Description

What environmental defence does the overlap wooden exterior provide?

The 7mm overlap cladding defends against weather elements by utilising layered sustainable timber to efficiently repel lateral rain and bracing countryside winds. Manufactured domestically, this traditional rough-sawn envelope establishes a highly dependable shield suited for year-round exposure. Prior to dispatch, the raw materials are coated with a dip-treated factory preservative to offer baseline transit protection. To keep the manufacturer's guarantees fully intact and prevent winter dampness from penetrating the grain, buyers must coat the fully assembled structure with a premium waterproof finish and supplementary wood treatment.

Why is this brightly lit, single-door configuration so effective?

Wide-reaching natural illumination is supplied by four windows, transforming this 12 x 6 building into a brilliant workspace for executing detailed potting tasks. Fitted with hardwearing 3mm toughened glass, these transparent panels provide superb shatter resistance compared to fragile horticultural alternatives, ensuring safer everyday operation. Access to the interior is managed by a sturdy single door, a design choice that intentionally preserves maximum unbroken wall space for hanging lengthy garden tools. This main threshold is equipped with a factory-fitted hasp & staple lock, ready for a third-party padlock to firmly lock down the perimeter.

How do the engineered sheets and single-sloping canopy handle intense use?

The heavy-duty 9mm OSB floor situated across this vast layout creates an unyielding base thoroughly capable of bearing massive soil sacks and stationary workbenches. Glancing upward, the 8mm OSB roof utilises a sleek pent profile to rapidly drain falling precipitation off the back edge, which helps resist moisture pooling on the surface. This slanted overhead configuration sits unobtrusively below standard boundary lines while still granting excellent standing capacity near the entrance. To ensure unwavering rigidity against brisk autumn squalls, both engineered panels are nailed securely to the underlying 34mm x 34mm framing.

Deciding Which to Choose:

Go for Overlap when you need:

• A budget-friendly solution.
• Standard storage space for typical garden equipment.
• Infrequent entry or light use.
• A timeless, rustic shed look.

Choose Shiplap when you need:

• Enhanced defence against wind and rain.
• A smarter, smoother visual finish.
• Regular access and ongoing use.
• Reinforced panels for longer service life.

Guarantee

Every shed is supplied with a standard 10-year anti-rot guarantee and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty, giving you long-term confidence in your purchase.

Treatment – Dip-Treated Base Coat

This garden building is supplied with a water-based golden brown dip-treated base coat, designed to provide short-term protection during transport and installation. The base coat is ready for you to apply your own high-quality timber preservative after installation.

Important: This dip treatment is a preparatory base coat only. We recommend applying a suitable timber preservative immediately after assembly and annually thereafter to maintain protection and validate the manufacturer’s guarantee.

Professional Installation

This wooden shed is supplied flat-packed for self-assembly. For ultimate convenience, you can select our professional installation service. Once your order is placed, the manufacturer’s team will send a pre-installation questionnaire to confirm that your site is suitably flat and level, and that access is clear. Please note that the installation team cannot dismantle or remove old buildings. Whether you build the shed yourself or use our service, please ensure a 18-inch (46cm) clearance is left around the entire structure for assembly and maintenance.

Wooden Shed Base Kit

A solid, level base is vital for the longevity of your shed. While this shed includes a floor, the optional base kit attaches to it to provide essential support and help create a level surface. It offers a fast and simple DIY alternative to laying concrete or paving slabs. The kit consists of a robust framework made from pressure-treated to the highest standard for permanent ground contact with levelling ground spikes.

Features:

Guarantee - 10-year anti-rot dipped-treated

Timber Source - UK made from sustainably sourced timber

Walls Construction - 7mm overlap

Floor - 9mm OSB solid timber boards for handling heavy loads

Roof Style - Pent

Roof - 8mm OSB with weatherproof mineral felt

Frame - 34mm x 34mm for strength and stability

Floor Bearers - 34mm x 34mm

Windows - 4 x fixed windows with 3mm toughened glass

Doors - Single

Lock Type - Hasp & staple (no padlock supplied)

Treatment - Dip treated (application of preservative and waterproof coat required)

How Can I Optimise a Vast 12 x 6 Pent Environment?

Professional Cultivation Bench: Fully exploiting the daylight captured by the 4 windows, this exceptionally elongated 12 x 6 space performs wonderfully as a dedicated greenhouse alternative. The single-sloped pent roof allows the shed to sit flush against an exterior garden wall, while the robust 9mm OSB floor handles the inevitable dropped compost associated with continuous seed preparation.

Extensive Tool Racking: Because the single door concentrates the access path, owners retain an enormous stretch of solid wall space to exploit. You can seamlessly install heavy-duty freestanding shelving against the 34mm x 34mm framing along the entire rear boundary, allowing for the meticulous organisation of plant feeds and hand tools while keeping the central walkway entirely clear.

About Your Order

The Shire Value Overlap Shed is made in the UK with sustainably sourced timber. You get a top-quality wooden arbour with a low carbon footprint made from ethically sourced materials. The clean and straightforward design makes it easy to assemble, and all the fixtures and fittings required are included as part of your order. The arbour has a 10-year anti-rot guarantee and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty to enjoy it for many seasons.

Please note: Images may show accessories and furnishings; these are for display purposes only and are not included with your purchase. This arbour is not supplied painted.

About Shire

Established in 1945 Shire is the country's leading, and one of the oldest established, manufacturers of garden buildings. Shire benefits from being adjacent to the Port of Wisbech, through which Shire discharges timber into their warehouses. Shire is the proud manufacturer of the largest timber garden building range produced in the UK. At peak times they produce thousands of buildings a week. Their range includes Garden Sheds, Log Cabins, Eco Homes, Home Offices, Sheds, Workshops, Summerhouses, Playhouses, Arbours, Storage units and Pet houses.

Their production facilities cover some 23 acres and include huge undercover stock holding facilities for many of their ranges, an advanced high speed timber planing mill, modern well equipped joinery production facility and semi-automated production lines. All Shire garden buildings are manufactured in the UK using the finest spruce timber, imported directly and machined through the most up to date machines to ensure the best quality and best value for money log cabins in the UK.

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Delivery

ALL DELIVERIES ARE DELIVERED TO KERBSIDE AND ARE FLAT PACKED READY FOR ASSEMBLY

FREE delivery is offered to the majority of mainland UK postcodes but some areas may incur a surcharge and some postcode areas are not covered at all. Please check your postcode in the ‘Delivery cost checker’ above to confirm availability and any possible surcharges.

Delivery Leadtimes
The estimated delivery lead time for this product is identified on the product page above. Lead times are in working days (Monday - Friday) excludes Bank Holidays. These estimated lead times are provided by the manufacturers and are not guaranteed - due to fluctuation in demand - but are provided in good faith and are representative of delivery at that time. Some remote areas will take a little longer.

Booking Delivery
By entering your postal code in the ‘Pick a delivery day. ENTER POSTCODE’ Box above you can select a delivery date. The evening before this delivery date you will be sent a text message (where a mobile has been provided) with an estimated delivery window.  This update can only be provided where a mobile number has been supplied on the billing address section at the time of checkout.

Upon Delivery
Delivery is made by Shire the manufacturer. Delivery of this item is typically made by a 17 ton flat-bed (similar size to a council refuse lorry). Delivery is typically between 7am and 7pm. The delivery drivers are only insured to deliver to kerb side or driveway. We would not risk damaging your property whilst delivering a product. Unfortunately we will not be able to go through your property. Deliveries are hand-balled off by the driver.

We would recommend against arranging for a third party to install the building before it's been delivered and checked that all parts are present, as we cannot be held liable for any third-party costs.

Installation option
If you are choosing the installation option after placing your order you’ll be contacted within 5 working days by Shire the manufacturer either by a text message or automated telephone message (the latter if a mobile number is not supplied). This message will supply you with the name of the website to go on to where you will be required to accept the terms and conditions for assembly. Any delay in accepting these terms and conditions may affect your timescale. Once you have accepted these terms and conditions you will be contacted during the timescale with a date for the delivery/assembly of your order. The installation option will extend your lead time by up to 15-25 working days. This may take longer during seasonal periods. Please be aware that the installation team will require full access to your garden, 18' clearance all around the building and a firm and level base. Shire's installation team will not bring a building through your home as they are not covered by insurance to enter a customer’s home.

Specification

Quickview

Providing an exceptionally stretched footprint, the 12 x 6 Shire Value Overlap Shed is crafted for domestic gardeners who demand significant lateral storage and a sunlit preparation zone. Built on British soil using sustainable timber, this elongated wooden unit delivers a robust physical barrier against demanding regional climates. Key features include:

• Pent roof: Slopes in one distinct direction to reliably route downpours away from the entryway.
• 4 x windows: Harnesses phenomenal natural light across the long elevation using durable 3mm toughened glass.
• 7mm overlap cladding: Helps resist water ingress by encouraging driving rain to cascade straight over the stepped wooden exterior.
• Single door: Keeps the entryway focused and features an internal Z framed core to counter sagging over time.
• 9mm OSB floor: Forges a steadfast basal deck engineered to bear the continuous weight of standard wheelbarrows and machinery.