Home and Garden Storage

So you’ve chosen the right size garden shed based on your storage needs. What else should you look for?

A sliding door needs less space than a hinged door. A hinged door shed needs swing room, when a sliding door can fit in more cramped places. It is also neater when the doors are open.

Make sure that the sliding door is on the inside of your garden shed and that it hangs from the runner. Many cheap sheds mount their sliding doors on the outside of the shed. Worse are outside doors with rollers at the bottom. I guarantee that those doors will jump their track and give you no end of grief. Once they’ve popped they never work properly again. You’ll start to hate your garden shed.

If the sliding door in mounted inside the shed and hangs from the top rail it cannot come off. The design of the internal mount secures it in place. That prevents it from jamming with leaves and other rubbish that can accumulate at the outside base of the shed. Even better when a roller eventually wears out it can easily be replaced without damaging your sliding mechanism. What a bonus, you must agree.

Ask yourself what do you want to put in your shed? You want a garden shed that’s not too big but roomy enough to fit your stuff without tripping over things. Can you comfortably fit your lawnmower without breaking the handles, together with an adult bike or wheelbarrow in it?

An 8′x7′ (2.45m x 2.16m) shed is the right size for these items. Many people will go for the 6′ x 5′ (1.83m x 1.54m) shed and make do quite well. However the extra space of the larger shed means you can fit shelving and move around inside. Plus your mower stays fully assembled.

Make a list of the bulky items bound for your new garden shed. That will help you plan the best dimensions and use of the space available.

What else do you want? Tell you some next time.