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Customising Metal Shed: Your Guide to Maintenance & Aesthetics

How to Customise a Metal Shed: Guide to Maintenance & Aesthetics

Among the popular shed types on the market are metal sheds. But when talking about the ‘aesthetics’, metal often falls behind its wood and plastic counterparts. At least that’s what …

Unusual Shed Transformation Ideas You’ve Never Heard Of

Your humble storage shed can be so much more than just a dumping ground for outdoor belongings. Sure, the idea of a home office, man cave, garden bar shed, or …

3D plan of wooden log cabin shed home filled with office equipment and garden tools

A Quick Guide to Waterproofing Your Shed

A garden shed is a worthwhile investment, but for you to reap its benefits in the long run, waterproofing your outdoor building is a must. Water leaks are the enemy …

99 Ways You Can Use Your Garden Log Cabin

Log cabins are versatile outdoor retreats that can be used for year-round enjoyment. If you’re wondering what you can do with yours, or wondering whether a log cabin is worth …

what is pressure treatment? how does it work?

What Is Pressure Treatment and How Does It Protect Wood?

The term ‘pressure treated’ or ‘pressure treatment’ may be a phrase you hear banded about a lot. As a crucial aspect of wood preservation, it safeguards garden structures such as: …

The Guide to Garden Corner Summerhouses

A corner summerhouse is a unique and versatile unit designed to fit snugly into the garden nook. This feature makes it an ideal solution if you want to maximise even …

The BillyOh Switch – The Ideal Tool Shed

At Garden Buildings Direct, we’ve been pioneers of the wooden garden tool shed and storage units for over twenty years. With so much experience in the industry, we know what …

Corner Summer House vs Corner Log Cabin: What’s Best?

Summer houses and their rustic counterpart, log cabins, have surged in popularity in recent years. Today, various designs are available, including corner types. These garden buildings have transformed once-empty corners …

The new BillyOh Cove Multiroom Log Cabin

Gone are the days when a log cabin meant a singular outdoor garden room. Square is out of fashion anyway! We’re pleased to introduce our newest garden building – the …

The Top Ten BillyOh Log Cabins

Once, hiking into the woods was the path to immerse in nature’s beauty and find solace in a log cabin. Now, you can achieve the same in the comfort of …

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