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Want a kit you can put up yourself and have quickly? Look at Power Sheds. Want a fully pressure-treated building with a choice of thicker cladding, put up for you? Look at Suresheds. Want the widest choice of designs and cladding upgrades, installed for you, with sizes made to your measurements? Look at Sovereign. Want a traditional shed or summerhouse installed for you, with heavy-duty frame options? Look at Shedlands.
We sell timber sheds and summerhouses from four main manufacturers, and they genuinely aren't the same. They differ in how thick the timber is, how it's treated, how long the guarantee runs, and whether the building arrives as a kit or is put up for you. This page puts them side by side, using the manufacturers' own specifications. Where we can't confirm something, we say "Ask us" rather than guess.
Shed brands at a glance
| Power Sheds | Suresheds | Sovereign | Shedlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Self-builders who want a kit quickly, from budget storage to a pressure-treated workshop (Premium) | Fully pressure-treated buildings with a choice of thicker cladding, put up for you | The widest choice of designs and cladding upgrades, installed for you, with made-to-measure sizes | Traditional sheds and summerhouses installed for you, with heavy-duty frame options |
| Cladding | 10mm overlap (Overlap range), 12mm tongue and groove (standard), 12mm pressure-treated tongue and groove (Premium) | Shiplap or log lap, choice of 12mm, 16mm or 20mm; composite cladding on selected models | 12mm shiplap as standard; upgrades to 15mm loglap, 15mm pressure-treated or 18mm Premier shiplap | 12mm as standard; upgrades to 15mm loglap, 15mm pressure-treated or 18mm Premier shiplap |
| Framing | 28x28mm (Overlap), 44x28mm doubled to 44x56mm in key areas (standard), 58x44mm doubled to 58x88mm (Premium) | 2x2 inch tanalised, screw-fixed (3x2 inch on the Wharfedale Workshop and some composite models) | 32x44mm round-corner framing (44x44mm on the Cumbria Robust) | 32x44mm finished (38x50mm sawn); 44x44mm on loglap builds; 50x50mm Heavy Duty range |
| Floor | 12mm tongue and groove (pressure-treated on Premium) | Ask us (composite models: 12mm pressure-treated matchboard) | 12mm tongue and groove; 18mm heavy-duty upgrade | 12mm finished; 18mm finished upgrade (included with Premier cladding) |
| Roof | 12mm tongue and groove boards with polyester-backed felt; EPDM rubber upgrade | Polyester felt as standard; EPDM rubber upgrade | 12mm tongue and groove boards with polyester felt; heavy-duty felt, felt tile or EPDM rubber upgrades | Roofing felt (green mineral felt on the Dalby); heavy-duty poly felt upgrade |
| Treatment | Factory dip-treated (standard and Overlap); pressure-treated (Premium) | Fully pressure-treated (tanalised) Scandinavian redwood | Water-based factory base coat; treat with a spirit-based preservative when it goes up and every year after | Ask us for the standard finish; pressure-treated (tanalised) upgrade available |
| Guarantee | 10 years against rot, decay and insect attack; 20 years on Premium. Needs re-treating every year | Anti-rot: 10 years on 12mm cladding, 15 years on 16mm and 20mm. Felt roof 12 months; rubber roof 25 years | 1 year (ex-display buildings and roofing felt excluded) | 1 year |
| Delivery & installation | Self-assembly kit, delivered kerbside. We can help you book an approved Power Sheds installer | Delivered and put up by the Suresheds team. Suresheds' own terms include delivery and installation within 50 miles of their Rotherham factory, with a surcharge from 50 to 100 miles. Ask us for your postcode | Professional installation included in the price | Installation included in the price |
| Made-to-measure sizes | Ask us | Yes. Everything is made to order and Suresheds offer bespoke sizes | Yes. We can quote for a building built to your measurements | Ask us |
| Typical lead time | Sheds and summerhouses: usually 3–5 working days. Log cabins: around 4–6 weeks | Around 6 weeks | Confirmed when we call you | Confirmed when we call you |
| See one at our Display Site? | Yes, a 6x6 Power Apex shed | Yes, several, including Kingsdale and Swaledale summerhouses and the Kettlewell potting shed | Ask us | Ask us |
Specifications vary by model, size and the options you choose, so always check the product page. Lead times are typical only and we confirm the current one when we call you. Guarantees are the manufacturers' own, and the full terms are on our warranty and guarantees page. What's on show at the Display Site changes, so call before you visit if there's a particular building you want to see.
Not timber? Two more options
- Lifelong steel sheds carry a 15-year guarantee and are delivered and installed by Lifelong's own team. No concrete or slab base is needed on level ground. See our timber vs metal vs concrete guide.
- DIY Sheds have a Tanalith E pressure-treated timber frame with a 20-year anti-rot guarantee, and composite-clad buildings add a 30-year manufacturer warranty on the cladding.
Help me choose
- I want to build it myself and have it soon: Power Sheds. Pick Overlap for basic storage, the standard range for everyday use, or Premium for a workshop and the longest Power Sheds guarantee.
- I don't want to put it up myself: Suresheds, Sovereign and Shedlands are all put up for you.
- I want the longest timber guarantee: Power Sheds Premium (20 years) or Suresheds with 16mm or 20mm cladding (15 years).
- I want thick walls: Suresheds 20mm cladding, or Sovereign and Shedlands Premier 18mm shiplap.
- I have an awkward space: Sovereign and Suresheds both make buildings to your measurements.
- I want a heavy-duty workshop: Power Sheds Premium (58x44mm frame), the Shedlands Heavy Duty range (50x50mm), the Suresheds Wharfedale Workshop (3x2 inch) or the Sovereign Cumbria Robust (44x44mm). Our shed timber guide explains the differences.
Still not sure? Answer six quick questions in our building finder, or build your quote and we'll come back to you with the options.
Talk it through with us
Our Display Site at Buzzards Valley, Tamworth, Staffordshire B78 3EQ is open 7 days a week. Drop in any day, or book an appointment. What's on show changes, so call 01543 398778 if there's something particular you'd like to see, or WhatsApp us a photo of your garden. More help is in our Guides & Advice.