The Shetland Shed has a small footprint, making it appropriate for a variety of garden forms and sizes. Despite its modest size, it gives plenty of useable storage space inside thanks to its generous apex roof height, making it a storage option that can provide heaps of valuable place for storage for a wide range of objects for years to come. Simply said, pressure treated sheds are the finest of the best when it comes to high-quality wooden garden structures, and the Shetland is yet another wonderful example of a pressure-treated shed. A preservative is pumped into the timber at high pressure when sheds are pressure treated. This guarantees that the preservative penetrates completely into the wood and gives unrivalled long-term protection against rot, fungus, and weather damage. Because your shed has been pressure-treated, it will require little care over time and will last for many years. The tongue and groove shiplap walls on the Shetland are 12mm thick. This results in not only a visually stunning panel, but also a fantastic weather seal that protects the contents of your shed. The roof and floor are composed of 9mm thick oriented strand board (OSB), a strong and long-lasting material that will provide you a waterproof roof and a floor with a high load capacity. The fundamental strength of the structure is its strong 34mm x 34mm framing, which offers a sturdy structure that will survive the test of time. The Shire Shetland Shed also has a window that opens. When opened, this will allow in natural light as well as cold air, which is essential during the warmer months of the year. The window is mortised and tenoned properly and has a unique, contoured lip that covers the aperture in the panel, making the shed even more weather resistant. It's glazed in horticultural glass for long-lasting clarity, which you won't find on many sheds at this price from other manufacturers. The single door has a hasp and staple for increased robustness and is ledged for added strength. When keeping items in your shed, you can padlock this for added security and peace of mind (padlock not included.) This shed package comes with a ten-year anti-rot guarantee, so you can be confident that you are choosing a shed that will last for many years. The most generally used timber for garden buildings is pine (pinus), which is widely available at a low cost; however, all of Shire's garden buildings are made of high grade spruce (picea), which is supplied from Siberia and Scandinavia under rigorous FSC guidelines. Spruce is more durable than pine and has a greater finish quality. This lumber is slow grown, as opposed to rapid grown timber from the United Kingdom and Eastern Europe. Slow grown timber has a tighter grain, less sap, and considerably fewer knots. As a result, the timber used on Shire's range is more resilient and will endure considerably longer than other timbers. This shed has been pressure treated. Except for a little green hue induced by the copper concentration in the preservative, pressure therapy is practically colourless. The treatment greys over time, although this has no effect on its quality. This means you won't have to treat the shed yourself. However, many customers choose to personalise their sheds by adding an external wood treatment, which offers additional protection to the wood as well as a dash of colour.