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Cut, curved, glazed and numbered. You add the weekends.

Updated 23 October 2026

A weathered timber hut with a corrugated roof, a chimney and large iron wheels beside a lake

Shepherd's Hut Life Kits

Build your own shepherd's hut for under £8,000

A UK-made kit with everything cut, curved, glazed and numbered. You add the weekends.

Reserve a kit

The short answer: a finished shepherd's hut from a good maker costs from about £12,000 to £40,000 and up, and most of that is labour (see our costs guide). Our kit gives you the same curved frame, steel roof and double glazed doors and windows, delivered on pallets to your gate, from £6,250. Two people with a drill and a free month of weekends can have it weathertight.

Sizes and guide prices

One width, four lengths. All kits are 2.23m wide at the base, 2.49m at the widest point and 2.48m tall off the chassis, with 2.28m of standing height down the middle.

KitLengthInside (approx)Good forGuide price inc VAT
Hut 3.63.6m3.5m x 2.07mGarden office, studio, den£6,250
Hut 4.24.2m4.1m x 2.07mOffice with a sofa, hobby room, guest room£6,750
Hut 4.84.8m4.7m x 2.07mGlamping hut with a bed and seating£7,250
Hut 5.45.4m5.3m x 2.07mGlamping hut with a shower room, annexe£7,950

Guide prices for the standard kit with French doors or a stable door, without a chassis or delivery. We confirm your exact price in writing before you pay anything.

What's in the kit

The framePre-cut FSC pine frame for the floor, four walls and the classic curved roof, every piece numbered. Door and window openings are built into the frame, so nothing is cut on site.
The roofCurved corrugated steel sheets in black, rolled to the arch of the frame, ready to fix. Timber fascia for the roof edges.
Doors and windowsFrench doors or a stable door, plus a double casement window and a portrait window, all double glazed, hung in their frames and primed for your colour.
Walls, inside and outOSB sheathing and breather membrane cut to the panels, and V-groove lining boards cut to the inside walls.
The build guideA printed step-by-step guide in the box, and a video for every stage online. Stuck? Email a photo and we'll reply the same day.
UK madeCut, curved and glazed in a Yorkshire workshop by people who have made hundreds of huts, then shipped on pallets to your kerbside.

Extras

ExtraWhat it isGuide price inc VAT
Rolling chassisSteel chassis with turn-plate, draw bar and four cast iron wheels, so the hut stays a caravan in law and can be moved£1,950
Fixed chassisSteel chassis on fixed axles for a hut that stays put£1,650
Fixings packEvery screw, bolt, nail and tape the build needs, bagged by stage£180
Wood burner packSmall stove, twin-wall flue and heat shield, for a HETAS installer to fit£1,200
Extra windowPortrait or double casement, double glazed, primed£350 to £650
DeliveryTwo or three pallets by tail-lift lorry to your kerbside, mainland Great BritainQuoted by postcode

How it works

1

Reserve

Tell us the length, doors and extras below. We call you within one working day and confirm your quote in writing.

2

Deposit

Pay a 50% deposit. We cut, curve and glaze your kit in the workshop. Allow six to eight weeks.

3

Delivery

Pay the balance before dispatch. Your kit arrives on pallets at your kerbside. Have two people there to carry it in.

4

Build

Follow the guide and the videos, stage by stage. Most people have a weathertight shell in four to six weekends.

Who it's for

Anyone who wants a shepherd's hut and would rather spend weekends than £15,000. Garden offices, guest rooms, teenagers' dens, holiday-let huts, farm diversification. If you can put up a shed and follow a video, you can build this.

You'll need a cordless drill, an impact driver, a circular saw for the cladding, a spirit level, clamps and a sealant gun. No specialist tools, and no woodworking joints to cut.

What you sort yourself

Not ready to reserve? Join the deals list and we'll tell you when the first kit build videos go up and when viewing days are on.

Join the list

Reserve a kit

No payment is taken here. We'll call you, confirm your quote and delivery week, and only then ask for a deposit.

Which length?

Doors

Extras you're interested in

When would you like to build?

Questions people ask

Do I need planning permission for a kit hut?

Usually not for a hut on wheels in your own garden for family use in Great Britain, but it depends on your site and your council. See our planning guide.

Do I need a chassis?

Only if you want to move the hut or keep it a caravan in law. Many people set a hut on sleepers and pads. The rolling chassis is an extra.

How long does the build take?

Two people with the guide and videos usually have a weathertight shell in four to six weekends. Insulation, lining and fit-out take as long as you give them.

Is insulation included?

Not in the standard kit. We give you the cut list so you can buy PIR board locally, or we can quote for it.

Can I see a kit before I buy?

We're arranging viewing days and filming the first builds. Join the deals list and we'll tell you when they're on.

Do you deliver everywhere?

Mainland Great Britain by pallet to your kerbside, quoted by postcode. Islands and Northern Ireland on request.

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