Garden Stores (Sheds)

iane · Post by **iane** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 5:16 pm

I am looking to buy a store to go in the garden to keep 3 bikes, an electric scooter, toolboxes and other such stuff.

Been to Maxmat today and they have one on offer that is really too big - wants to be about 2m wide, maximum 2m high and about 1,5m "deep" - does anyone have any ideas where I might get one at a reasonable price - some of the wooden built stuff Ive seen here is pretty pricey.

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:37 am

Hi, have you tried Mastre Maco in Lagoa, they had some in when I was in there last month.

iane · Post by **iane** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:29 am

Thanks for that one Lesley J - already tried that option but thanks anyway - sorry it took so long to reply

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:30 pm

Thats ok, did you find anything in the end?

iane · Post by **iane** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 8:52 am

That part of the "plan" (assuming there actually is a plan !) has been put on hold for the time being as the only things I found at a "sensible" price were too big (high) - most things seem to be more like garden houses than sheds as we northerners know them.

For the time being the old cashflow has been diverted into an aircon installation instead while I look for a drawing board to go back to.

Thanks anyway

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:01 am

Just a thought, but have you looked into buying what you want in UK and having it shipped out to Portugal? there are lots of people/lorries going back and forth to UK and we were suprised how inexpensive it was to send things out.

Hope all goes well.

iane · Post by **iane** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:27 am

Yes we have also looked at that option - for that product it seems to work out more expensive when you add freighting costs - the probability is that we will end up having something built specifically - I have a mate (a chippy) who is in the process of moving to live pretty close to Huelva and we will get together from time to time and do some joint projects (Im not the best DIYer but certainly not the worst either) - also as he is well on the way to setting up in business in Spain we will get (hopefully) the best materials prices that we can

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:12 pm

Hi iane, I’m pretty sure AKI…… http://www.aki.pt/homepage.htm
will have something for you, but slight problem, they have a number of shops in and around Lisboa but nowt in Algarve

iane · Post by **iane** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:16 pm

Thanks for that digger old bean - worth exploring the possible logisitcs when I get the chance.

BTW - your "local" knowledge my help us here - there has been a lot of billboard advertising by AKI down here recently - do you think they might be planning a "move south" as well ??

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:59 pm

AKI in Algarve? I daren’t ask m8….. all I’d get is a shrug
You have a word with them….go straight to the top “if not why not?”
It takes a northerner to explain the importance of a garden shed

iane · Post by **iane** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:06 pm

I dont know about that as a theory digger - its bad enough trying to get people from Dorking to understand about keeping pigeons and having somewhere to dry your onions never mind someone from Lisboa.

digger · Post by **digger** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:15 pm

thank you iane, but I think I'd rather not know what goes on inside these sheds