You may be thinking about putting up a storage shed. You could be thinking about getting rid of all the stuff you have seen filling up your house. Or you have lots of extra stuff, your lawn could be small, or you simply don’t like having large buildings in your yard. If this is your case then probably you need a small shed.
Even if your backyard could take in two sheds, you may consider having only one to maintain that spacious look in your backyard. Maybe you don’t have a lot of stuff to put away perhaps you want to get rid of just some few things. Storage sheds come in handy if you have flowers or plants that you want to preserve, or if you want to store recycling bins and garden hand tools. Small storage sheds are also known as mini-sheds, vertical or horizontal sheds and they are like furniture which is normally stored at the corner of your garden. Sometimes they serve as decorations and also serve other functions.
Storage sheds have their small version which is the mini-sheds. These are useful to store equipment like bikes, recycling boxes or wheelie bins. If you want to store large tools like the long garden tools, forks, shovels, spades you can do so in these large outdoor weatherproof cupboards known as the vertical storage sheds. Vertical storage sheds offer space to keep flower pots and gardening gloves.
Horizontal storage sheds are equally popular even if they look like oversize toy boxes. The horizontal storage shed has a levered, roller style or hinged lid to allow easy access. Horizontal storage sheds are good for deck chairs storage and barbeques. Both large or small horizontal sheds are made using heavy-duty plastic, timber or metal. A plastic horizontal storage box is easier to set up, but timber or metal sheds require flat-pack construction skills.
Building storage sheds all have guidelines on how to set them up or construct them. However if you have the skills and time, you can begin building one from scratch using shed plans. You will have the opportunity to use the style and size you want as well as the color scheme of your choice. You can think of using the color scheme of your garden or lawn. Metal and plastic sheds do not have many colors however timber sheds you can paint colors matching your property. Before buying or constructing any shed do not forget to consider the tools and equipment that you want to store and secure.