Let's Build a Brick Shed | Let's Build

Northamptonshire based builder, Mark Prescott, talks through the costs and procedures of making a brick shed.

[laurieclarkson]

Beautiful! Here in the U.S. you don't see brick sheds and actually, we don't have too many brick homes unless they're older construction but I really like the look of bricks! Well done!

[regiondeltas]

Appreciate the honesty here - I was just looking for design inspiration but I enjoyed the video. I DIY built a small house extension, and it's shocking how the costs add up and it's beyond frustrating to see this crap on TV where people claim to have built everything for a packet of sweets and spare change. To be honest, for a long time I thought I'd made a mistake and wasn't financially prudent enough, but this video has made me feel better. At least I saved on the labour!

[chrismoore]

Mate this is sick. Wouold love to have you build my shed!

This looks so nicely done. Nice one!

[nachvidal]

£11, 600...

Would be worth every penny. Thank you for sharing!

[xxnonstopdancingxx]

“Made up numbers on tele”... So true.

And we restored this grandfather clock for Sue and she cried and we did it for £80. Bollocks

[danielleharrison]

Its a lovely shed! Great job on saving those tiles, adds so much character.
Would love to see more of the property! The brick work around the workshop doors was lovely also.

[suvw]

Inspiring to see someone so skilled and self sufficient

[stephentuthill]

Thank you for such a quality piece of education. As someone who is currently studying to enter the construction trade this information is invaluable, and the way you presented it is so very helpful.

[SB-ioes]

I've been quoted 24k for a brick shed, including the foundation (slightly bigger in size). I'm glad I saw this video before I went ahead.

[samg]

I've decided I dont need a brick shed to store a watering can and a few plant pots in after all

[nhguged]

If you could throw a small bathroom on the other side of the existing wall with a door in the "shed" then you've got a tiny house. Add a mini-split and you're done. For 20 grand you could have an amazing studio type "cottage". It looks fantastic, great job!

[giotto]

Nicely done, your brick construction is so much better than the horrible, badly fabricated timber units you can buy off the shelf and will be much more robust. I'm very jealous! 😅

[MrHeyhomes]

I built my dad's cabin which is larger than his shed for £900 in 2011. I saved on window and door as we had those, I build the door frame from reclaimed wood and used the cheapest materials possible wood frame/osb and a solid concrete floor. It's still standing and looks great it's used for a gym. With that said this brick shed looks awesome and adds tons of value to the property. If you are on a tight budget you need to save cost then osb is really the only option unless you like that metal sheet stuff.

[jimmysrealcooking]

Very helpful. I have the bricks snd thought that would make it cheap. Your splendid video explains why it’s more complicated.

[MrPeebly]

A beautiful shed. Great video, really informative. Thanks for sharing.

[baldoyler]

Thanks for explaining the cost. I had planned on building a brick shed. But after watching this. Ill go the cheaper option and buy a ready made steel one. Other wise it would take me a long time to finish with cost being a problem. And sacrificing a few holidays 🤣 apreciate it thank you and the man cave. I'll bet mine one day 👍 all the best

[mavram]

It would be nice to see a plan of how you mounted the roof. I'm interested in building one myself and I'm a bit confused on how you mount the roof to be stable in windy conditions. It seems you have two parallel big wooden beams the roof is standing on. However I'm not sure how they are fixed in place. How thick is the brick you used?

[Tetratronic]

This shed looks better than the house I live in.

[stehenson]

Love the shed!! What are those bricks called? It’s the kind of brick I would like for my new double garage

[DerekOfRivia]

Id love to build something similar to live it.