Going rate for erecting a garden shed?

[Woodworks]

Brother is needing a shed and due to ill health needs it putting up. Only 6'x8' B&Q type job. What's the going rate? Also what support do they usually need?

 

Thanks

[roys]

Not sure about going rate, I am fairly certain a handy man and a mate could put it up in a couple of hours. So what ever the hourly rate is for a handy man in that area and multiply hourly rate by say 3.

For my garden shed I put a base of slabs down and then 2 pressure treated fence posts lying down as bearers for the shed base to sit on. Hopefully stop any water that sits on slabs from rotting the shed, maybe need to change the bearers in a few years, but that should be a 5 minute job, lever up one end of shed slide rotten bearer out slide new one in, hopefully.

[Lazurus]

Put mine on concrete blocks with a layer of DPC between block and timber to keep damp out. Make sure its level........

[rapalaman]

I've had a B&Q shed 6 x 8 take me 5 hours as it was c**p and nothing fitted properly! Worst one was from Wilkinsons at 7 hours as I had to go off and buy roof support timber that was the correct length, cut the doors down to fit and generally ponce about. Best quality from a local supplier to me takes about an hour for 2 people - the old saying you get what you pay for definitely applies to sheds.

What Lazurus said about damp and level...

[Woodworks]

Thanks

 

Only quote he has had was for two guys for a whole day £300 without doing the base. Sounds like this was on the steep side for the job involved

[mrstumpy]

I had an overrun B&Q jobbie. It took me 8 hours (many coffee breaks, playing with dog etc) on my own. I used the roof and floor to line the inside, cut the roof and floor from marine ply.

[Vespasian]

Thanks

 

Only quote he has had was for two guys for a whole day £300 without doing the base. Sounds like this was on the steep side for the job involved

 

he might want to look through the local paper for a handyman... 150 tops for the day... probably take the chap 4 hours to get it done if he gets a move on..

[roys]

£300 sounds a bit on the steep side to me as well. Get the local handy man in.

Location? If it is London then £300 might not be steep.

[Goaty]

£300 to assemble a flat pack is expensive. A chap near me makes a decent 6x8 for £400

 

Bases and site prep inc materials will not be cheap.

[Kev Stephenson]

My grounds lads (2 men) laid a base, flagged it and built a 8x6 in half a day!!

 

My local timber yard looks at 6-10 sheds a day installed depending on distance and sizes, again 2 lads. It's only 6 bits, 7 at the most then the roof felt!!

 

£100 top money for a shed install assuming base is down