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An early delivery of our new shed gave us the opportunity to get the whole construction done in a day.

The base had already been built, and put in place by last weekend, all that was needed was to make sure it was still straight, and level.

While we waited for the shed to arrive we attached a second layer of weed suppressant membrane, a belt and braces approach to keeping vegetation from growing underneath the structure.

The building up of the panel sections was pretty easy, and only took around 90 minutes, including a nice break for coffee part way through.

With all the walls up, and the window frame section secured we broke for lunch.

Work recommenced with the installation of the potting bench, followed by the most difficult part of the construction, the roof.

The roof went on quite easily, but it is a heavy panel, and needs to be correctly installed, however, we were strong enough, and patiently lined everything up.

Fitting the roofing felt consumed as much time as the whole of the main construction phase, but careful measuring, and a strong right arm, meant it went very smoothly.

A corner shot shows how the facia boards fit over the cut end of the felt giving the shed a nice neat roofline.

The final stage, installing the glass, is a very intricate process, the glass is held in using panel pins, and clearly, hammers and glass, are not ideal bedfellows, however I can report that a lightly stressed husband was the only consequence of this part of the build.

The final details were added after a brew break, while hubs settled his nerves after the glazing was done.

All in all we had a great day erecting this shed, clear and consice instructions, and a short video guide gave us all the information we needed, to approach the job with a cautious optimism, that was not unfounded.

We received the delivery a round 08:50 and the last nail was hammered home, at 16:47, all that remains is to treat the shed with a wood preserver to ensure a long service life.

The shed is an 8′ x 6′ (2350mm x 1750mm) potting shed and was purchased from Tiger Sheds who are based in Leeds UK.

And now I can reveal that the real Arthur “Two Sheds” Jackson, is not, in fact, a composer who never actually owned two sheds, but a retired joiner, who is lucky enough to have a wife who not only understands his desire for a second shed, but gets stuck in and helps him build it.