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What is the best garden shed to buy Australia?

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Should I buy a Metal, Timber, or Plastic Shed?

If you want to really splash out on a shed, you can go all-in with brick, and build your own garden room or summer house, but most of the time, when choosing the right material for your shed, three choices always come out on top for practicality, durability and cost; timber, plastic and metal sheds.

Timber Sheds

Timber sheds have always been a firm favourite for gardeners, but they come with visual limitations - usually supplied with classic orange treatment that stands out like a sore thumb in the garden, but they are adaptable and can be stained or painted to suit you and your garden. They sit in the middle of plastic and metal sheds in terms of durability and lifespan, and we all know the challenges of keeping timber sheds secure from pests and vermin, but there are ways to secure their defences on a budget. The only added work when buying a timber shed is that the foundations are much more important. Timber rots so it needs to be elevated above the ground, while other options are usually okay placed directly on paving slabs.

Plastic Sheds

Plastic sheds have traditionally been the least appealing to most gardeners, using virgin plastics to create cheap flimsy sheds, but modern plastic sheds deserve another chance in my humble opinion. Usually made from recycled plastic and manufactured into durable solid battens, they are often more durable than metal or timber these days. Plastic sheds will, of course, always look like plastic sheds, but for environmentally conscious gardeners, they are a great way to use recycled plastic and keep it out of the ocean - just make sure it's 100% recycled materials used in manufacture before you buy.

Metal Sheds

To most gardeners, the image conjured by those two words, metal shed, is an agricultural tin construction, usually resigned to the allotment, but there are some truly beautiful contemporary sheds available online that would make any garden neighbours green with envy. The other benefit of metal sheds is that most are built from highly resilient materials that are highly resistant to rust and warping, unlike old fashioned corrugated steel builds (although there’s something heartwarming about the image of a corrugated shed with a fire pit out front and an ice bucket of beer on the decking.

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Do you nail or staple roofing felt?

Some roofers prefer to attach felt underlayment with one-inch roofing nails ,or special nails with plastic washers, but most codes allow staples, which are easier to drive.

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Before applying roofing, you'll need to cover the sheathing with roofing felt, also often called "tar paper." Most local codes call for using 30-pound felt. Some roofers prefer to attach felt underlayment with one-inch roofing nails ,or special nails with plastic washers, but most codes allow staples, which are easier to drive. For the lower portion of the roof—especially the part that overhangs the eaves and is susceptible to ice dams—it's a good idea to apply self-stick waterproof shingle underlayment (WSU), also called ice guard. Underlayment, flashings, and shingles all work together and must be installed in the correct order. If you lay the felt perfectly straight, you can use its lines (instead of horizontal chalklines) to align the shingles. Do not use felt as a temporary protection against rain: If it gets wet it will wrinkle, making it harder to shingle. If you need to temporarily protect a roof, cover it with plastic sheeting or a tarp. When working with a helper, expect to spend several hours to install the drip edge, WSU, and roofing felt on a medium-sized roof. Prep for the project by sweeping the sheathing clean of all debris and making sure there are no nails or splinters poking up.