subject: Getting The Most From Your Timber Garage Or Shed [print this page] Getting The Most From Your Timber Garage Or Shed
Getting a brand new shed can be an absolute life saver if you are finding lately that your house is filling to the brim with none other than stuff.
Living expenses are on the up but houses aren't getting bigger. Not everyone can move house on a dime so people need to revert to other tactics. Fortunately, there's one that is easy, and an absolute goldmine!
Sheds don't have to be expensive. This is especially true if you are building your shed from scratch. The most expensive investment you'll have to make is buying wood, and this alone is very affordable.
Before heading out and looking for the very best blueprints money can buy I recommend that you follow a couple of guidelines first.
Seriously consider, and I mean seriously, how much space you are going to need. Even more than that, how much are you going to store this time next year. You see, it's much better stretching yourself now for a bigger shed than you think you need. Rather than finding that next year you need to build a second shed!
I recommend that you determine what you size you need, and go and extra 2 ft. each way. Now, if you a limited by council regulations and simply space in your garden this clearly isn't very helpful advice, by believe me, whatever size you build, you WILL fill it. It makes life that little bit easier when you have more room to play with.
The next tip I have for you is about tools. Obviously we need tools of some kind to build a shed but how many tools will we need to build it effectively. The basic set of tools is hammer; a hand saw, tape, pencil, a square for rafters, drill, level, mitre saw. This really is the pre-requisite if you want to be building a shed that lasts more than a few years.
Before you start building your shed you should have decided whereabouts you will be placing the shed. Have you made your mind up yet? Once you have you'll want to start thinking about a foundation. Now the size and weight of the shed really dictates what kind of foundation you'll need. I would say that anything smaller than a 6 x 4, that will be storing light-weight items, will get away on slabs and bearers. Bearers are lengths of time that allow air to pass under that shed very important so the damp does not linger and root the wood and damage the foundation. Anything bigger and I strongly encourage you to be thinking about a concrete foundation. These aren't as hard as you think. All you need are some broken up slabs and bricks, some cement and some water, and you have concrete simple! Once laid and level you'll want to double check before it completely solidifies. I wish you all the best luck!
