“Good value for money.
However, the door height is a bit on the low side... I'm only 5'10" and have to duck. I'd have been happy to pay a bit more to have one more row of timber added to increase the door height.
Also the window and door fixings arn't great quality and I had to replace them for something more sturdy.
Don't let the minor quibbles put you off. If you are on a sloping site, like we are, it's easy to cut the legs to level everything - much easier and cheaper than having to level the site.
I've also used this as starting point and have insulated it and added a second skin inside. It adds to the cost but still significantly cheaper than buying a 'garden room'... and suits our garden well.”
“Very thin wood. Some have few bits of holes here and there. It was quite unstable. Builders had to strengthen
Looks lovely. Wish I could have got thicker wood”
“I am absolutely thrilled with my summer house,I would recommend your company to everyone, from ordering to delivery only took 5 days,and the quality is brilliant, and no parts missing, 10 out of 10 ,and only took 3 days to complete including painting ,I'm one very happy customer 😀.”
“Excellent value and service. Delivered on time, flat packed with all parts easily identified. Installation easy and sturdy, with great to follow instructions.”
“Perspex/ plastic windows poor quality didn't take well to being cleaned over all ok for the price but even the window catches broke poor quality nothing abit of gorilla glue couldn't sort but not the point”
“Despite using people who had previously put up a number of sheds this turned out to be a nightmare! Nothing was true, the doors were warped as was the roof panel. A two man 3 hour job it is not. Very disappointed and if it wasn't for the fact that id promised my grandchildren a playhouse this would have been returned”
Thank you for your feedback, and I'm genuinely sorry to hear about the issues you faced with your playhouse assembly. It’s disappointing to learn about the warped doors and roof panel, as we strive to ensure our products are of high quality and easy to assemble.
We appreciate your understanding given the promises made to your grandchildren, and we would have liked to have the opportunity to address these concerns as they arose. Please reach out directly so we can help resolve the situation to your satisfaction.
Warm regards,
Team Shire Garden Buildings
“Took me 2 days and £70 to rectify all the bad workmanship. All door and window stops were different lefts and widths. Along various other bad thinga”
Thank you for your feedback, Mr. I'm truly sorry to hear about the difficulties you encountered with the workmanship.
We appreciate you taking the time to rectify the issues, though we would have preferred the chance to resolve them beforehand and can offer replacement parts where required. Please don’t hesitate to reach out so we can assist you further.
Warm regards,
Team Shire Garden Buildings
“Wasn’t easy to build as panels are I’ll fitting. Almost like the ‘pattern’ has changed over time. As a carpenter I found the required alterations easy, without the right skills and tools you’d struggle. Once built though looks nice.”
“The climbing frame is great my grandchildren love it. However I feel more could be done with the components before delivery. Especially the profiles of each piece of wood could be sanded smooth rather than all of them being left with rough edges.”
“Fully satisfied with the Summer house addition to our garden. Great value and good company to purchase from. We did have a defect in one of the perspex windows and Shires were easy to contact by phone and replaced panel after they simply requested a photo. In fact they sent it out twice since the delivery company damaged the first. No quibble.”
“Received the children's playhouse which is for a domestic abuse refuge for women & children escaping abusive partner. When the builder arrived to put it together, he noticed 2 of the panels were damaged and split, it was too late to do anything about it as the builder had been arranged, so he had to build it with the existing damage.”
