Fort Alston Heavy Duty Apex Shed

Alston Heavy Duty Apex shed 3m x 2.4m ( 10ft x 8ft nominal )

The Alston Heavy Duty Apex shed is a substantial, well built shed with a whole range of options from different external claddings, to paint finish and shingle roof tiles.

Pictured here is the 3m x 2.4m version .

The Georgian window style is standard.

The 4ft double front door is an additional option as the standard fitting is a 3ft single door. This building is set up on pressure treated floor bearers which keep the floor joists up off the ground.

Alston Heavy Duty Apex Optional Double Door

This is the 4ft wide optional double door which has a 2ft 6in master section to the RH side and a 18in slave section to the left. Alternatively you can fit a 5ft double door.

The doors are fully framed as shown in the picture and fitted with a 3 lever mortise lock and chrome handle.

Window Detail

Three section Georgian window is shown with the centre section opening. This is standard on the 10ft long model.

Optional Staging style workbench

This optional staging -style workbench is a sturdy, convenient extra item for any of our sheds.

Roof Structure

A very substantial roof truss supports the Alston roof preventing sagging and/ or distortion of the roof.

Please note that the roof is constructed with tongued and grooved timber, not chipboard or fibreboard which is often used in cheap buildings. Using real timber makes the roof stronger and longer lasting.

Alston Heavy Duty Apex shed 2.4m x 1.8m ( 8ft x 6ft nominal

The Alston Heavy Duty Apex shed is available in a standard range of 21 sizes but that isn't to say we can't build to the exact size you need !

This 8ft x 6ft version is probably the most popular size.

The single door is standard with all Alston buildings and has 3 sturdy zinc coated hinges.

The door knob has been replaced by a chrome handle in 2017 and a secure 3 lever mortice lock fitted as standard.

Standard 12mm external cladding

This is the standard external tongued and grooved cladding used on all of our Fort sheds, summerhouses and playhouses. The finished thickness after machining is 12mm. It is treated with a good quality preservative prior to leaving the factory but we do recommend that you re-coat within a few months and preferably in the late autumn each year. You can purchase the appropriate timber treatment from us if you wish.

Premier 18mm external cladding

If you wish, you can upgrade to 18mm thick external cladding. This makes for a much sturdier and heavier shed. This is still treated with a good quality preservative in the same way as the standard cladding and the same recommendations for re-coating it apply. 

Tanalised 15mm external cladding and construction

If you wish, you can upgrade to 15mm thick tanalised external cladding. Tanalised, or pressure treated timber, has a reputation for longevity since the boards are placed in a pressure vessel and the preservative is forced deeper into the timber. The cladding has a green/yellow colour which is well liked but our recommendation is to re-treat it shortly after installation, and then annually afterwards just as with the other cladding options to keep it in tip-top condition. 

Tanalised buildings include tanalised floors, roofs, doors, windows, and framing... in other words the whole building !

Loglap 15mm external cladding

The picture shows the optional loglap cladding available with any of our Fort Original buildings. 15mm is measured at the widest point of the tongued and grooved board. The internal face is the normal smooth face you get on our standard cladding.  This is a cladding that is chosen predominantly for its looks rather than any technical advantage. After care is the same as for our other cladding options described here.

Painted finish on external cladding

Shown here on one of our summerhouses, this building has been painted with 'swiss blue' and white. If you choose a paint finish then you can have a maximum of two colours, generally used so that the highlights are one colour and the main body of the building another.

The paint is applied at the factory after the building has been preservative treated and therefore requires a couple of extra weeks on top of the normal delivery time. This means that the internal finish is the normal preservative colour rather than the external colour.

With 12 colours to choose from the possibilities are ( almost ) endless !

Colour options

This sample board illustrates the colour options available.

Heavy duty floor

All of our Fort Original buildings are fitted with a sturdy tongued and grooved floor as you would expect from buildings of this quality ( rather than chipboard or fibre board ).

For additional strength you can upgrade to a heavy duty floor ( pictured on the LH ) which has 18mm thick floorboards on 45mm x 45mm joists.  The standard floor has 12mm floorboards on 45mm x 30mm joists.

Bitumen Felt shingles

These are an attractive and hard wearing alternative to standard roofing felt.

Four colour choices are available : Black, slate, red, or green.

Security pack

This is a useful security enhancement if you are concerned about the security of your building.

With the security pack, each of the 3 hinges has a number of its screws replacing with bolts which are tightened from the inside. A padlock protector is fitted which protects the hasp of the padlock from hack saw attack !

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