The secrets of our sheds: unhealthy snacks, fags, and letters from the ex

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.

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 10 oddest items uncovered in the survey were:

1 Relatives' ashes

2 Human skeleton

3 Camel's head

4 Stuffed alligator

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The secrets of our sheds: unhealthy snacks, fags, and letters from the ex