Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed
First Added - February 27 2022
Last Updated - August 4 2022 - 19 Data Points Updated - 3 Data Points Added
Reviewed & curated by a panel of garden building experts. Using methodology 1.1
Product ID: SKU: BUNDLE-TEVO1001PVC-1AA
Size: 4' x 2'
Merchants Checked: 12
Our verdict on the Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed
The Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed comes with a pent style roof, holds a 10 Years guarantee, and fit with single doors. The windows window used on this particular 4′ x 2′ use a acrylic glazing material (Thickness was not specified).
Base material: plastic
Below is a brief overview of how some of the key points of this shed fairs across the market.
Guarantee
On a plastic shed, the guarantee that the manufacturer offers is usually a very good indicator of the quality of the building. The longer the guarantee the more the manufacturer believes in the quality of the building they have produced. Typically we see manufacturer guarantees for plastic Sheds ranging from zero right up to a limited lifetime guarantee.
This plastic shed comes with a 10 years guarantee. Most plastic shed come with a 10 years guarantee (36.47% of them) [1].
For this particular brand (Loxley) they offer 12 [2] different types of guarantees on their plastic sheds, with the 10 years guarantee on this being the only they offer. The 10 years guarantee is found on 66.67% of Loxley plastic sheds [3]. It is great that this shed was given one of the highest guarantees offered by the brand, and this shows the manufacturer has a lot of faith in the overall quality of this part of their product range.
When looking at comparable 4′ x 2′ plastic sheds (we found 55 of them) the most popular guarantee length offered by manufacturers was 10 years [4]. 76.36% came with a missing guarantee, 16.36% came with a 10 year guarantee, 3.64% came with a 15 year guarantee, 1.82% came with a 5 year guarantee and 1.82% came with a lifetime guarantee.
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Cladding
The plastic cladding(walls) used here is an about average form of construction for walls and is the only type [5] we’ve identified on same-size sheds, that you’ll also see getting used on 1% (16 of 4,360) of all sheds analysed [6], and sadly not present at all on any of the 436 sheds that make up the top 10% of sheds [7]. You’ll also find the plastic cladding showing up on 4% of 4′ x 2′ sheds (2 in total) [8].
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Roofing
Abs is the cladding used for the roofing, our experts rate this an about average form of roof material and is the only type we’ve found on same-size sheds [9]. This roofing material is used on 1% of all sheds analysed, and after looking top 10% of sheds (436 in total), none of them make use of this roof material. Out of all 4′ x 2′ sheds we find this is actually the only one to use an abs roofing.
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Window
Acrylic windows come installed on this shed. As a glazing option, we rate it one of the worst glazing types and is also the only type found on 4′ x 2′ sheds [10]. This particular type of glazing is used on 1% of all windowed sheds and 4% of the top 10% of sheds with windows we analysed. Out of all windowed 4′ x 2′ sheds this is the only shed to make use of acrylic windows.
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Height
The height of this shed is 2010mm (7′) which is 11% more than the average 4′ x 2′ shed, giving you 205.0mm (0.7′) extra headroom.
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Doors
The door height is 1,730.00mm (6′) tall which is 3% or 57.60mm (0.2′) taller than the average 4′ x 2′.
The door width is 592.00mm (2′) wide which is 13% or 75.40mm (0.2′) narrower than the average 4′ x 2′.
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You Might Also Consider
We found 5 4′ x 2′ sheds with comparable specifications. The Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed has an Expert Score that is 5% lower than average and is £61 more expensive than average. If you are looking for the best value or highest expert scoring sheds out of the 5 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 £274 with this Keter Store It Out Midi Outdoor Garden Storage Shed 880L Beige/Brown. It is priced at £125, this is 219% less than this and has an Expert Score of 75, 2 points less than the Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed.
Highest Expert Score – With an Expert Score of 90 vs 77 for this product, the Palram Canopia 4′ x 3′ Skylight Pent Grey Shed is the best 4′ x 2′ shed with comparable specifications, and is priced at £309, that’s £90 less than the Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 1 other options that will fill those needs.
Loxley 4′ x 3′ Plastic Mediterranean Pent Shed
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Merchants Checked
12 different sources were used to research information on this product, and 2 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.
sheds.co.uk – 1999 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.
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. Global guarantee data sourced from: All 10 years sheds ↩
3. Guarantee data sourced from: Loxley 10 years sheds ↩
4. 4′ x 2′ guarantee data sourced from: 55 4′ x 2′ 10 years guaranteed sheds ↩
6. Global cladding data sourced from: All plastic sheds ↩
7. Top cladding data sourced from: Top 436 plastic sheds ↩
8. 4′ x 2′ cladding data sourced from: 55 4′ x 2′ plastic sheds ↩
9. Roof material types identified: abs ↩
10. Glazing material types identified: acrylic ↩