Delivery time for standard products (garden sheds and storage solutions) will be delivered within 3 weeks from receipt of order (depending on delivery address). Products with customized colours or products which were built according to individual customer needs can be delivered within 4-6 week from receipt of order.

 

If you choose delivery directly to your home (“free kerbside delivery”), please indicate us your telephone number where the forwarding agency can call you during daytime to arrange an appointment for delivery.

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Notwithstanding the standard colors you can choose between most of the over 200 RAL colors. This additional powder coating not only looks very noble, but also increases the protection against corrosion. RAL color charts are available at the color departments of the markets or stores. Of course it is a significant additional work and expense because the RAL powder coating (similar to a polyester enamel) is externally. All parts have to be packed, unpacked and sent several times. The Garden Shed Europe and the Equipment Locker, the whole product can be painted in a different color. Concerning the other storage solutions, you can ask our Biohort Service Team. The surcharge for special RAL finishes is different for each product.

 

 

Standard colors Biohort product range:

Garden Shed Europe: quartz gray, dark green, dark gray metallic, silver metallic

Garden Shed AvantGarde: silver metallic, dark green, dark gray metallic

Equipment Locker: silver metallic, dark green, dark gray metallic

Woodstock: silver metallic, dark gray metallic

StoreMax: silver metallic, dark gray metallic, quartz gray

LeisureTime Box: white, silver metallic, dark green, dark gray metallic

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They are packed in robust corrugated fibreboxes which are clearly labeled on the outside. The majority of our products will be delivered in carton. Due to weight and size the garden sheds and the StoreMax® 190 comes in 2-4 individual pieces packed in carton.

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Yes! In the mentioned countries, the delivery is free of charge (Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, England, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Spain). Requirement is that the delivery address is located on the mainland and the street is drivable with a 38t truck. The products will be deliverd to the market or directly to the customers home.
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"Free shipping" is the unique transport from our factory to the specified delivery address (mainland only), last curb, under the condition that the road is accessible for a 38 tonne truck. Please note: If the goods can't be deliverd because the customer is absent, delivery charges are levied by the haulage company. Therefore we recommend the free telephone Aviso. Specify a phone number where you can be reached during the day. The haulier will contact you to give you the date of delivery.
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- against rusting through of the steel panels - for defective or unserviceable parts Excluded from the guarantee are damages incurred in transit (haulage company is liabe), damages incurred due to faulty or inadequate foundations and/or corrosive materials in the surroundings, indirect or secondary damage. For wear and tear, moving parts, changes in colour, plastic- and rubber parts the statutory period of guarantee applies. The detailed conditions of guarantee are normally enclosed with each delivery (guarantee certificate) we will gladly send these to any customer upon request.

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Please pay attention during assembly, that a damp course be installed to protect against moisture rising from the ground below (see foundation advice Garden Shed). Where there is high humidity and large variations in temperature, it is possible that condensation will build on the inside of the roof during the night. This is dependent on local conditions, however it can be reduced or prevented by applying 2 cm thick polystyrene panels on the inside as insulation. The polystyrene panels must be attached with an appropriate glue to the inside of the roof (please enquire at your local dealer as regards a suitable PU-glue).

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To Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark, England, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Spain. Requirement is that the place of delivery is on the mainland and the street is drivable with a 38t truck. There are costs of delivery for all other countries.
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Biohort products require - due to the high-quality materials - hardly any maintenance. All that's required is that the lock, the hinges and guide profiles, rails etc. are oiled at least once or twice a year or treated with grease (Vaseline in the case of the guide rails of the Storemax). In the case of soiling and dirt brought on by weather and environmental conditions only water, a sponge and mild household detergent are required to clean our products.

You can even use a high-pressure cleaner to get rid of dirt on your garden shed (distance at least 10 cm). Should the paint finish be deeply scratched, this damage must be repaired by retouching the paint in the affected area. Important: Aggressive cleaning and scouring agents, road salt, fertilisers and other such chemical materials can attack the paint and zinc surfaces and thereby lead to rust damage. Guarantee claims in such cases can no longer be brought to bear.

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No, even without special technical skills you will manage to assemble the Biohort products with the enclosed assembly instructions. The main tool - an M7 socket spanner - will be attached to the product. In addition a flat spanner 7/10 will be delivered along with Garden Sheds and Equipment Lockers. Furthermore, for the assembly of the Garden Shed/Equipment Locker a plain slot screwdriver and for the StoreMax® a cross slot screwdriver is necessary. We can assist you, in case you do not carry out the assembly by yourself. Please find our installation partners in the "Assembly" section of our website.

 

 

 

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This depends on several factors: 

A) skilfulness of the assemblers

B) weather conditions (never assemble during windy weather!)

C) field conditions

Our experience shows that the assembly takes about:

Garden Shed "Europa"	3 to 6 hours (depending on size)
Garden Shed "AvantGarde"	4 to 6 hours (depending on size)
Equipment Locker	2 to 3 hours
LeisureTime Box	0,5 to 2 hours
StoreMax®	0,5 to 1,5 hours
WoodStock®	1,5 hours

 

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Garden Shed Europa	2 persons
Garden Shed AvantGarde	2 persons
Equipment Locker	1-2 persons
StoreMax	1-2 persons
LeisureTime Box	1 person

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1. The simplest erection solution is to install your Garden Shed directly on to a Biohort Floor Frame (without any special foundation) and secure this in the ground with the storm anchors provided. The Floor Frame can then be filled out with commercially available paving slabs.

 

2. An effective and economical solution can be achieved by laying paving slabs (40 x 40 cm or 50 x 50 cm) in a sand or shingle bed. These paving slabs are available in a variety of colours and finishes from almost all Home worker- and DIY suppliers. Even when the paving slabs are firmly and evenly placed in the sand or shingle we still recommend the use of a Biohort Floor Frame to ensure stability.

 

3. Another solution to assure the storm-proof erection of the Garden Shed on uneven and yielding ground is to combine the Biohort Floor Frame with a point foundation. The foundation points must be positioned at each of the four corners of the shed and have a minimum size of 30 x 30 cm. The excavation should be of an adequate depth to ensure protection against frost. The Shed, including Floor Frame, will be attached at each of the four foundation points twice over with the anchoring material provided.

 

4. A reinforced concrete foundation in a gravel bed is without doubt the optimum but most expensive solution. Even with this option, measures must be taken to ensure that no water can enter the shed from underneath the floor frame. A shouldered foundation with a step of 2 cm x 7 cm running around the circumference is the most ideal of all the variations proposed here.

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Two bicycles, each with a max. length of 176 cm, can be stored in the Garden Shed. One bike can be stored with a Biohort bikeMax (max. rim diameter 26 inch). The second bike can be put on the floor of the Equipment Locker.

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During the construction of the foundations, irregardless which option is chosen, it is absolutely essential to place a plastic sheet of at least 150 µm thickness underneath the concrete or foundation material. In the case of a concrete foundation you must ensure that the plastic sheet is cut flush with the outer edges of the base. Should commercial paving slabs laid in sand or gravel be used, ensure that the plastic sheet does not extend beyond the outside edges of the Shed itself. (Rain water running down the sides of the Shed must be able to seep between the paving slabs into the ground below.) Should you choose not to use a plastic sheet, or should this be improperly or inadequately laid, the moisture rising from the ground will turn to condensation on contact with metal surfaces of equipment stored within the Shed and rust and corrosion will result. It is also essential to ensure that no rainwater can find its way under the edges of the Floor Frame and into the Shed. To prevent this occurring, following the erection, lift the Shed approx. 5 cm off of the foundation by putting a wooden wedge at each of the 4 corners and apply a substantial beading of sealant between the foundation and all around the base of the Floor Frame. Then remove the wooden wedges and allow the Shed to settle into the sealant before anchoring it firmly to the foundation. It is essential to provide a storm proof anchoring on site, do not forget to take the local weather conditions into account when doing this. All the necessary materials (bolts, dowels and anchors), are provided in the delivery. Should a Garden Shed be erected, without a concrete foundation or on frosty or insufficiently stable ground, it is absolutely essential to use a Biohort Floor Frame in these conditions. Should a side canopy also be erected (to the left or right), ensure that the foundation is at least 145 cm wider to accommodate this.

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Yes, all Biohort products are manufactured from high quality steel plate which is 100% recycleable.

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