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14 years ago @ We love sheds @ shedbl... - Shed judge Chris Evans... · 0 replies · +1 points

Hi there,

I'm the owner of the aforementioned shed, and I'm really surprised there's such a debate about whether or not the Disco Shed is a shed.

Our lovingly customised Billy O Disco shed, which was bought from Shedstore, is of course a shed! And it didn't even begin on wheels, but because building it each time at different festival sites on uneven ground was ruining the shed (and our backs!) after the first year we realised we had to mount it on a trailer to make it feasible to carry on. It was a complete fluke that the trailer we ended up buying happened to fit the shed on it so well (check out the drawings on our page!)

But, for most of the year it lives outside at the bottom of a farmer's garden, it is made from wood, from pre-cut shed panels, it has a felt roof, a wooden floor, it looks like a shed from the outside, is a shed on the inside, is filled with old tat and garden games, furniture and tools and is everything a shed is supposed to be. Ok, we play music from within it, it's on wheels and thus portable, and we take it to festivals etc, but I don't see how these things mean it can't be regarded as a shed.

That we make money from it (not that we have yet, though we're hoping finally to break even this year!) is irrelevant, surely? Loads of people make money from their sheds! They use them as studios, workshops, offices even. There's even a whole category of garden offices in the shed of the year competition! And we all work full time too, so our shed is our hobby and I spend all year thinking about it when I'm not in it.

It wasn't intended as a capitalist venture, but was the result of an idea born rather randomly at a house party. The best place to be at the party was in the shed (naturally!) and we decided it would be a good idea to take this party on the road to our favourite festivals! (though I don't remember the conversation - it was a good party!!)

And because we love parties, DJing, sheds, and festivals the Disco Shed was a good excuse to combine all four things. It's just kinda grown from there, but we can't help the fact people like it and we've been relatively successful, and for that we're really grateful.

Anyway, sorry this is a long post, but I just wanted to offer our thoughts on this, as we were disappointed to read Chris' comments.

Thanks, and all the best

Paddy

14 years ago @ We love sheds @ shedbl... - Shed of the Year 2009 ... · 0 replies · +3 points

Well done Steven! It's a beautiful construction and no mistake and a very worthy winner.

Congratulations!

Paddy and all at the Disco Shed