You don’t need to drill your shed! image source Hold up! Put that power tool down before you hurt yourself. All our Steel Sheds are pre-drilled and while they may require a cordless screwdriver to speed things up, they don’t need to be drilled. But there are no holes in this panel! Chances are if […]
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How to get your Water Feature working again The spring is sprung, the grass is riz, I wonder …why my water feature isn’t working. So the Spring is here and the good weather is on it’s way. You’ve cleaned out the shed; the garden furniture is set up again, the swing set is back […]
Everything you need to know about awnings We get asked a lot of questions about our Awnings and because we’re smart, helpful, attractive folk, we keep note of them all. We’re here to make a mini-FAQ for you if you have questions about your new awning. We’ll answer with our Awnings at the fore-front, but […]
Are Garden Sheds Waterproof? A burning question for Irish people looking to buy a shed is ‘are garden sheds waterproof?’. Which, I mean, yeah, fair enough. The good news straight off the bat is that providing that your shed is built correctly, that it’s on a suitable base and that it’s not been damaged in any […]
Do sheds come with floors? This is a surprisingly popular question question that we get asked here at Sheds Direct Ireland. Not all sheds come with floors, which can be confusing to first time shed buyers. So today we’ll look at the flooring situation for the different types of shed that we offer here at […]
Can you build a shed on grass? The short answer is no, you cannot put a shed directly onto grass. Sheds that go onto grass encounter a multitude of problems including (but not limited to) damp rising, severe condensation, warping, cracking, and rotting. Today we’ll look at all the reasons that you can’t put shed […]
Glossary of Shed Terms If you can’t tell your Apex from your Eves, we’ve got you covered. This handy guide will demystify all the technical terminology for those unfamiliar with them. Most of these terms are universal, however some are Sheds Direct Ireland specific, so if you’re browsing our sheds and are a bit befuddled, […]
Laying a slab base for a Steel Shed (Or: An eejit attempts to lay a base) Laying a slab base for a Steel Shed is something that anyone can do. To prove that point, we asked our bespectacled computer-desk dweller Sean to lay a base for his new steel shed. Sean isn’t (and how […]
Shed Flooring When you buy a steel shed flat-packed from almost any shed company in Ireland, you may not be aware that you don’t automatically get a floor with the shed itself. The good news is that if you get a Steel Shed assembled by our whopper assembly team, they’ll cut a ply floor to […]
Setting up your Water Feature If you’ve bought one of our lovely Water Features, you may be one of the few customers who are experiencing a bit of trouble setting it up. Don’t worry you’re lovely little head. It’s very easy to get these Water Features up and running, but it will require a bit […]