Sheds and summerhouses can make great additions to your garden, sheds can keep your gardening gear safe and dry, whereas a summerhouse can be the perfect place for relaxing and enjoying your garden while protected from the elements.

A shed is an ideal garden shelter to keep mowers, bikes, tools, garden furniture and gardening equipment out of the rain, in fact they are handy for storing all sorts of stuff. The good news is that they are affordable and easy to assemble too. As a rule of thumb, most garden experts agree that when it comes to choosing a shed, get the biggest shed you can afford. There is nothing more frustrating than finding you’ve bought a shed that’s too small, far better to have a shed that is slightly too big with more than enough room for everything. if you plan on spending any time inside your shed, rather than just using it for storage, than make sure the shed you choose is high enough for you to stand up comfortably. Another tip is to measure the items you intend to store in the shed and make sure the shed door is wide enough for those items, if you do have large items then choose a shed with extra wide double doors.if you are planning on using the shed as a workshop or hobby area, it would be best to pick a shed with a window for as much natural light as possible.

There are a number of different types of shed available, the main types being wooden and metal sheds available in Apex, Pent, Pent solar and extending shed styles. Apex sheds are the traditional type of garden shed with an apex roof, a pent shed has a single sloped roof which work well against a wall or fence. Pent solar sheds double as greenhouses thanks to a generous slanted glazed front, and extending sheds are a clever way to expand your storage as you can buy extension kits to increase your storage as you need it.

Summerhouses are an excellent way of creating a living space in your garden, making the most of the summer time. They can also be used as hobby rooms, a children’s play area or of course just a pleasant place to sit and relax in your garden. Summerhouses are available in a number of traditional and modern styles to suit every garden space. Log Cabins also make superb summer houses too and many customers love building up the blocks to make the walls instead of just assembling solid walls in a kit form.

Sheds and summerhouses are available to suit a wide range of budgets, starting from around £200 for a traditional shed (storage pent items are cheaper) but ranging up to around £3000 for larger products. For most even the less expensive sheds or summerhouses can still leave a dent in the household budget. Luckily all major catalogues carry a range of sheds, summerhouses and garden furniture and allow you to spread the payments over as much as 156 weeks with interest, or over 52 weeks Interest free! Many catalogues also offer flexible terms so you can pay over the minimum amount to clear the account quicker. Catalogue home shopping accounts are subject to status, but if you are over 18 and a UK resident there is nothing to stop you applying today!