DIY Storage Shed

Listed below are some pics of our home’s exterior and the brand new DIY storage shed that changed our storage storage.

It’s Thomas’s birthday! So what higher day to share his finally-finished residence renovation that he put a lot blood and sweat into (minimal tears : ) ) The grass has grown again after we tore it as much as exchange our water line, and he has completed his three exterior tasks that he postpone till after we had been moved again in. In the event you’d prefer to see the complete inside tour, take a look at the Residence Tour Put up.

Listed below are a couple of polished pics of the outside shot by Cramer Photograph! You’ll be able to see the aspect porch and trash storage that Thomas constructed himself, after which the brand new DIY storage shed is within the again. (It doesn’t look almost as fairly when our vehicles are within the driveway : ) )

Earlier than + Afters

Means Earlier than

(see extra earlier than pics right here: Our Home Earlier than)

Simply Earlier than (Final January)

After!

The grey is definitely the identical shade, simply refreshed within the renovation. It appears to be like hotter as a result of solar setting on it.

Exterior Finishes

Brick paint: Sherwin Williams Fawn Brindle
Entrance door paint: Benjamin Moore Stratton Blue
White trim paint: Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace
Home windows: Andersen E-series casements in black
Roof: Englert Steel, 26 gauge standing seam in Charcoal grey

The Storage

As most of , we turned our storage right into a kitchen and aspect porch, and prolonged the roof excessive, turning the roof deck we by no means used into completed residing area with massive walk-in closets and a storage room.

We didn’t use our storage for our vehicles – it was tiny and a automotive solely would have match if there was nothing else within the storage! In all probability as a result of it was in-built 1960. Truly, it might have been an addition as a result of it was a clumsy field on the aspect of the home.

Since we thought extra completed area and a much bigger customized kitchen had been far more priceless to us than a spider-filled storage, we determined it could go. We knew we may divide the issues within the storage into 4 classes:

Don’t want / donate
Transfer inside to the storage room (coolers, seaside chairs, sports activities tools, even the bikes!)
Yard provides (garden mower, shovels, rakes, instruments)
Trash cans

I don’t miss the storage one bit! The whole lot is a lot happier saved inside.

We solved the trash can storage with our new Hidden Trash Can Storage. Thomas constructed this himself, and it’s truly approach higher than opening a storage door to entry the trash. I like that it’s linked to the porch so you may put on slippers to go on the market. And there may be further room for containers too! The wooden will fade over time.

Then there was the issue of all of the backyard instruments, garden mower, and so forth. We debated a couple of completely different choices:

A ready-made software shed (like this one). We had been involved with the standard and the place it could go. They’re so low-cost!! We thought it’d be capable to go on our higher patio in opposition to the home. I used to be additionally apprehensive about blocking the window within the Peloton room.
A giant yard shed. You realize those that seem like playhouses or barns? We don’t have an ideal flat spot for one, and they’re additionally fairly costly (a couple of thousand for a pleasant one).
One thing on the again of the home. Now we have the area, below the porch. We thought of wall cabinets, however it wanted to have the ability to lock and be higher protected against the weather.

We went with choice #3: a DIY shed

This space was whole useless area below the porch. We didn’t use it, and it wasn’t fairly. It’s additionally largely protected against the weather for the reason that porch on high has a roof. So it was the winner for the realm for storage. Thomas began constructing!

Step 1: Body it out

He was capable of disguise that large white kitchen drain pipe inside, which was an additional plus. My solely opinion was please don’t block the home windows. He obtained inside a millimeter, however adopted swimsuit.