Elsecar Garden Products (wooden buildings)

Elsecar Garden Products is a Sheffield-based manufacturer of bespoke wooden buildings with over 20 years of experience. The company produces summerhouses, sheds, workshops, garages, log cabins, and gates and railings for both domestic and commercial clients. Its buildings use 19mm x 125mm (5/8") thick tongue and groove cladding as a minimum in roofs and floors, and never use sheet materials such as OSB board or chipboard. The internal framework is constructed from a 44mm x 33mm frame that is screwed together, with all timbers preserved with a spirit-based preserver.

Sheds are secured with triple-hinged, fully framed and braced doors with all furniture bolted for added security. Shed windows are glazed with 4mm glass, while summerhouse windows use toughened glass. A range of roof coverings is offered, from different thicknesses of green mineral felt to felt tile shingles. Bespoke buildings can be created, including unusual shapes departing from square or rectangular designs, and the company surveys the site for the customer.

Roof trusses or sculptured joists are incorporated in bigger sheds and summerhouses, with substantial roof support in smaller buildings. Customers must provide a solid and level base free from obstruction, which can be a concrete plinth, flagged area, wooden beams or a shuttled area containing pebbles or similar aggregate. Access to the area where the building is going is required, and a site survey may be required where access could be a problem. In cases of acute access problems, modular buildings have been created.

Bespoke wooden garden buildings are the focus at Elsecar Garden Products, where customers most often highlight the quality of the finished result and the workmanship behind it. Summer houses, sheds and combination buildings feature prominently in accounts, with several reviewers describing installations in awkward or tight spaces that were completed without fuss. The recurring theme is the standard of the timber and construction: one customer notes thicker material than a previous building, and another remarks that the finish is robust and sturdy.

Punctuality and communication come up repeatedly, including deliveries arriving earlier than expected and a site survey followed by contact throughout the process. Dave is named in numerous accounts for his help in designing and adapting specifications, with customers mentioning last-minute changes handled willingly. Tidiness, a clean and orderly site, and work finished on the agreed date are also mentioned. The pricing is described as competitive and representing serious value, with honesty and care evident from first enquiry to assembly, and the craftsmanship praised as meticulous throughout.