Sheds used to hide guilty secrets

31/03/2014 - 09:16:06Back to World Home

Guilt-racked Britons are using their sheds to secrete unhealthy snacks and store love letters from old flames, a new survey has shown.

One in five shed owners admits to spending time in out-buildings to avoid their partners while 8% would rather hide away in their shed than be intimate with their partner.

Britons love their sheds so much that the average person spends almost a year of their life in them.

New research by Cuprinol to mark the start of the annual Shed of the Year competition reveals more than 14 million people in the UK now owns a shed.

The Gothic Retreat shed from Wolverhampton, an entry to the 2014 Shed of the Year competition sponsored by Cuprinol. Pic: PA

According to the study, 9% of shed owners in Britain use it to store secret unhealthy snacks, 8% hide cigarettes, 4% keep love letters from an ex-partner and 11% admit using their sheds to make secret phone calls.

The research also shows that many now see their sheds as an extension of the home with 35% featuring electricity, and 7% having a television.

The Grafton Arms shed from Merseyside, an entry to the 2014 Shed of the Year competition sponsored by Cuprinol. Pic: PA

Kathryn Ledson, Cuprinol marketing manager, said: Its clear the nation are fanatical about sheds and view it as an important extension of the home, with many using it as a secret getaway to store secrets or avoid loved ones.

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Sheds used to hide guilty secrets