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Shed - why does it do this?

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butteriesplease · 04/02/2017 09:29

See pic - when it rains the shed gets really wet at the bottom. Why, and how cam I prevent it?

Shed - why does it do this?
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butteriesplease · 04/02/2017 09:29

*can

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LIZS · 04/02/2017 09:36

Is water splashing when it runs off the roof. Wooden base will leech damp upwards from the ground too.

Trethew · 04/02/2017 11:47

You need a gutter

The other side of the shed will probably be getting similarly wet. Why don't you put gutters along both roof edges and combine them into a water butt at the front?

Gatekeeper · 04/02/2017 11:49

needs a gutter- ours was exactly the same and stopped immediately when dh fitted one

butteriesplease · 04/02/2017 12:12

Great - thanks. Hadn't thought of that at all. Is guttering easy to do?

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butteriesplease · 04/02/2017 12:12

Great - thanks. Hadn't thought of that at all. Is guttering easy to do?

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HaveYouSeenHerLately · 04/02/2017 14:45

I did ours. I had to mount it on blocks of wood as the roof sticks out too much for standard guttering.
It's connected up to a slimline water butt Smile

There are probably tutorials on eBay but this blog is pretty helpful:
www.twothirstygardeners.co.uk/2015/05/how-to-put-up-shed-guttering

HaveYouSeenHerLately · 04/02/2017 14:46

eBay? YouTube!!

OrangeFluff · 04/02/2017 16:07

Thank you to the posters on this thread! I have a new shed and it does exactly the same thing. I'm going to get myself some gutters and a water butt!

butteriesplease · 04/02/2017 17:15

Thanks for the blog link!

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