Jul 02 2009
Easy To Build Lean-To Shed Plans -Build A Lean-To Shed This Weekend
Most of us find we don’t have enough room to store all our possesions. If this is your problem, you are certainly not alone. We always seem to be acquiring more “things”, and as our family expands so does our need for more more storage space.
As our family increased, our garage started filling up with all the extra stuff that children always seem to need. Bikes, toys, outdoor playsets…all filled the shed during the winter months, leaving no room to store the firewood we needed. It was when we had to start leaving the car outside the garage that we decided it really was time for more storage space.
As winter got closer, it became obvious that we desperately needed a place to keep the firewood we would use during these coldest days.
My wife looked at some shed plans online and we both realized that it would be a cheap and easy solution to our problem to constuct a small lean to shed from some plans she found. What I liked most about this lean to shed plan was that it could fit right up against the wall near our back door and I could build it out of similar materials to the house so it looked great. This meant all the firewood wuld be nice and close to the house, right where we needed it most. No more braving the snow and wind to bring in the firewood!
There are all sorts of different lean to shed plans, depending on what you want. Do you want a lean to shed with doors at the front or the side? This will keep any dangerous chemicals or tools away from your kids or animals. There are plans for potting lean to sheds, pool lean to sheds, woodstorage lean to sheds…just about any type of shed you can imagine.
After a bit of searching, I finally found a lean to shed plan that, with a bit of adaptation, I was able to modify to fit exactly what I needed. I wanted a simple shed that I could attach to the side of the house. I also wanted plans that were easy to follow and gave a precise measurement of how much lumber I would need. The plan I chose even had two versions, a free standing lean to shed and a fixed wall plan, which was important because the structure of a free standing lean to shed needs to be stronger a certain areas. The plans also came with instructions on how to insulate and waterproof my shed the right way – an important factor in ensuring a shed is built to last.
So I can now park the car in the garage again, we have a wood shed handy to the house for winter and my family is already filling up the extra storage space. Building my own shed was such a succesful project that I’m already planning my next one. I’m looking at building a pretty gambrel shed in the backyard next time. By using shed plans I know I can save myself a stack of money, which is probably just as well because my eldest is already talking about buying a new surfboard. I’d better make that a big barn style shed for all the extra storage space we’re going to need!
