Advantages and disadvantages of plastic sheds for summer cottages

You can't do without a barn on a land plot. This necessary building serves not only as a place for storing inventory, but also performs many other useful functions. Most summer residents and private home owners prefer prefabricated plastic sheds. Practical products have many positive features, due to which they have become widespread.

Prefabricated utility blocks made of plastic (polyvinyl chloride) are a practical, stylish, durable and affordable option for a summer cottage, a private house and any other building with a land plot. While it takes a long time to assemble sheds from pallets, brick or wood, plastic models will be ready to use in the shortest possible time.

The construction of a barn is an important task that every owner of a private house or land plot needs to think about. To keep a garden, do housework, or simply take care of the garden, you need special inventory, tools and equipment.

Various materials from wood to stone are used for the manufacture of buildings of this type, but prefabricated plastic structures have reached a new level. They saved buyers from the need to design a foundation, additional construction costs and other troubles. Modern models attract attention with their practicality, as well as stylish and neat appearance.

It should be noted that such products have appeared on the Russian market relatively recently. Despite this fact, in a short time period, plastic sheds have become widespread. The new product attracted the attention of not only ordinary buyers, but also experts from the construction industry.

More and more people are purchasing ready-made buildings from practical materials instead of spending money, time and effort on assembling the structure. After analyzing the reviews of the owners and the opinions of specialists, a list of the advantages and disadvantages of plastic sheds was compiled.

First, we list all the advantages of the design.

The construction process can be carried out independently, even if you have never encountered such structures. Complex models are assembled in about 2 hours without assistance, while the simplest versions will be ready in 45 minutes. The work is carried out without welding, additional fasteners and complex tools. You don't even need a regular hammer.

This characteristic will save a lot of time, given that it will take about a week to build the most ordinary utility unit. Do not forget that for the construction you need to have special skills, as well as prepare a set of tools, fasteners and compounds (enamels, varnishes, etc.).

The plastic shed is not related to capital buildings, and therefore there is no need to issue special permits. All preparation comes down to leveling the area where the utility unit will be installed.

If it becomes necessary to move the building to another place, this will not be a problem. The shed can be disassembled, moved and assembled at any time at another place.Due to mobility, the object is not tied to a specific location. Despite this possibility, it is not recommended to often move the host blocks from place to place. Over time, the fasteners will begin to loosen and lose their proper reliability and strength.

Plastic is a durable, reliable and practical material that has a long service life. It is not afraid of corrosive processes and has absolute resistance to moisture, mold and harmful insects. Unlike wood, plastic does not need additional processing for a long service life.

A quality product retains not only performance, but also color and shape. Average service life is about 10 years. The real period is longer if used correctly.

It is very easy to care for a plastic shed. To put the structure in order, periodic wet cleaning will be enough.

The models offered by modern manufacturers have an original and stylish appearance. For a more expressive appearance, plastic is given the texture and color of natural materials, such as wood. Customers can choose from a huge variety of colors, styles, shapes and sizes. A modern plastic utility block will fit into any exterior, complementing the composition. Among the rich assortment of products, you will find products in classic and modern styles.

For the production of structures, heavy-duty plastic is used, which is able to withstand prolonged and constant loads (strong gusts of wind, showers, precipitation in the form of snow). Despite the relative low weight, the building will stand reliably and from year to year, it will be practical and durable.

Most of the experts agreed that only high-quality products from trusted manufacturers, who conduct careful production control at every stage, have such parameters.

On the territory of regions in which massive rainfall is a frequent phenomenon, one cannot do without drainage systems. Most plastic structures are equipped with convenient drainage systems. With their help, water is quickly collected in separate containers and can be used for various domestic purposes, for example, irrigation.

To save energy, manufacturers equip designs with special transparent inserts. The sun's rays penetrating through them will illuminate the premises without the use of lighting fixtures.

For a comfortable indoor climate, air circulation is required. Manufacturers have equipped the buildings with a passive ventilation system, thanks to which oxygen moves freely inside the barn without stagnation. Due to this function, in sheds you can store food, dry firewood, and also keep small animals, such as birds.

Due to resistance to direct sunlight, dampness, rust, precipitation and other external factors, plastic utility blocks will last a long time. Despite the fact that the declared service life is 10 years, the real life reaches several decades with proper use and care.

The indicator is influenced by temperature conditions. Structures of this type can withstand the range from 55 degrees of frost to 80 degrees Celsius above zero without any problems.

The prices for the range of plastic sheds will pleasantly surprise you. The favorable price is due to the availability of the material. Plastic is much cheaper than standard building materials. But also keep in mind that when choosing a prefabricated structure, you will not have to spend money on laying the foundation and building services.

In order to fully familiarize yourself with products of this type, you need to familiarize yourself not only with the positive aspects of the acquisition, but also with the disadvantages.

Given the fact that high-quality structures retain their appearance and shape over a long service life under constant loads, the material itself cannot boast of strength compared to alternative ones (stone, brick, wood). The plastic may break if hit hard. Structural damage can be caused by rough handling or using a sharp tool.

This characteristic plays into the hands of intruders who can simply break through the doors.

In the cold season, it will be uncomfortable to be in such a structure due to the low temperature. Keeping animals in such a shed without additional heating is possible only in the warm season. The PVC construction heats up and cools down in the shortest possible time.

It is recommended to use plastic structures for such tasks:

• fencing the yard well from small children and animals;
• building for storage and drying of firewood;
• a building for arranging a dry closet;
• masking a vegetable pit;
• a convenient and compact place for storing various tools and country paraphernalia: yard furniture, building materials and mortars, garden tools, barbecue ovens, barbecues and much more;
• overlapping communications of various types;
• hiding and protecting a septic tank;
• storage of equipment and compact transport (bicycles, motorcycles, etc.).

We have outlined the main features of prefabricated structures.

A wide range of advantages of plastic sheds clearly demonstrates, due to which the products are rapidly gaining popularity among the Russian consumer. Previously, structures made of plastic pipes were popular, but a more practical, functional and outwardly attractive option came to their place.

By comparing the pros and cons presented above in the article, each buyer has the opportunity to make the right choice, weighing the pros and cons.

After analyzing the current reviews from real buyers, we can conclude that a plastic prefab shed is a profitable purchase. Most of the responses are positive. For a small fee, the client receives a stylish, comfortable and durable building. Negative reviews were left by adherents of more standard options - sheds made of wood or brick.

For information on how to assemble a plastic shed with your own hands, see the next video.