| My wife and I are very enthusiastic gardeners. Not | | | | shed plans for yourself. We rebuilt our door and got |
| only has our garden expanded, but we ended up with | | | | ourselves a good padlock. We haven't had any |
| so much stuff. We even had to park one of our cars | | | | trouble since. |
| outside the garage so that we could store the wheel | | | | One other thing you may consider is to build your |
| barrow, potting soil, shovels, hoes, and all the other | | | | shed a little larger than what you think you will need. |
| gardening equipment we have. It was definitely time | | | | We did find some specs we thought were a little |
| to roll up the sleeves and get a hold of some garden | | | | larger than we originally wanted, but thankfully we |
| shed plans to suit our needs and accommodate our | | | | went ahead with this plan anyway. It turned out to |
| growing hobby. | | | | be a great decision on our part and just the right size |
| It wasn't until my wife and I got into this project | | | | for us. Any smaller and we would have had an issue. |
| that we realized what it would take to build such a | | | | Whatever you do, do not compromise on the lumber |
| structure. We live in the Midwest and had to consider | | | | you use. Do not cut corners and use some cheap |
| the weather as part of our plan. One thing we found | | | | lumber. Make sure you use pressure treated wood as |
| out was that most shed plans come with a fairly flat | | | | well as seal and paint it. This will protect your shed |
| roof pitch and most use small spec lumber. This | | | | and make sure it lasts for some years. If you do not |
| would not hold up in the winter. Our shed would | | | | take these steps, you run the risk of your structure |
| collapse under the weight of the snow. We had to | | | | rotting. |
| look for plans that would allow us to have a sturdy | | | | Lastly, make sure the roof of your shed has some |
| roof for our shed. | | | | good ventilation as part of the plan. You do not want |
| Another thing we discovered once we had our | | | | to risk over heating in the hot weather. This can be |
| structure up was that our garden shed became a | | | | bad for your gardening equipment. |
| target for some theft. On a few occasions we | | | | As we battled through some of the challenges we |
| discovered some of our valuable equipment missing. | | | | faced while getting our shed the way we finally like |
| When discussing this with a neighbor, we were told | | | | it, we hope that this information will be useful to you. |
| that it was best to keep trouble out. It was | | | | It is truly a great investment to build a garden shed. |
| important to have a heavy door as well as a good | | | | Just make sure that if you are doing this yourself |
| padlock. We learned this the hard way; hopefully you | | | | you have a great set of plans. It will save you |
| will keep this in mind as you find the right garden | | | | countless headaches and money. |