Awesome idea! You could a small cheap solar panel with a battery to keep your power tools charged and have an interior light for ease of access in the evening
IF the roof was without the wood you could cover it with corrugated skylight material that lets light through which would make it a good cold frame for putting all kinds of plants in for early planting in the garden before spring starts. It would be best to have it south facing of course. It'd be a lot lighter also.
The welding shop may be a bit iffy for fire reasons especially if it is close to your house. You're right about the generator shed and it would also be good for storing firewood.
This is what I've been looking for to get the riding mower, wheelbarrow, spray tanks, weedeater and chainsaws out of my shop. Just perfect. This 70+ old man really enjoys your videoes. Keep it up young lady.
This is a great idea! I love it. One thing to note you should flip the struts for the top so that the seals of the struts are facing down that way when they are open any dirt and debris won't collect on the top of them and ruin the seals and cause them to wear out faster. Look at vehicle lift gates that use these. (i didn't know this until gm had a recall a few years back and told us to flip them 180 degrees because of this)
I procrastinated getting my garage and shed shelves finished up back in 2019. Finally gave up hope on lumber prices dropping back down and just bought some angle steel to make them from. Better quality shelf for less money than 2x4 versions
Hah! Whilst your prices are still well below what we pay here in Australia, it's good that you are getting a bit of an idea of what it is like for the rest of the world. You will also find that these prices give the suppliers/manufacturers a chance to test the market, and if they don't find a substantial downturn in demand those new prices aren't going to go down again once things return to normal. They love this sort of thing. My advice is to NOT feed the sharks.
@@vtbn53 out of curiosity what is the price there now versus a normal price on a 2x4x8' (or whatever your equivalent is)? Here in mid USA, our normal price was roughly $2.75 USD versus now it's almost $6.....I sawi it as high as $7.39.. Edit, and I've never seen this much lumber piled up at stores. The cribs are full, the aisle has pallets stacked. People aren't buying like they used to. Ive held off on several projects now and switched to metal where I can for others
Love this. It may be more than I can handle, for a while at least. Just had a total knee replacement!! I can walk again and when I finish rehab, maybe I just might tackle this job..... BTW I love your channel, keep us posted on your venture with Tim the Toolman!
This shed is inspiring a lot of people here. Being able to walk in really is a game changer. I’m thinking combining a couple ideas of outside grilling station, perhaps on sliders, potting area and storage of lawn “stuff”. Since I’m not worried about theft I will not have the lid prevent the front from opening so we could easily slip the lawn chairs in.
Glad you found it useful. I bought my first tools from yard sales and pawn shops, buying only the tool I needed, then saved for the next. Enjoy the build and thanks for watching.
I built firewood storage units on 4 x 5 pallets years ago. They are about 4ft high and open on all sides for air flow. Made the corners out of 2 x 4 screwed together on edge. I used a 2x4 width to give me the roof pitch front to back. I too made the roof out of sheet metal but put the pitch to the back. I no longer burn firewood for heat so I plan to retro the units into storage units for yard decorations that change with the season instead of having them take up shed space. Living in New England lawn decorations change with the seasonal holidays. I plan to use some of the textured ply or chip for the sides that have a grain look to show to the weather. They make good screening along property lines between houses. Thanks for the video . Hope the new show is going good for you too. Good luck with the new shop.
Add a solar panel and battery with an exhaust fan to keep the shed aired out. You may even find a solar powered fan like the ones used for car ventilation that clip on the window.
Holy cow that is exactly what I was brainstorming for my outdoor sink. I have a cool green cast iron sink i want to set up next to my greenhouse. So excited to make this.
Since you are storing things in there that might have off gases, you might think about drilling a set of holes capped by a grate (anti-critter) bottom and top of the unit. This would allow easy flow of air in and out of the box.
We worked off your design, but expanded it a bit to 7x10, added two 300 watt solar panels, and now charge our all our 40v and 18v tools from the Solar. Thanks April for the inspiration ! We did find the roof got heavy with 100lbs of Solar Panels, so we added some 300lb actuators that lift it part way until the 200lb struts can get it up the rest of the way.
This is what I needed. The only obvious change that I'd make is to have a saltbox roof instead of a shed roof due to the omni-directional high winds we get in this area. That would complicate the build, but when you live where you can get 80 mph gusts from any direction, single plane shed roofs tend to get ripped off after only two or three years. Thanks, April, for giving me an idea for my next project.
As always, nicely done. One recommendation that I have is to consider still using the wooden props on the side. If the lid is left up for an extended period of time without the props, the struts can lose their load carrying capacity. I was reminded of this last night when I was working on my VW Golf. It has a single hood strut and I have two LED light bars that hang from the underside of the hood. They do not weigh very much, but it was enough that when I wasn't watching, the hood decided to slowly close on me. I discovered that an old, short, extendable paint roller handle makes a great adjustable hood prop. One lesson learned and a good solution discovered.
Just an FYI but the gas springs were mounted upside down, the cylinder body should be positioned up and the piston pointed down. The reason for mounting them this way is due to the oil inside the cylinder body. You want the oil to gather around the piston seal to help keep the seal and piston head lubricated. The oil gathering at the other end serves no purpose. Its not a deal breaker but mounting them incorrectly means the gas inside the spring will escape sooner and premature wear resulting in replacing the spring sooner than expected.
This is also a great alternative to a traditional taller storage shed in the backyard. Specially if you have an HOA situation where you can’t have anything above 66 or 7 feet that shows from the street like a lot of places in town so you could build it shorter yet with the sloped roof and the ability to open it horizontally and vertically you could actually put stuff in there and have easy access either way another great project by April she rocks!
As built, that design will just about keep honest people out, the exposed hinge pins and lightweight latch mean it'll be very easy for anyone who suspects it could have a few grand in tools inside to break in quickly and easily. Depending on how heavy the wall panels are it might be as quick to kick through them instead as a thief wouldn't even need to bring tool in that case. I also hope the hinges are stainless or you won't be able to get in there yourself once it's seen a bit of rain.
I had the same idea except it would be more mobile and also have a workbench in it, the craziest part is that I had the same idea as her roof idea on her dog house in her last video, including the ridge cap being on one side. What a coincidence! 😄
"I used my nail gun to attach it all together...and my workbench. I'll fix that." Dude...I have done that way too many times...or grabbing the wrong length screws...and while screwing in the last few...start thinking: "Why does this feel wrong?" :D @7:39 Yup...looks like you have the dreaded site HENspector!
Ironworker Doug here; the wife and I love your channel, we are always looking at your videos 👍🏻 I really need this , but since i am a ironworker, if you can’t weld it cut it with a torch or tie it with tie wire I’m lost!!!! But since wood working has been a hobby around here I am willing to try this!! Thank you for sharing , ironworker Doug!!!
April, I had been debating some outdoor storage options over the past couple of weeks and this fits the bill. Love the incorporated workbench. Very clever touch. Love your channel!
@@edwardholmes91 Great point. Especially when the roof is hinged and not fastened at the front to give that added strength. It feels like a triumph when you can turn structure into function.
Haven't even watched it yet and I see from the preview image that this is what my husband and I are at Costco looking at to buy right now, just in plastic. Perfect timing!
One thing I noticed is that where the hinges are in the back there isn't any protection against driving rain. That would be something to consider and address when configuring this. Some options could be using sweeps similar to ones on the bottoms of doors. Another might be to get some flexible, exterior rated, material to attach and use to prevent the penetration. Definitely like the build and will be considering something similar once I am employed and caught up with bills.
Wow! This is just what I need. I have been struggling to come up with an idea to keep my tools safe outside as well as finding space to make a mini workbench, in my small yard. This is all in one. Awesome!
Very cool shed, only thing I'd add is underlayment for the metal roof, up north the steel sweats and will rot the OSB, simple $12 dollar role of tar paper will do the job.
Great job April! Another great project for your homestead! Please keep in mind an UPDATE VIDEO at some point on the cool stuff, the garden, the water recovery system, general shop. INQUIRING MINDS want to know! Lol! Your one of my favorites! Thanks for sharing! Best wishes to you and the family!
April you have I believe the best videos for the projects, you undertake. My daughters are willing to take on projects around their houses too. Of course they grew up helping me with projects around the house too. So they are confident enough to do a lot of projects around their houses now.
I have watched every single one of your videos! You are so awesome and congratulations on the tv show which is really awesome!!! I have learned so much from you and a lot of the projects you make are simple enough that with instruction anyone can complete them. Thanks again and you rock!
Very nice. I could see this would be awesome on a remote part of a property. The inclusion of some solar panels and an inverter would also allow for remote power. Great job.
I have watched all of your videos and really appreciate the design elements of your projects and the easy to follow, laid back, down to earth explanations of the build process. A tip for cutting the sheet metal panels as mentioned in another comment about installing blade backwards in a circular saw also works for thin plastic or fiber panels. An installer of aluminum siding advised me to use a cheap high tooth count (plywood blade) plain non carbide blade and run the saw against a guide for long straight cuts.
To make cutting the metal easier. You can take a circular saw and an old blade. Turn the blade around backwards and cut like normal. It is noisy but lots faster. Farmers been doing this for years. Hope to visit your new place one of these days.
Awesome build. I LIKE it! The only thing I'd do different is a floor extender that hinges up from the bottom that the doors would close against. An extra couple of feet of floor can make a world of difference when you're actually using it as a workshop area.
What a coincidence! Years ago I built a virtually identical mini shed, just slightly smaller than yours. It’s at the shoreline of my cottage and is used for marine repairs and storage. Good job!
Being that it is an outdoors unit I would have probably used non-wood materials as much as possible. There is also the idea of painting the inside of the unit with layers of heavy duty paint.
It's great. Maybe I'll build myslelf something similar. I have a big concrete step btw the foundation and carpark surface. Going full custom would take note time but would guarantee the effective usage of space.
April very nice design there. Looks very useful and hopefully works well for you. I would definitely like to try something like this. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work April. Keep Making. God Bless.
Very cool! Our Deck is really tall, and I plan on doing something very similar underneath our deck, once the hot tub thats in thr same soot, goes away and I can remove all the extra 4 by 4 supports LOL
Great idea. I'll have to resize it for a garden shed plus lawn tractor/mower storage, but this gets me started. Thanks. Also, loving the TV show. Just wish you got a little more screen time.
My dream is to have a neighbor like you one day. I'll buy all the materials and just lay out in front of my yard looking hopeless (like usual). Talented people can't help themselves me thinks, and you'd come over and show me how it's done. Great vid. TU!
