I finished my garden shed!
this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
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I can't tell entirely, but this looks like a good size for storing bicycles? Does it fit a standard size bike?
Yes, it's designed for fitting bikes or similar things. One of these
I've got my mountain bike, three kids bikes, a balance bike, some skate boards, helmets, and a pogo stick all carefully stacked in there.
It looks good. I might have to consider something like it if I can't reclaim some space to store the bike in the garage, along with the kids bikes.
Sick; i've been thinking of getting one of these because it'd go up against a timber fence & hopefully match wood for wood. They seem pretty doable in terms of assembling these flat pack style sheds eh?
I just noticed my shed matches the house 😆. A coincidence!
The instructions for my shed were not as step-by-step as I had hoped. It had step by step instructions, but it wasn't always clear which way around something should go, or where I should be drilling holes.
I just took it slowly, and skipped parts I wasn't sure about until it became clearer when other parts were assembled.
It's the first time I've assembled a shed, and I managed it fine, so I'm sure you can too. But take your time, I don't believe I drilled any holes in the wrong place but there are many times I believe I almost did.
You'll also likely need a second person at some point, even if just to hold walls in the right place while you connect them.
I just noticed my shed matches the house 😆. A coincidence!
It looks really tidy!
It does! It's the only colour that was available 😆
Fantastic!!!
Nice work
Thanks!
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Started with spreadsheets.... Then I discovered beancount
Maybe I should look into that...
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Hi everyone, hope you're having a good summer!