Description

The 8 x 6 tongue and groove potting shed from Mercia features six windows, four on the long side and two on the shorter side. The single door can be placed on either end of the shed. The wooden greenhouse design features a built-in shelf come workbench and a side-opening window for extra ventilation. The shelf is perfectly positioned for young plants to get all the sunlight they need. The windows also include a UV treatment to protect seedlings from harmful UV rays. It has become a customer favourite when it comes to potting sheds.

A large storage area gives you plenty of space for your garden items. It's the perfect hobby potting shed for your garden or allotment. The shelf will hold all of your plants while waiting for good weather to plant out, and the storage area keeps all of your tools right where you need them. The slatted bench gives you a space to work while potting plants or resting after working in the garden.

Whether you are just starting on your home growing journey or you have been growing your own vegetables for years, this potting shed greenhouse is a perfect choice. The garden potting shed is made from 12mm interlocking tongue and groove cladding supported by a sturdy frame. The solid and robust shed has a pent roof that helps rainwater runoff.

Features:

Guarantee - 10-year anti-rot

Walls - 12mm tongue and groove interlocking cladding

Floor - high quality 12mm tongue and groove

Roof - pent roof with 12mm tongue and groove and roofing felt provided

Frame - 44mm x 28mm (2' x 1') for strength and stability

Floor Bearers - 28mm x 28mm

Windows - 6 styrene glazed windows

Door - single door

Treatment - water-based base coat (application of preservative and waterproof coat required)

Make the Most of Your Potting Shed:
The 8 x 6 potting shed is suitable for an allotment or your garden. The interlocking tongue and groove cladding looks clean and sleek, and you can add a paint colour of your choice. Make it an eye-catching focal point in the garden by adding a bright colour, or choose a muted tone to help it blend into the background. The wooden greenhouse is excellent for starting off vegetables for your allotment or getting flower seedlings going for the garden. A large storage area, built-in shelf, side ventilation window, and slatted wooden bench give you all the best features of potting sheds in one product.

About Your Order:
The 8 x 6 Premium Potting Shed is a UK-made wooden greenhouse using sustainably sourced timber. You get a top-quality garden shed made from ethically sourced materials, so you can feel good when you buy a garden potting shed from Mercia. The simple design will make it easy to assemble, and all the fixtures and fittings required for assembly are included with your order. The potting shed has a 10-year anti-rot guarantee and a 12-month manufacturer's warranty.

Your new potting shed includes hard-wearing fixings, high-quality roof felt, and manufacturer's assembly recommendations. The premium interlocking Shiplap boards attach to a solid internal frame to produce hard-wearing and sturdy panels.

Please note: Images may depict tools and other accessories; these are for illustration purposes only and are not included with your order.

Potting Shed Aftercare:

The potting shed has a base coat on both sides, this is a water-based golden brown product for protection during transit. To ensure you enjoy your potting shed for many seasons, you must apply a preservative and waterproofing topcoat immediately after installation. Using these treatments after installation, followed by consistent annual treatment of the summerhouse, will maintain the high-quality finish and retain the 10-year anti-rot guarantee. A 1-year manufacturer's warranty is included as standard.

To protect the summerhouse, many manufacturers recommend Protek wood treatment. Browse our Protek Royal Exterior Wood Finish Paint range to find the best summer house colour to suit your style.

About Mercia:

Mercia is one of the best UK garden building manufacturers. They have over 140 years of experience, so you get a summerhouse of the highest quality when choosing Mercia. Mercia combines the latest manufacturing techniques with the best hardwearing materials to produce British-made sheds and summerhouses built to the highest standards.

Every product Mercia produces is made with safety and exceeding your expectations in mind. You will immediately see why this is one of the best summerhouses and shed manufacturers when you receive your order. All products are made with sustainably sourced timber and a 10-year anti-rot guarantee.

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Delivery

ALL DELIVERIES ARE DELIVERED TO KERBSIDE OR DRIVEWAY. All of our Mercia products are delivered flat packed other than fence panels (which are delivered fully constructed), direct to your home, and are supplied with a set of instructions to support assembly.

Booking Delivery

You will be required to book your delivery date at the time of placing your order (except for Metal Shed). Our 'Request a Delivery Date' service is available to the majority of areas and you'll find that the majority of the UK postcodes are FREE but some areas may incur a delivery surcharge and some postcodes are not covered at all. Select a 'requested delivery date' by entering your postcode in the 'Request a delivery date' section above. You will also be notified at this time if your area incurs a surcharge or delivery is not covered in your area.

Prior to Delivery

On the morning of your delivery date, you'll be sent an update by text with an estimated 2-hour delivery slot (this update can only be provided where a mobile number has been supplied on the billing address section at the time of checkout) together with a link to the manufacturer delivery portal where you'll be able to track your order.

Please note: Mercia Metal Sheds ONLY - your order is delivered by a courier you will not be notified prior to the delivery. If you are not in on the day of the delivery you will be carded and asked to contact the courier to arrange a new mutual delivery date. The estimated delivery lead time for Mercia's Metal sheds is identified on the product for the metal shed. Lead times are on working days (Monday - Friday) excludes Bank Holidays. These estimated lead times are provided by the manufacturer. Some remote areas will take a little longer.

Upon Delivery

Your order is delivered either kerbside or driveway and will be delivered on either a 3.5T, 7.5T or 18T Lorry. Unfortunately due to health and safety and insurance liabilities the driver will not be able to take your goods around to the back of your property but may upon request place the product at the side of the house if there are no access or restriction issues. We would not risk damaging your property whilst delivering a product to an unsafe location. Unfortunately, we will not be able to go through your property.

We would recommend against arranging for a third party to install the building before it's been delivered and checked that all parts are present, as we cannot be held liable for any third-party costs.

Orders with Assembly 

The lead time for our installation option is around 7 Weeks from the date of order. With the installation option, the majority of orders will have their delivery and installation on separate days; there will be a small number of orders which will have delivery and installation on the same day. You will be advised by the manufacturer's installation team which category your order falls into.

Depending on the installation option for your order, you will be contacted within the delivery timescale and given a date for either delivery/assembly on the same date or a separate date for delivery and assembly.

Specification

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The 8 x 6 Mercia Premium Potting Shed is the perfect choice for protecting your garden and allotment plants. It has a built-in sun shelf for seedlings, making this an excellent gardener's shed for starting plants and protecting them from the elements. Key features include:

• Single door - can be fixed on either side
• Six fixed styrene-glazed UV treated windows
• Opening side window for ventilation
• Integral shelf included
• 10-year anti-rot guarantee

Key Features

• Includes shelving to one length
• 6 styrene glazed windows including 1 opening window
• Shiplap cladding 12mm interlocking tongue and groove
• 10 year anti-rot guarantee
• Manufactured in the UK from Made with sustainably sourced timber