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4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store

First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 10 Data Points Updated - 3 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1

Product ID: SKU: 38434

Size: 4' x 2'

Merchants Checked: 12

Available From: 1

Mano Mano
£293.03
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Average Ranked in the Top 13% of Log Stores.
Position 60 of 464 Log Stores - Up 4 places from previous update.
Quality of materials
Construction quality
Ease of construction
Value for money

See how our panel of industry experts helped create the impartial judging criteria used to calculate the Expert Score.

Our verdict on the 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store

The 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store holds a 10 Years guarantee and is treated using a pressure treated process [1].

Base material: wood

Our experts say this has 2 stand out features. A stand out feature is something found on over 70% of the top 10% of products in a particular category or is an exceptionally good feature as rated by our panel of experts.

1. When looking at cladding material used on the top 10% of all log stores, tongue & groove is used on 100% of them.

2. A pressure treated treatment process lets us know that this log store should be expected to last for a good few years, and is used on 100% of the top 10% of log stores.

Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this log store fairs across the market.

Cladding

The tongue & groove cladding(walls) used here is the best form of construction for log store walls out of the 2 types [2] we’ve identified on same-size log stores, that you’ll also see getting used on 35% (9 of 26) of all log stores analysed [3], as well as being used on 100% (2 of 2) of the top 10% of log stores [4]. Even though the Expert Score of this particular log store is 1 point below that of the average tongue & groove clad 4′ x 2’s (they have an average Expert Score of 96), with it being on 100% of the top 10%, its use here is a reassuring sign of a high quality cladding. You’ll also find the tongue & groove cladding showing up on 75% of 4′ x 2′ log stores (3 in total) [5].

The walls are 12mm thick and we rate this an about average thickness out of the 3 found on same-size log stores [6]. It is used on 23% of all log stores [7] and after analysing the top 2 products that make up the top 10% of log stores [8], we don’t find this thickness present on any of them. 50% of 4′ x 2′ log stores (2 in total) use 12mm thick walls [9], and when taking the average Expert Score of those 4′ x 2′ log stores (95), the 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store is the same with an Expert Score of 95.

Read full analysis for cladding.

Height

The height of this log store is 1219mm (4′) which is 11% less than the average 4′ x 2′ log store, giving you 134.0mm (0.4′) less headroom.

Read full analysis for height.

You Might Also Consider

We found 4 4′ x 2′ log stores with comparable specifications. The 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store has an Expert Score that is 2% lower than average and is £54 more expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring log stores out of the 4 with comparable specifications the following might be of interest.

Best value – If you are looking for something comparable that costs less, then you could save £300 with this Loxley Large Overlap Triangular Log Store. It is priced at £119, this is 252% less than this and has an Expert Score of 97, 2 points higher than the 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store.

Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 100 vs 95 for this product, the Loxley Large Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store is the best 4′ x 2′ log store with comparable specifications, and is priced at £129, that’s £290 less than the 4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Small Log Store.

High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a log store with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 3 log stores that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Loxley Large Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
Loxley Large Overlap Triangular Log Store
4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Log Store

Coastal Consideration – If you live in a particularly wet or harsher environment such as by the coast then you might want to consider something with a more robust pressure treatment or something made from metal or plastic, both materials that are particularly suited to such harsh environments. We’ve found at least 3 log stores that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Loxley Large Tongue and Groove Triangular Log Store
Loxley Large Overlap Triangular Log Store
4 x 2 Pressure Treated Tongue And Groove Log Store

Product Details

Building Type
Garden Sheds, Log Stores, Pressure Treated Sheds, Wooden Sheds
Metric Size (Meters)
4' x 2'
Material
Wooden
Number of Windows
Has Windows
Cladding Type
Tongue & Groove
Cladding Thickness
12mm
Treatment Type
Pressure Treated
Guarantee
10 Years
Height (Imperial)
1219mm
Height (Metric)
1219mm
Thickness
12 mm
Depth
2ft (24")
Height
4ft (48")
Width
4ft (48")
Window Size (Metric)
nan x nan

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Expert Score 7575787878
Price £303.00£254.99£1,284.00£469.00£1,310.00
Size 6' x 3'4' x 3'10' x 14'3' x 5'0' x 0'
Brand BillyOhMerciaAdleyRedlandsMercia
Material WoodenWoodenWoodenWoodenWooden
Cladding Thickness 7mm7mm9mm
Guarantee 10 Years10 Years10 Years10 Years10 Years
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Our resident shed building expert Joel was the 2014 winner of Channel 4’s Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year having beat over 10,000 applicants to win. He returned to the show the following year as a judge. He is also the author of The Book of Shed and has designed & built over 50 small bespoke garden builds. Joel has appeared on various TV or Radio shows include George Clarkes Amazing Spaces, Alan Titchmarsh Love your Garden, Chris Evans Breakfast Show and BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live.

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Sources

Merchants Checked

12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 1 contained information that we were able to use to compile the data used on this page.

The following merchants were checked on the 06 August, 2022 to see if they stocked this product.

ManoMano UK – 922302 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
Wickes – 19576 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
Wilko.com – 21232 products checked, found no matches.
Homebase – 35509 products checked, found no matches.
Buy Sheds Direct – 1635 products checked, found no matches.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 products checked, found no matches.
BillyOh – 1244 products checked, found no matches.
Garden Buildings Direct – 1284 products checked, found no matches.
Shedstore – 1373 products checked, found no matches.
Tiger Sheds – 635 products checked, found no matches.


1. Pressure Treated: Considered the most durable wood treatment, this is where the wood undergoes a process called tanalisation. This is where the timber is submerged in specialist wood preservatives (such as Tanalith E, this is actually the origin of the word ‘tanalisation’), this is a unique combination of copper and organic biocide ingredients (it is the copper that gives the finished wood the slightly green colour). The wood then goes into a high pressure vacuum tank (the Wood Protection Association has a good article/video on this) to draw out excess moisture and air and force in the preservatives.

This deep penetration of the exterior wood protects it from the elements and all forms of insect attack. Wood treated this way can last many years without being re-treated. The BS 8417 code of practice (this advises on the choice of timber species and the use and application of wood preservatives) says “ penetration to either 6 mm (15 years) or 12mm (for 30 years) has to be achieved in any exposed surface in sawn material.”

It is also worth noting that if cross cutting, notching or boring treated timber during or after installation, ALWAYS apply an end grain solvent-based (or oil-based) wood preservative treatment to the freshly exposed areas, this will maintain the integrity of the protection. NEVER put cut ends in the ground, even if end grain coated. 

2. Cladding types identified: overlap board, tongue & groove 

3. Global cladding data sourced from: All tongue & groove log stores 

4. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 2 tongue & groove log stores 

5. 4′ x 2′ cladding data sourced from: 4 4′ x 2′ tongue & groove log stores 

6. Cladding thickness types identified: 12mm, 34mm 

7. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 12mm log stores 

8. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 2 12mm log stores 

9. 4′ x 2′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 2 4′ x 2′ 12mm log stores 

Product ID: SKU: 38434

Size: 4' x 2'

Merchants Checked: 12

Available From: 1

Mano Mano
£293.03
See Deal

Support WhatShed: by making a purchase after clicking a link above, a portion of the sale supports this site.