight and sat on paving slabs, it has sliding doors, no window but you can certainly sit in it.

It has survived all the storms and is still standing upright.

It came in flat packed box, it must have fit in my small car with seats down. wasn't heavy I put it up on my own, its has separate panels, just needed two hands right at the end to put the some little bolts through and someone hold them at the other side whilst I put the nuts on. Maybe check argos , you can check the weight as well.

Have a look at Keter sheds, small, lightweight, flat packed but only need a screwdriver to assemble. They come with a base - you can get away with standing it on a piece of tarpaulin.

It ve looked at Ketter and other Fiat packs. What I can’t get past is they all have the 5ft 9 panels and 6ft+ door (which is the height obviously) and I can’t get that in my car.

I was hoping that somewhere there would be a shed where the door and panels came in two bits that joined if you see what I mean. Like a stable door.

Or an offbeat idea like the chicken shed or the tepee that I could make work.

Honestly - auto correct.

I think you can make sense of it though🙄

Lathyrus3

It ve looked at Ketter and other Fiat packs. What I can’t get past is they all have the 5ft 9 panels and 6ft+ door (which is the height obviously) and I can’t get that in my car.

I was hoping that somewhere there would be a shed where the door and panels came in two bits that joined if you see what I mean. Like a stable door.

Or an offbeat idea like the chicken shed or the tepee that I could make work.

I’m not sure that what you’re looking for is on the marketplace? If you are practically inclined, have a family member who is, or could find a handyman, another option would be a pallet shed. There are loads of ideas on Pinterest. Pallet wood would be easy to transfer to site in your car.

Katek

Have a look at Keter sheds, small, lightweight, flat packed but only need a screwdriver to assemble. They come with a base - you can get away with standing it on a piece of tarpaulin.

you can get ground anchors to help bolt these units down, there can be a lot of directional force against any side of any unit

I wouldn`t be allowed a keter shed, wrong colour, the owners of our private allotment site stipulated a certain shade of green, it is in the contract

The keter bases are good and strong, one of my `store it out` is full of heavy logs, a tonne of them

Lathyrus, have you thought of a tarpaulin shed? If tarp material would be permitted on your allotment it would provide you with a cosy place to lounge, certainly big tarp sheds are available, and make a cuppa, as well as store tools.

www.ryman.co.uk/garden-storage-tent-bike-shed-with-metal-frame-in-grey-1

What about an enclosed garden arbour? These come with seats as part of the deal, and you could nail a tarp to the front roof,, held rigid by tent pegs. Square tarps come with eyelet holes. My garden arbour has been in position for five or more years , the mattress and cushions stay on the seat all winter and have never got wet, or if they get a few spots of rain they dry easily.
Use a Keter box or similar for tools, and it makes a nice table with the lid shut. You can also get a Keter type box to be used as a garden seat with arms and a back.