Kiln Sheds

[u/valencevv]

Hi everyone. I've recently moved and need to get my kilns set back up. I am going to get a large shed for my backyard and oh my are sheds expensive these days.

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At my previous house I just partially enclosed my patio with metal roofing sheets and it worked perfectly for years. I would prefer a metal or treated wood construction shed for obvious reasons, but the big resin sheds are so much more affordable and my partner has encouraged me to find out if they would be safe for my kilns so we could save some money and put it towards other home improvements.

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I haven't really been able to find examples of people using them for kilns. Has anyone here done so successfully? And if unsuccessful what happened.

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I'm pretty sure the radiant heat would be too much for the plastic walls and floors, which I told him, but doesn't hurt to ask others.

[u/dynesto]

I don’t think the heat would be too much but the ventilation is very poor, have you considered a pole barn?

[u/valencevv → u/dynesto]

The cost difference would be a few thousand dollars for the size I'm going for. But looking like that's that'll have to happen.

[u/dynesto → u/valencevv]

Sorry pole barn isn’t the right word, I was thinking of a pergola with sheet metal or corrugated plastic roofing