The Frugal Shed For Your Garden

So you want to have a great shed in your yard but you are short in money? Boy, I know how do you feel! But is there anything else I can give you besides compassioon. Sure, there is!

There is a way to have a shed really on the cheap.
But to be honest, it requires some work on your part. In fact, you'll have to build your shed yourself. But don't worry, there is no need to get architecture degree for that. We'll do it the easy way.

First, search online and find a free shed plan. Costs so far: $0. If finding free plans seems like a disaster, at least look for cheap shed plans, you'll get one for $5 - $25.

Then, find used or cheap materials in the factories around you. You may get surprised how cheap some factorties sell materials which are not good enough for their production. But they will be more than good for your outdoor garden shed.

You can find suich materials in furniture factories for example.

At the end, plan few weekends for work on your shed. Do the foundation first - for it you can use cement or even cheaper - sand and pebbles. Put some effort into making the foundation solid as this is the most important thing of all.

Then get the plan, carefully follow it and yuo will have no problems to build a simple but functional and very frugal outdoor storage shed for just few days. If this is your first do-it-yourself project, I recommend you using a simple design, some kind of rectangle probably.

Building a small 12'x8' garden shed yourself can cost you around $100 - $200 together with the plans and everything. How does that sound, is it frugal enough?

What Sheds Do You Prefer?

Here is an interesting question: What shed would you prefer if you have to choose your first garden shed right now?

Is it a fibroglass shed? These plastic sheds are very functional, robust and relatively cheap. The fibroglass can survive almost all kind of air conditions for very long time.

Sounds great! But do you like the idea to have such an unnatural material in your vegetable garden? What about something much more natural and cozy?

That are the timber sheds! Timber is one of the best materials for creating small buildings, why not use it for your shed? It's sustainable and creates very pleasant feeling inside. Besides that, these sheds look cool.

The bad side is they are expensive. Anything cheaper? Of course, metal sheds are cheaper. They don't look as cool as the timber sheds, they are not as sustainable to air conditions like the fibroglass ones, but they are cheap and very easy to use and install.

So, what is your preference? What kind of shed would you like to have?