Shed conversion - start again?

[jpadie]

I started getting into the shed conversion yesterday and found that the floor was being maintained only by chipboard.  The floor joists had rotted away.   

I pulled everything up and found that one wall of the shed was no longer supported at all and in several places had rotted through. 

 

What's the option here?  Get some pressure treated lumber and some tile or brick and Jimmy things back together?  Replacing the floor beam and rotten joists?  Or is it demolish and rebuild?   The aim is to  have a decent garden office that will live for 5-10 years. 

 

Thanks in advance photos available here

https://photos.app.goo.gl/YTLvVADym9viCSCn7

[Big Jimbo]

My thoughts are that you would be better off starting again. There will be a lot more that you can't see that will be rotten.

[gc100]

100% start again. Same cost, quicker, better insulated, won’t rot, etc

[Onoff]

My mate asked if I was interested in this, my missus was all "It'd make a great workshop / garden room for the kids". Nope, it's not happening, a waste of time and money. Would cost a fortune to heat in the winter.

 

 

Convert your old shed like this to keep warm whilst building a new one:

 

 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Onoff

[joe90]

Start again and have a bonfire, the rest will be way past its useful life. I am considering one of these for next year, 44mm thick walls and dead easy to build.  https://www.quick-garden.co.uk/summer-house-clockhouse-4m-x-3m-13x10-ft-44-mm.html