Shed Buying Guide

Our buying guide will help you through the process of selecting the ideal shed for your needs, also informing you of what the requirements are for shed assembly, location & foundations.
You can download our shed buying guide as a PDF below.

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Size Matters

Most NZ councils will only allow up to 10m² of floor area and up to 3.5m of height above the floor level before you require a permit. Check with your local council on what is allowed in your area. If you have a Body Corporate / Cross-lease or live in a Historic area you should check on that too.

Permits may mean a resource consent plus building consent, this can be time consuming and costly. Height to Boundary rules – Usually a shed is meant to be the height of the wall away from the boundary (“height to boundary”). If you are wanting to put the shed on or closer to the boundary than this you should first check with your neighbour, and the council.

Things to Consider

Is there room for a door to swing out?

Measure up the space with a tape measure.

What size shed can you fit in the space?

How much do you want to store in the shed / how much room do you need for a workshop?

You may be able to change the doors location to fit depending on whether the type of shed is customisable.

Sometimes it helps to mock it up on paper.

Consider roof overhang, not just floor size – most sheds have a roof overhang, at least on the front.

Consider that you may need some room to move around the shed in order to assemble it. Room to swing a hammer/wield a power drill on all four sides makes assembly much easier!

Is it big enough? We often get people coming back for another shed because they have filled the first, we have not heard the complaint, “the shed is too big

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