Thursday, November 8, 2012

Interesting Garden Shed Designs


     For anyone wishing to construct an outdoor storage facility, the Internet literally offers thousands of different kinds of shed plans for reference. If you wish to remove clutter inside your home or your garage, you might want to start looking at various garden shed designs to serve as your guide and help you choose what kind of structure best serves your personal and family needs.
A lean to shed is one of the simplest, most basic designs in garden storage sheds. The structure basically requires three wall panels with the fourth as the wall of your house. It may serve as a tool shed, a bike shed, a snow mobile shed, a small potting shed, or a gardening shed. You may choose from garden shed designs that are of the right size and make for whatever stuff you are planning to keep inside.

Basic Garden Shed Designs
     Common garden shed designs today include the A-frame type and barn-style sheds. There are also many other styles such as pet barns, saltbox greenhouse, playhouses, cottages, pool cabanas, or a miniature version of your own house. Outdoor storage may be fitted with a porch and other accessories. When looking at garden shed designs, check what each manufacturer has to offer.
For a garage shed where you intend to park toy vehicles, bikes, motorcycles, and even cars, there are shed kits that come in various sizes available. In choosing, you would of course have to tally the number of vehicles in the household. Usually, garage sheds are also designed to house auto repair tools, parts, supplies, and cleaning equipment. Since garage sheds are valued for their interior quality, exterior designs are usually minimal and simplistic.
     Outdoor garden shed designs for vehicles need to have strong foundation. You may choose from concrete, concrete block, pressure-treated lumber, brick, or plywood sheets to support the entire structure. The roof height must give adequate room for people to move in and out while the doors may be single, double, or roll-ups. Garden shed designs may include windows to encourage proper ventilation inside the shed.
     Another of the most popular garden shed designs are those for constructing potting or greenhouse sheds. Just like garage sheds, outdoor structures for plants need good ventilation because of sprays, fertilizers, insects, and soil. It is a good idea to erect a potting shed near a water source for better plumbing capabilities and maintenance. Greenhouse sheds may include a work bench, hooks for which to hang garden tools, and shelves.
     If you are planning a shed to serve as a nursery for seedlings and young plants, as well as a greenhouse for orchids and foliage, you might want to look at larger garden shed designs. You can have the roof be made of either plastic or glass. The best flooring for a custom greenhouse is concrete. Hooks may also come in handy for baskets and ladders. Electricity is also a must for potting sheds as well as plumbing fixtures.
Depending on the type of outdoor shed you wish to have, you may opt for accessories to make garden shed designs even more interesting. Items such as skylights, cupolas, alarm systems, motion detectors, and storage units may be bought separately from shed kit

     manufacturers or your local home and garden store. You may have shelves installed or purchase storage containers to better organize items to be stored.

credit By Matthew Holden

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