Solid Sheds  Reviews 260

We bought the 8’ x 6’ Pent shed from the new sales site at Dobbies in Southport. A good, friendly and well informed sales person dealt with us. I am really pleased with the shed construction. All aspects indicate quality, such as cross bars on the frame that prevent sideways movement, perfect fitting doors on heavy hinges and venting. We bought additional upgrades (rubber roof, the base and upgraded to 21mm lapwood, plus the special paint), which we feel combined will give us a shed that will see us through! I would particularly recommend the base as our old shed failed because the floor gave way. We dealt with two teams, one to take the old shed away and the team building the new shed. Both teams were friendly and respectful. Overall, a good buying experience and I would be happy to recommend to friends and family.

We bought our corner Summer House from Solid Sheds and it has not stopped leaking despite them replacing the 2 windows! The main problem is that instead of using a single sheet of glass in each frame they use 2.
We had them out quite a few times to stop the leeks but they continue.
Do Not Use Solid Sheds! Unless you like leaks!

From sales to delivery and erection, first class service. The erection team were friendly, diligent and very customer focussed. Happily recommend Solid Sheds.

New 6x4 shed delivered and constructed today. Jiri & Adrian worked quickly and professionally. Everything spot on. Shed seems good quality with the rubber roof, hopefully, will last at least 20 years. Must also mention Ella who organised the sale and explained everything and even came and surveyed the area. Thankyou to all at Solid Sheds.

Great service from Solid Sheds.
We had looked at a competitors sheds at a Warrington Garden Centre but then on our way home called at Gordon Riggs Garden Centre at Rochdale to see how Solid Sheds compared. We were very impressed by Iain’s knowledge and his No-pressure approach and the better value of your sheds. We went for a traditional summer house but ordered one that was non-standard height and depth and added the rubber roof and yet still got it delivered and erected within 2 weeks. Iain had done a home visit to check difficult access and ability to fit it in next to our trailer shelter so the installation team were brilliant on arrival and walked us round the finished job before leaving our garden as clean and tidy as when they arrived.
Leaving it now for the 4 weeks recommended before we coat it with the Protek Stain that they supplied.

I think Solid Sheds are a great company. Their products are well made and right-sized for our needs. We bought from a Garden Centre near Lymm and the team there are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and honest. Most important for me is that they stick to their delivery promises. The installation teams are really quick, tidy and polite. I'd recommend Solid Sheds to anyone needing something well made and delivered on time. If you're looking for a down-side, the only thing that I can think of is that although the timber is treated, we've always stained over this to create a more pleasant colour/texture finish.

This is our second shed from this company, great quality products, the team are very good at communicating throughout, and on the day of delivery very prompt and expeditious, with minimal fuss. Great overall experience and would easily recommend to anyone

Mel provided excellent customers service and support enabling us to make our choice of shed with no pressure. He gave excellent advice whilst taking on board our own clear thoughts about the position for the shed and visited the home before and after the ground was prepared to receive the shed. I couldn’t have asked for a better service and would definitely recommend Solid Sheds to my friends and family.

The chaps who dismantled the old shed were very efficient and then Andy and Karl who erected the new shed were truly excellent. I would recommend without hesitation.
All round a good job and I am so pleased that we went with Solid Sheds

We took advice from them about moving the site over 2 feet. Which we did exactly as requested, but when they came to put it up these different men then put it in the wrong spot. We were asked to sign a piece of paper as they were running off. Which we now realise was to say that all was okay, even though it obviously isn’t. The roof leaks and has caused mould inside. Even after ventilation They came out and said there is no issue with the roof or the fact you can see daylight through the wall. They sprayed to kill the mould which will return when it rains again!
Would not recommend this firm.

Just purchased my second Solid Shed.
An ex display tool tidy (which I will be using as an outside loo for my clients)
My first shed is a 12 x 8 Potting Shed bought in May 2022. This has been a godsend, it has given me the opportunity to work from home.
I have clients visiting my home daily and decided I needed an outside loo, the tool tidy shed is the perfect size and is the same outstanding quality as my potting shed.
Both sheds were purchased from Gordon Riggs Rochdale, my potting shed was erected on site, the ex display tool tidy was delivered assembled.
I’m so impatient and did not want wait the 3 weeks for the shed to properly dry out before staining with Protec Stain on my potting shed, however I did as I want it to last, it’s fantastic the water just runs off.
My tool tidy shed came with a tin of Protec, and I could paint straight away as it was an ex-display, I chose Protec Mocha.
For the inside, I stupidly opted to buy Dulux Trade, scrubbable paint - £45 a tin 2.5 litres with it being a loo, I thought it would work better. I have previously used Cuprinol on my bird stand and fence it fades, chips and needs coating every year. I painted the exterior of my tool tidy, now had 3 coats, goes on like a dream, took an hour to do each coat. Just like the stain on my 12x8 office, stained 3 times in one day. Used just 5 litres. Protec paint / stain is incredible. It took me over 3 hours with the Dulux paint to do the inside and looks a mess, felt like a workout…
I’m going to be re-doing the whole lot in Protec… it’s expensive but goes so far and the quality is worth every penny.
Genuinely the best wood paint I have ever used…
I should have listened to the adviser. I’m
Great sheds, great paint, great staff
Thank you :)

Just purchased a shed form Leyland avant Centre. Great service from Julie she really couldn't do enough. Not pushy at all and very accommodating to my barrage of questions and changes. Will certainly recommend her service. Great job. Thanks Julie

Hi i was shopping for plants at Ladygreen when the sheds when I noticed the Sheds. I asked the chap who said his name was Tony who was very professional and knowledgeable about the sheds. He gave me great advice on what to buy, i am very pleased with my shed and his advice. Also the guys that fit the shed nothing was to much trouble for them. Overall the service and Tony's advice i received was excellent, thank you all Mr Flanagan.

I had not researched "sheds" before I saw Solid sheds in at the back of a garden centre. I was impressed by the salesmen Roger and Kingston. They answered all my questions without trying to push me into buying one. I had a site inspection as entry was going to be difficult but when Micky and Brad arrived they just got on with the job and worked extremely well. I was pleased with the workmanship and my new summerhouse/shed looks really great. As its only been up for 5 days I cannot comment on anything else but so far I am very pleased with it.

I have already recommended Solid Sheds to friends and family because I am so pleased with my new shed.
Iain at Gorden Riggs Rochdale was so helpful in assisting us to make the right choice and even visited to check there would be no problems. Andy and Tony worked really hard to put the shed up and were very professional and courteous. The shed itself is of very good quality and is much admired by friends - they all want one.

Thanks. I’m really pleased with my new shed. It’s a thing of beauty, certainly when compared to the old one.
Well designed, well made, good quality timber and very sturdy. Everything fits together perfectly, all plumb and level.
Moreover, I’ve been impressed by your staff. Julie at Avant, Leyland, was a pleasure to deal with and she went out of her way to help throughout. Jiri and mate did a fantastic job with the erection, both quick and efficient. They were also very pleasant and polite.
Well done. You have one happy customer

Just had a Duplex 8x6 Wendy house installed this morning…it has stairs and has a great height even for adults. The timber is pressure treated and the natural colour is beautiful. From ordering to the installation Solid Sheds have been so efficient. We will be recommending them to others as the building has completed our garden.
Friendly hardworking installers Luke, Andreas, Jerry Thankyou. Thanks to Solid Sheds also the quality of your builds are excellent. We opted for the rubber roof with a 20 year guarantee …now we can make up for the lost years in Covid with our Grandson who is now 6.

Sadly, we advise you read the 33% negative reviews before purchasing. If we had left a review when we first had the shed it would have been excellent, installation team were lovely and the shed looked great. Within three months however there was water inside the shed, the doors would not close and our possessions mouldy. At this point we looked to customer service for support. We were consistently told by Paul that the cause of all our possessions being mouldy was us not ventilating the shed regularly. If you read the 33% negative reviews, as we wished we had, it seems that if you get a shed that does not let water in or if you leave a review at the point of purchase, then customers are happy but if something goes wrong the customer service is appalling - whilst they came out to keep fixing the shed they would not acknowledge something was seriously wrong. Eventually they agreed to a full refund but this took huge effort on our part and loss of hundreds of pounds worth of possessions through mould.

I have just had a playhouse installed by Jiri and Adrian of Solid Sheds, great guys the build took only a couple of hours from pulling up on the drive. Erected with no fuss, just got on an built it. looks great, solid and as described at the point of purchase. Would recommend.

Really happy with our 12x8 Pent Workshop. There were a few snags that needed attention but Steve came straight down and did a fantastic job getting everything spot on! Very pleased with the customer service and high standard product