Tool Maintenance Starts with a Good Garden Tool Shed
Every good gardener knows that the key to tool longetivity starts with proper maintenance of your tools. From hosing the dirt and mud off to drying and oiling them to prevent rust, every step is crucial. However, a garden tool shed is the ultimate in proper maintenance when it comes to caring for your tools.
Obviously, leaving your tools outside will eventually degrade their value as well as their functionality and sharing a garage with the bikes, cars and other accumulated paraphernalia means you might lose them in all that clutter. A garden tool shed is the answer to properly maintaining your tools as well as knowing exactly where they are.
Size Them Up
A garden tool shed can be as large or small as you want it to be but it is safe to say that they should be large enough to properly house your garden tools with each one having their own place. By the same token, if your garden tool shed is too large, this will tempt you to use some of the excess storage for non-garden related items and eventually they could take over the space.
The first thing you should do before building or purchasing a garden tool shed to assemble is to create a list of all of your tools from a riding lawn mower and weed eater to the smallest garden spade you want to store in it. You want to have an idea of what you are currently working with so that you can get proper measurements while leaving a bit of extra room for maneuvering and additions to your tool collection.
Materials Needed
If you are not very handy with a hammer, you might want to consider purchasing either a pre-made garden tool shed or a kit that would take just a little effort to assemble. There are many types of kits available these days in a variety of styles that could easily integrate with your yard, landscaping and home. From a rustic cabin look to a garden tool shed that resembles a red farm barn, you have a plethora of choices in which to house your tools.
By the same token, these sheds also come in a variety of materials with wood and metal being prime choices for pre-fabricated tool housing. However, there are some very nice and rugged malleable plastic and fiberglass options as well that would stand the test against the outside elements such as the sun, snow and driving rain.
Ultimately, your personal tastes, handiness with a hammer or power tool and your budget will dictate what garden tool shed you end up with in your yard. Whatever you decide, if you have a homeowner's association that must approve new structures, be sure they approve the plans for your garden tool shed before you assemble it.
