All 4 plastic sheds in this collection, ranked on size for the money, guarantee and features. Use the finder to narrow them down.
Why it ranks here: low price per sq ft for a plastic shed, 12-year guarantee, well equipped (floor, windows, lock or double doors).
Why it ranks here: low price per sq ft for a plastic shed, 12-year guarantee, well equipped (floor, windows, lock or double doors), 27% off the RRP.
Why it ranks here: mid-range price per sq ft, 10-year guarantee, well equipped (floor, windows, lock or double doors).
Why it ranks here: higher price per sq ft than most, 10-year guarantee, well equipped (floor, windows, lock or double doors).
How we score. The value score is our own sum from the listed specs and Shedstore's price. It is not a customer review and we have not tested the products. For a shed: 45% is price per square foot against other sheds, 25% is guarantee length, 20% is features (floor, windows, lock, double doors) and 10% is any saving off the RRP. Bases are scored on price per square foot and guarantee, storage boxes on price per litre, guarantee and lock. Give us your space and it becomes a match score that also rewards the products that make best use of it.
6x10 plastic sheds are long, narrow sheds for the strip of garden down the side of a house or along a fence. At about 1.85m wide and 3m deep they hold a mower, bikes and long-handled tools without taking over the lawn, and their polycarbonate walls never need painting or treating.
This range has the Palram Canopia Rubicon and Skylight in 6x10 and the longer 6x12, all sold by Shedstore. Want something squarer? See 8x6 plastic sheds or step up to 10x8 plastic sheds.
Most back gardens have a side return or a fence line that's too narrow for a square shed. A 6ft x 10ft shed is made for exactly that spot. It gives you about 5.3 square metres of floor, roughly double a 6x4, while staying under 1.9m wide, so you keep a usable path or lawn beside it.
The long shape suits long things: a mower parked at the back, bikes lined up along one wall, rakes, ladders and hoses down the other. Every model here is an apex shed only 2.17m tall at the ridge, so it can sit close to a fence without planning permission (see below). A plastic garden shed of this size also brings:
Here's every shed in the range side by side, using Palram's own figures. Sizes are width then depth in metres. Prices change daily and the grid above always shows Shedstore's live price, so they're shown here as bands.
| Shed | Size (ft) | Size inc. roof (m) | Base (m) | Walls | Snow load | Wind tested | Box weight | Guarantee | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubicon 6x10 | 6' x 10' | 1.86 x 3.04 | 1.75 x 3.02 | 10mm multi-wall | 90kg/m² | 105km/h | 62.5kg | 12 years | £600 to £700 |
| Skylight 6x10 | 6' x 10' | 1.85 x 3.04 | 1.75 x 3.02 | Single skin | Not stated | Not stated | 65.5kg | 10 years | £800 to £900 |
| Rubicon 6x12 | 6' x 12' | 1.85 x 3.79 | 1.75 x 3.77 | 10mm multi-wall | 110kg/m² | 105km/h | 77.2kg | 12 years | £850 to £950 |
| Skylight 6x12 | 6' x 12' | 1.85 x 3.79 | 1.75 x 3.77 | Single skin | 75kg/m² | 90km/h | 76.6kg | 10 years | £950 to £1,050 |
All four share the same 1.275m x 1.71m double doors, the same 2.17m ridge height and about 1.75m at the eaves. Quick picks:
Both are Palram Canopia polycarbonate sheds with an aluminium frame, a skylight apex roof and the same doors, so from the path they look alike. The difference is in the walls.
For a garden that takes the wind, or for storing anything heavy that might lean on the walls, the Rubicon is the stronger heavy duty choice. The Skylight is a fine general garden storage shed if you like the tan colour. More sizes of both are on our Palram Canopia sheds page.
The 6x12 is the same width and height, just 75cm longer. That's about 1.3 square metres of extra floor, enough for a second bike or a bank of shelves. Choose the longer shed if:
Stick with the 10ft length when the space is tight or the budget is. It costs around £200 to £250 less like for like.
The Rubicon is the pick of the 6x10 plastic sheds. Its dark grey walls are 10mm multi-wall polycarbonate panels on a reinforced aluminium frame, and the whole shed is UV protected, so it won't fade, sag or go brittle. With the roof it measures 1.855 x 3.035m, and the base is 1.75 x 3.017m. Inside, the 1.755m eaves rise to 2.17m in the middle.
The roof is shingle-style skylight panels, opaque from outside. The double doors open 1.275m wide and 1.71m high over a ramped entrance, and they close with a sliding bolt that takes your own padlock. Palram tested it to winds of 105km/h (65mph) and a snow load of 90kg per square metre. The box weighs 62.5kg and it's the cheapest shed on this page at the time of writing.
The Skylight has the same footprint: 1.854 x 3.036m with the roof and 1.75 x 3.017m at the base. Its grey walls are UV protected single-skin polycarbonate on a galvanised aluminium frame with a galvanised steel perimeter base. The roof is all skylight panels, the floor is anti-slip polycarbonate and the doors have a low threshold and a pad bolt.
It goes together with a click design, with printed instructions and a video. Fix it to a concrete or paved base with screws so it stays put in bad weather. The guarantee is 10 years.
The Rubicon 6x12 is the 10ft Rubicon made longer: 1.85 x 3.79m with the roof and 3.77m deep at the base. Same 10mm multi-wall walls, same skylight roof and ramped double doors. Shedstore lists it at a snow load of 110kg/m², the best in this range, and wind tested to 105km/h. The anchor kit is included and the warranty is 12 years.
The only shed here that isn't grey. Inside it gives 1.713 x 3.728m of clear floor, the most usable space on this page. The 0.9mm shingled roof lets about 10% of the light through, front and rear vents keep air moving to cut condensation, and an anchor kit is included. It's rated to 90km/h winds and a 75kg/m² snow load, and backed for 10 years. A shelf kit and LED lights are sold separately.
On all four sheds the double doors are in the 6ft gable end, so you walk in and the shed runs 3m (or 3.8m) away from you. That suits a side return, where the doors face the patio. It's why shops call the same size either 6x10 or 10x6.
If you'd rather open a shed along its long side, so you can reach everything without walking to the back, look at the Keter Newton Plus 11' x 7'5 with its reverse apex roof. It's a bit wider at 2.30m, in wood-effect resin, and on our Keter Newton Plus sheds page.
With a walkway down the middle, a storage shed this size holds all of this at once:
Use the wall height. Polycarbonate panels don't take screws like timber, so use shelving made for them. Palram sells a shelf kit and a vertical bike hanger for these sheds, and our shed shelving page lists them. If it's mainly for bikes, our plastic bike sheds are a smaller fix.
A wooden 10x6 shed often costs less to buy, but it needs treating every year or two and the felt roof needs replacing. A metal shed is cheap and strong but drips condensation onto tools and can dent and rust. A plastic shed sits between them: more than a basic wooden pent or apex shed of the same size, but close to maintenance free for its whole life, and drier inside than metal. Our plastic vs wooden shed guide covers the trade-offs, and the toughest models in every size are on heavy duty plastic sheds.
Each shed has a floor, but a floor isn't a foundation. On lawn the ground sinks unevenly, the long frame twists and the doors stop lining up. Lay a flat, level base at least as big as the footprint: concrete, paving slabs or a gravel-filled plastic grid. Then fix the shed down with the anchor kit.
Each ProBASE grid is 500mm square in recycled plastic, filled with pea gravel that you buy separately. Compare them on our 10x8 and large shed bases page. Sloping garden? Try adjustable shed bases.
Usually not. In England a garden shed is permitted development if it follows a few rules. Within 2m of a boundary it can't be over 2.5m tall, and every shed here is 2.17m. It also can't sit in front of the house, and outbuildings can't cover more than half the garden. Listed buildings and conservation areas have tighter limits, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own rules. The Planning Portal guide to outbuildings sets out the rules for England.
All four arrive flat packed with no cutting or sawing. The boxes weigh 62.5kg to 77.2kg, so two people should carry them round. Build on a dry, still day, because long polycarbonate panels catch the wind. Palram has manuals and assembly videos on Canopia UK. Delivery is by courier, so check the charge, lead time and any postcode exclusions on each Shedstore product page before you order.
No padlock comes with these sheds. Each has a sliding bolt or pad bolt ready for one. Fit a closed-shackle padlock, anchor the shed to its base and chain bikes inside. Alarms and stronger locks are on our shed security page, and solar lights for a shed with no power are on shed lighting.
About 1.85m wide and 3.04m deep including the roof overhang. The base is 1.75 x 3.02m, and both 10ft sheds here are 2.17m tall at the ridge.
For most gardens the Palram Canopia Rubicon. It has 10mm multi-wall walls, a 12 year warranty and an anchor kit, and it's usually cheaper than the Skylight.
Yes. The double doors are 1.275m wide and 1.71m high with a low, ramped threshold, wide enough for a rotary mower or a barrow.
No wall windows. The skylight roof panels let in soft light and stay opaque, which keeps your tools out of sight. If you want windows, look at large plastic sheds from Keter.
No. Lay a level concrete, slab or plastic grid base first, or the frame will twist and the doors won't close properly.
Yes, it's the same size. Some shops put the width first and some the depth. On these Palram sheds the doors are always in the 6ft end.
These are backed for 10 to 12 years and the panels won't rot or rust. On a level base, kept clear of heavy snow, they should go on well past the guarantee. Every one comes with a floor, like the rest on our plastic sheds with floors page.
