Garden Sheds & Buildings

The Box of Delights

Advantages: Provides lots of additional outdoor storage space, maintenance free, easy to assemble
Disadvantages: Doesn't look very attractive

It's a bit of a surprise to find myself writing a review about an outdoor plastic storage unit - mainly because I was so adamant that I didn't want to purchase one of these things in the first place. A couple of years ago now, we finally got around to putting up a traditional wooden shed at the very top of the garden. My other half was not content with that though and was insistent that we also needed one of these plastic storage units, manufactured ...
...the top of the garden every time we needed to get our son's bike out or needed tools for something or other. My main objection to buying one of these giant plastic boxes was just the aesthetics. Another house on our road has one of these sitting out on the front and it looks horrible - I certainly wouldn't recommend placing one of these in front of the house. This is definitely a back garden/back yard product! The cream and green colours and the ...

jo-1976 26.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Keter Plastic Storage Cupboard

Bad customer services spoiled this Shire Stork playhouse

Advantages: Pretty and feels safe
Disadvantages: Customer services so bad that you don't get the product you paid for

...The 'Customer Services Manager' at Shire seemed to think her title gave her permission to be rude to customers and she clearly had no idea what is meant by 'service'. She fobbed me off to the internet based company I had bought the product through ('All Garden Fun'), who were initially more polite but in the long run no more helpful at resolving problems, and ultimately ignored my emails (I would not recommend purchasing from them either). As I had ...
...build the playhouse for us (2 weeks after the planned delivery date), I had to go out and purchase the missing parts, and my requests for compensation were initially fobbed off without response to my complaints and afterwards completely ignored. Furthermore the quality is not up to the standard I would expect for this money (over £400). Some of the parts were damaged, and these were replaced, but others were just very cheaply made. The window catches ...

Tandia 31.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Shire Stork Playhouse With Platform

A fun way to spend the weekend!

Advantages: Easy to put together
Disadvantages: You need a dry day to build it

...me. I selected the Lausanne from the range with a single door size 2.4m square, it cost £754 plus VAT and he agreed to deliver it for nothing so I placed the order. Getting ready That gave me time to sort out a base for the Log cabin. It needs a sound level base and whilst I thought of a concrete base I was persuaded that perhaps 50mm thick paving slabs would be a better option and just as serviceable. Although I am quite practical and I do ...
...I would leave it to a professional as I wasn't confident I could get it level enough and that is key with this type of building. I managed to find someone who would lay the base for me on a Saturday morning in a couple of weeks time which was ideal. I rang Mr Clarke, the supplier, and he agreed to deliver it on the Friday before the base was being laid. He is so close to me that he was able to bring round his forklift and a trailer and unload the ...

laramax 11.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Lausanne Double Door Log Cabin

For my climbing plants

Advantages: Gives good support
Disadvantages: none

...up walls. *About Gardman ~~~~~~~ Gardman was founded in 1992 and has grown supplying many garden products to many on and off line garden centres. Their head office is at Spalding. As an individual customer I do not think you can buy their products direct they sell bulk to garden centres. Thank you for reading my review. I really do find this trellis good. ...

mumsymary 21.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Gardman Expanding Garden Trellis

A country cottage in pink

Advantages: A good house for children to play in
Disadvantages: pink ?

Little Tikes make lots of good plastic toys. This pink playhouse is one of many playhouses that they make. I supervise play in this outdoor house most days at the moment. This house is suitable for 2 to 7 year olds. The house is a really good solid plastic. Although it is this house can be moved by adults children can not knock it over . 2 adults can move this house to change the position in the garden. This playhouse can be cleaned with hot soapy ...
...blue grey roof. This house measuring 127cm L x 104cm W x 131cm H is a fair size for 2or 3 children .I have known 5 children get inside it !. The white door is big enough that an adult can get inside with a bit of a squeeze. There are 4 windows these have white shutters on which the children can open and close. A child can just about climb squeeze out of a window. Inside the house there is some plastic equipment fixed to the back wall a sink with ...

mumsymary 02.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Little Tikes Country Cottage Pink 440R