WIP - Sturdee's wood storage shed.

[Sturdee]

Like most of us, I do not have enough room to properly store the wood Michelle and I collect as the workshop is not big enough. So I have had to store stuff in the garage, in the garden shed, the covered BBQ area, on the floor of the workshop and even some in the laundry.

With the demise of the last of our chooks I've decided to convert the chook house together with the covered and enclosed run into a proper wood storage shed.

As there was great interest in the last shed conversion I did earlier this year I suppose a WIP would be interesting as again I will try to use only recycled materials for this project.

Whilst this project is getting urgent, in order to make space in the workshop, I will be doing this project in between others so completion will take a few months.


Peter.

[Sturdee]

The chook shed , including run and attached food prep/storage area, is 8.5 metres long and half is 2.4 metres wide and the rest is 1.8 meters. It is totally covered and built against the side fence (no neighbours as it abuts the side road) in my backyard.

Already in the food prep/storage area I have removed the bench and replaced it with shelving along one wall. Power is connected to this part so I will extend it it to give light in the back parts.

Photos 1 & 2 is the outside view of the shed.

Photo 3 is a close up of the original food prep/storage are with the egg collecting box at right which I will call shed no 1.

Photo 4 is the outside of the actual chook shed now to be shed no 2.

Photo 5 is the outside view of the enclosed run now to be shed no 3.

Photos 6 - 8 are the inside views of shed no 3. Rather grotty at this stage but a few doors here and there and shelving will make this a great storage area.

Peter.

[Sturdee]

This part will be the first, as part is already done and has been in use for a while.

It will have shelving in a U shape along both side walls and the back. Photo 1 shows what I've previously done and photo 2 is where I will start next.

Peter.

[Sturdee]

Those who have watched my previous shed conversion will remember that I like to use doors, doors and even more doors as wall and ceiling material together with shelving material discarded and thrown out in the regular hard rubbish collection by the local councils.

As it is again the season for hard rubbish (they do it twice a year around here ) so over the weekend I went looking for materials. The result of a day's collecting is shown in the photos below. Enough doors, framing timber and melamine shelving to finish shed no 1.

As always comments, questions and advice as I go along is welcome.

Peter.

[Pat]

I'll grab front row seat. Any one who needs to get rid of old bookshelves and lives near Pete . . .

[Tankstand]

Looking on with interest! I am constantly being berated for taking over the wife's garden shed with wood, or under the verandah.

It must be fun playing darts outside in the breeze?

[wheelinround]

shove over Pat

Peter your not using enough wood building to many sheds

[BobR]

Peter, your neighbourhood must have a thing about changing doors. Can't remember ever seeing doors around our streets when we lived in Sydney. This project looks it was made for an old chook house.

[Christos]

Amazing. I am watching another shed rebuild.

Couple of months or several more no matter will be watching.

Will also watch the next shed rebuild for your friend, your cousin, your aunty, the person down the road that just met yesterday and so the story goes.

[wun4us]

Those who have watched my previous shed conversion will remember that I like to use doors, doors and even more doors as wall and ceiling material together with shelving material discarded and thrown out in the regular hard rubbish collection by the local councils.

As it is again the season for hard rubbish (they do it twice a year around here ) so over the weekend I went looking for materials. The result of a day's collecting is shown in the photos below. Enough doors, framing timber and melamine shelving to finish shed no 1.

As always comments, questions and advice as I go along is welcome.

Peter.

Would that our council had periodic "footpath" collections. Always one man's/woman's trash is another's treasure. Notwithstanding, there is a veritable treasure trove (at times) of non-returnable pallets and packing frames/cases of all shapes and sizes to keep me happy, and to drive herself around the bend.

[Cliff Rogers]

[Sturdee]

Peter, your neighbourhood must have a thing about changing doors. Can't remember ever seeing doors around our streets when we lived in Sydney. This project looks it was made for an old chook house.

In the same collection run I left another 8 doors as they didn't look nice enough or were the wrong colour.

Actually doors are very common. Most people that renovate older houses go for the polished floor look and take up the carpet to expose the lovely timber floor previously hidden. Problem is that there is then quite a large gap so they replace the doors rather than fix them. Hence my gain.


Peter.

[Sturdee]

Would that our council had periodic "footpath" collections.

I live close to three council areas that have hard rubbish collections and they have them twice a year so materials for a project like this is readily available.

Peter.

[The Bleeder]

Ok Peter, we know how liters per 100ks a car gets but what I want to know is how many doors per kilometer you get.

Pat, Wheelin move over I'm back.

[Sawdust Maker]

Beaudy - another shed makeover. Gawd, Pat and Ray have spread themselves over all the front row. I'll sit in the second row again. Stop fidgeting, Pat! can't see around you when you do that.

In the same collection run I left another 8 doors as they didn't look nice enough or were the wrong colour.

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Peter.

Are we getting picky for a wood storage shed?