Adley 8' x 10' Premium Pressure Treated Double Door Shiplap Dutch Barn Reviews

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The Adley 8' x 10' Premium Double Door Shiplap Dutch Barn is an eye catching, cost effective alternative to a standard garden shed. This range has been designed to provide fantastic headspace perfect for storing large items, such as sports equipment. Constructed using 12mm shiplap cladding with 44x28mm framing and 12mm Tongue and Groove roof and floor for added strength and stability. Fitted with extra large double doors with a hasp & staple allowing for extra security. Manufactured from certified sustainably sourced timber and guaranteed against rot for 15 years.

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Langley Barn, 390 Birmingham Rd,
Stratford upon Avon
Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 0RE

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Richard Sixsmith

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“I ordered the 8x10 Dutch barn, apparently by Adley but it was supplied by Mercia, must be the same thing. Anyway, here’s my thoughts on both the good and bad: Size wise it’s good, but you order the area you need, the advantage this shed has its lots of roof space if you want to add a veranda, high shelves or chains to store stuff at height. It’s also useful for moving long ladders around to get them in and out. Installation was simple enough, but a few more pointers or things to look out for would be useful, just when making sure things fit together, particularly around installing the doors. I had to trim a few things like the doors and windows to make them fit, but one window was particularly problematic and in making the inner frame fit, the outer frame didn’t close snug enough to the wall so I need to find something to seal the hefty gap around the frame. Make sure you line the door hinges up with the door frame or the screws will just poke out. A lot of the bits had warped, particularly the floor and decorative trims. My base wasn’t perfect but I thought I had to raise a couple of pavers only to realise the floor was badly warped and I had to lower them again later, even with the weight of the walls and roof on the floor it’s still not completely flat...my base is fine, I still have to prop up the odd place. I ordered some double shelving with my shed and had to remove and reposition some of the blocks that you screw the legs into because they were way off centre. Annoying really. I also had to add extra screws to stop the blocks wobbling, even with both shelves installed. You’re very aware when building it that it’s basically 2 sheds stuck together in the middle. There’s nothing to bridge the gaps in the floor once joined together either and I’m not a fan of spiders so I’ll probably have to buy some carpet tiles to cover it, or duct tape along it at least. All of the above could be expected when working with timber buildings so it’s stuff to be aware of but not entirely unexpected. The thing is was disappointed with was the fact that this is marketed as a premium shed. It tells you that it’s only 12mm shiplap which I can live with, but it doesn’t tell you what wood the cladding is made from. The tongues are incredibly thin and fragile - we couldn’t get the door and rear panels to interlock with the curved gable panels, some of the tongues didn’t reach the groove, if they did they just snapped whether we slid or pushed them together. It’s almost like bolser wood (it’s not, but it feels lightweight and fragile), the frame is solid wood but the cladding Is not premium at all and I think it’s down to the wood itself, whatever it is, rather than the thickness. Overall, I’m happy that the shed is ‘acceptable’ but it didn’t exceed my expectations and I think I was expecting the cladding to be a bit more solid or feel a bit more high end. It is a good looking thing as far as sheds go, it’s a bit different and the 8x10 is a fairly hefty size. The double doors are a good width, the windows are big and open wide, let a good light in. It gets hot in there! I painted mine mid/light grey, not knowing the standard felt is light grey until we opened it up. I think it’d look better if the felt was black, I’ll probably have to either swap the felt or paint it a different colour at some point but that’s all just personal preference.”

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Posted 5 years ago