The Learning Hub

Welcome to the SheShed Learning Hub! Our goal is that this will become your one-stop-shop to find out everything you need to know about buying, building, and owning a wooden kitset cabin. We're constantly adding new useful information here, but if you can't find something you need, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team of shed consultants: Click here to contact us.

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All About Untreated and Treated Timber with SheShed

At SheShed we supply our cabins in either treated or untreated timber (and sometimes both options) – both of which have strong characteristics of durability and stability as they are made from the versatile Nordic Spruce Wood (See blog: What is Nordic Spruce). This is a denser timber that comes from the same family as […]

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What You Need to Know About Adding Solar to Your SheShed

Adding solar power to your SheShed is a clever choice for providing low-cost renewable energy to your kitset shed for the next twenty-plus years. Solar is low maintenance, generates no carbon emissions, and saves money on your electricity connection and monthly power bills.

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How To Add Power To Your SheShed Cabin.

If you're just starting to build your SheShed cabin kitset or have been using it for a while and want to add power, this blog post is for you. Power is great for helping your home office, studio or guest house, become a functional and beautiful space to use.

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Weatherproofing Your Timber Cabin 

If you've just built yourself a beautiful timber cabin, the last thing you want is for it to be ruined by the weather… We want your cabin to last for years to come through all of the elements, so in this Learning Hub article we will give you our top tips for weatherproofing your cabin.

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What You Need to Know Before Painting Your She Shed Black

Do you love the modern look of Mark & Loni’s Star Cabin from Adore Magazine, but are not sure how the black paint will hold up over time on your wooden shed? This is a conversation we have been having with many of our customers lately, so we thought we would share a little further […]

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What is the Pressure Treatment?

Our Pressure Treatment innovation gives the wood an optimal lifespan whilst retaining the excellent natural properties of the traditional wood benefits.

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How to Use a SheShed for Your Beauty/Health Business

A She Shed is a great way to bring your beauty/health business home. Stop paying high rents and bring your customers to a beautiful, peaceful location that’s all yours. Working from home comes with a number of benefits. You’ll no longer have the high rent of a commercial property, which means reduced overheads, and no […]

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What Accessories Can You Fit on a SheShed?

Your SheShed cabin is built and now it’s time to add all those accessories to make it unique and special to you. We have put together a few ideas to help you on your way!

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Should I Buy a Plastic/Resin, Metal or Wooden Shed?

Do you go Resin, Metal or Wood? There are pros and cons for each and at the end of the day the choice is yours. Here are a few of our thoughts on each.

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Do I need council approval or building consent in NZ?

Whenever you want to build or add to your property, it always seems there is a minefield of what you can or can’t do with regard to council regulations.

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Do I need council approval for building in New South Wales?

SheShed kitsets are pre-approved as Class 10A non-habitable sheds that can be exempt from requiring development consent when building in most areas of NSW as long as you follow some specific rules. See our summary of the relevant points below, or Click here to read the full NSW legislation. Please note that this is our […]

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