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Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly

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: 170140

Size: 8' x 6'

Merchants Checked: 12

Available From: 1

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£840.00
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Good Ranked in the Top 33% of Sheds.
Position 1788 of 5459 Sheds - Down 309 places from previous update.
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Our verdict on the Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly

The Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly comes with an apex style roof, holds a 10 Years guarantee, fit with double doors, is treated using a dip treated process [1], and makes use of c004457 materials. The 2 windows used on this particular 8′ x 6′ use a polyethylene [2] glazing material (Thickness was not specified).

Base material: european softwood

Our experts say this has 1 stand out feature. 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. The sand felt roof covering found on this shed is rated to be one of the best by our experts.

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

Cladding

The overlap board cladding(walls) used here is the worst form of construction for shed walls out of the 4 types [3] we’ve identified on same-size sheds, that you’ll also see getting used on 8% (357 of 4,360) of all sheds analysed [4], as well as being used on 3% (12 of 436) of the top 10% of sheds [5]. You’ll also find the overlap board cladding showing up on 12% of 8′ x 6′ sheds (58 in total) [6].

The walls are 7mm thick and we rate this one of the worst thicknesses out of the 13 found on same-size sheds [7]. It is used on 3% of all sheds [8] and is also used across 1% of the top 10% of sheds [9] we analysed. 6% of 8′ x 6′ sheds (28 in total) use 7mm thick walls [10].

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Roofing

Sand felt is used as the roof covering, and out of 4 types identified on same-size sheds [11], is said to be one of the best roof covering materials. It comes fitted on 3% of sheds and used on 1% of the top 10% of 8′ x 6′ sheds. While the Expert Score of the average sand felt covered 8′ x 6′ shed is 5 points higher than this item (77 vs the average of 82), you can be sure it’s not the roof covering bring the score down as this one of the highest scoring roof coverings found on 8′ x 6′ sheds. 6% of 8′ x 6′ sheds (28 in total) make use of a sand felt material as a roof covering.

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Window

Polyethylene windows come installed on this shed. As a glazing option, we rate it an about average out of the 6 glazing types found on 8′ x 6′ sheds [12]. This particular type of glazing is used on 4% of all windowed sheds and 1% of the top 10% of sheds with windows we analysed. 9% of 8′ x 6′ sheds with windows (28 in total) use polyethylene windows.

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Height

The height of this shed is 2103.0mm (7′) which is 4% more than the average 8′ x 6′ shed, giving you 83.5mm (0.3′) extra headroom.

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You Might Also Consider

We found 13 8′ x 6′ sheds with comparable specifications. The Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly has an Expert Score that is 3% higher than average and is £9 more expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring sheds out of the 13 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 £400 with this 8′ x 6′ Forest Overlap Dip Treated Windowless Apex Wooden Shed. It is priced at £440, this is 91% less than this and has an Expert Score of 77, 0 points equal than the Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly.

Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 80 vs 77 for this product, the Adley 5′ x 10′ Windowless Double Door Overlap Apex Workshop is the best 8′ x 6′ shed with comparable specifications, and is priced at £584, that’s £256 less than the Forest Garden 8 x 6ft Double Door Overlap Apex Dip Treated Shed with Assembly.

High Wind Area – If you live in a particularly exposed or high wind area then having a shed with a thicker cladding and higher than average frame thickness can be preferable. We found at least 3 sheds that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
Oren 10′ x 6′ Shiplap Pent Bike Shed
8’x6′ TigerFlex® Shiplap Pent Windowless Double Door Shed
8’x6′ TigerFlex® Shiplap Pent Bike 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 sheds that have a combination of features that can make them more suited to higher wind areas.
8′ x 6’6 Yardmaster 86TBSL Shiplap Metal Shed
6′ x 8′ Lotus Heritage Green Apex Metal Shed
8′ x 6’5 Yardmaster Glencoe 86WGL Metal Shed

Public-Facing – Extra security measures might be more of a concern if you’re placing your building in an area that is more public-facing than a garden. Features such as security windows or even having no windows at all, and the ability to lock all opening doors are usually much more important when you have something that is more public-facing. We found at least 3 sheds that have options that you might find a better fit if this is a concern you have.
8′ x 6’5 Yardmaster Glencoe 86WGL Metal Shed
8′ x 6’6 Yardmaster 86TBSL Shiplap Metal Shed
8’x6′ TigerFlex® Shiplap Pent Windowless Double Door Shed

More Child Friendly – If you have children and you are looking for something that has that little extra in terms of durability then tougher glazing options might be a better option. Here we have at least 3 other options that will fill those needs.
7′ x 7′ Forest Premium Tongue And Groove Pressure Treated Wooden Corner Shed
8’x6′ TigerFlex® Shiplap Pent Double Door Shed
8’x6′ TigerFlex® Shiplap Apex Security Double Door Shed

Product Details

Building Type
Apex Sheds, Cheap Sheds, Cheap Wooden Sheds, Double Door Sheds, Garden Sheds, Shed with Windows, Wooden Sheds
Metric Size (Meters)
8' x 6'
Material
Wooden
Roof Style
Apex
Number of Windows
2
Door Type
Double Door
Cladding Type
Overlap Board
Cladding Thickness
7mm
Treatment Type
Dip Treated
Guarantee
10 Years
Number Of Doors
2
Glazing Material
Polyethylene
Roof Covering
Sand Felt
Finish
Unpainted
Depth (Imperial)
7"
Depth (Metric)
2428.0mm
Height (Imperial)
2103.0mm
Height (Metric)
2103.0mm
Width (Imperial)
6"
Width (Metric)
1987.0mm
External Area Coverage
4.82 m²
Weight
217.10 kg
Assembly Service Required
Yes
Accreditations
C004457
Building Type
Timber shed
Country Origin
United Kingdom
Includes
Full instructions, fixing pack, plate hasp and staple latch
Window Size (Metric)
nan x nan

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Joel Bird

Joel Bird

Profile

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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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.

Wickes – 19576 products checked, found 1 match.
Waltons – 231 products checked, found no matches.
B&Q – 78905 products checked, found no matches.
ManoMano UK – 922302 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. Dip Treated: Dip treating is a temporary protective base coat treatment that is mainly designed to help protect the building during transit and for around one month after it is assembled. This water-based treatment is the least time-consuming and cheapest type of wood treatment. It involves dipping the wood in a protective water-based preservative and then leaving it to dry. The action of dipping is where ‘dip treatment’ comes from.

A dip-treated garden building is not considered fully treated with wood preservatives; it’s vital to re-treat your dip-treated building, preferably with a solvent-based (or oil-based) wood treatment. Then re-treat it on an annual basis using a solvent-based (or oil-based) wood treatment.

If you don’t want to treat something on an annual basis then a pressure treated wooden building might be a better option, this is where the wood undergoes a process called tanalisation (pressure treatment) during production. This is where the timber is submerged in specialist wood preservatives (such as Tanalith E, this is actually the origin of the word ‘tanalisation’), the wood then goes into a high pressure vacuum tank 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 Wood Protection Association has a good article/video on this. 

2. Polyethylene: Polyethylene (Low Density) LDPE, LLDPE is not commonly used for the construction of garden buildings or storage units. The most common use for LDPE is in the thin film used to cover poly tunnels.

According to data from the British Plastics Fedaration the physical properties of Polyethylene (Low Density) are that it is not very good when exposed to high heat with a maximum continuous use temperature of 65 °C. This is however offset by the outstanding Notched Impact Strength data that showed ‘no break’. 

4. Global cladding data sourced from: All overlap board sheds 

5. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 436 overlap board sheds 

6. 8′ x 6′ cladding data sourced from: 474 8′ x 6′ overlap board sheds 

7. Cladding thickness types identified: 7mm, 8mm, 9mm, 10mm, 12mm, 16mm, 19mm, 34mm, 44mm 

8. Global cladding thickness data sourced from: All 7mm sheds 

9. Top cladding thickness data sourced from: Top 436 7mm sheds 

10. 8′ x 6′ cladding thickness data sourced from: 28 8′ x 6′ 7mm sheds 

11. Roof covering types identified: mineral felt, osb, polyester felt, sand felt 

12. Glazing material types identified: acrylic, horticultural glass, polyethylene, security windows, single glazed, styrene, toughened glass, toughened safety glass 

Product ID: SKU: 170140

Size: 8' x 6'

Merchants Checked: 12

Available From: 1

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£840.00
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