We are now in our fifth year living in our house.
And in the garden, there is always something to redesign or create, which the years before didn’t allow time for.
Now I’ve been thinking about getting a small garden shed with a lean-to roof. The lean-to would be for firewood, and the shed for garden tools.
What do you think: minimum wood thickness? Is 19 mm (3/4 inch) enough?
Does it absolutely need a floor? We only want to store hand tools, fertilizer, buckets, and a wheelbarrow.
For the foundation, I’m thinking of using ground anchors that are set in concrete. The thought of digging 80 cm (31 inches) deep terrifies me...
My husband isn’t really the creative type. He can do the work, but designing a shed himself isn’t his thing. We lack the technical knowledge. So we would probably order one. Building it ourselves should be doable [emoji16]
Please show your sheds: where are they located in your garden? Did you build it yourselves or order it? Any challenges during assembly?
What would you have done differently? More windows? Different paint? Pressure-treated wood or not?
I need your input and ideas.
And in general: this topic is completely missing here.
And in the garden, there is always something to redesign or create, which the years before didn’t allow time for.
Now I’ve been thinking about getting a small garden shed with a lean-to roof. The lean-to would be for firewood, and the shed for garden tools.
What do you think: minimum wood thickness? Is 19 mm (3/4 inch) enough?
Does it absolutely need a floor? We only want to store hand tools, fertilizer, buckets, and a wheelbarrow.
For the foundation, I’m thinking of using ground anchors that are set in concrete. The thought of digging 80 cm (31 inches) deep terrifies me...
My husband isn’t really the creative type. He can do the work, but designing a shed himself isn’t his thing. We lack the technical knowledge. So we would probably order one. Building it ourselves should be doable [emoji16]
Please show your sheds: where are they located in your garden? Did you build it yourselves or order it? Any challenges during assembly?
What would you have done differently? More windows? Different paint? Pressure-treated wood or not?
I need your input and ideas.
And in general: this topic is completely missing here.
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fach1werk19 Dec 2020 11:02You can look up Blauleger online. If you could then mark them in the Blau Beine category... But for us – corporate identity – bantam chickens are just perfect. Everything fits. The Blau Beine, like all regular chickens, are too large for us if they are to have really good living conditions.
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hampshire19 Dec 2020 12:03Let's see how suitable they are for our climate and terrain. We need animals that are easy for beginners to handle.
Hausbau081519 Dec 2020 17:36Chickens are great. I have bantam silkies and bantam padovan chickens.
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fach1werk19 Dec 2020 18:22I am sometimes one myself and completely agree, chickens are great!
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knalltüte19 Dec 2020 18:35Unfortunately, I can’t contribute my own chicken coop, but here is the one belonging to my parents.
They have had a chicken run at their new house for about 25 years, usually with around 6 to 7 chickens. I believe there used to be a rooster, but currently, as far as I know, there isn’t one.
From experience, be careful when entering chicken houses: they often have a large number of mites that humans don’t like. It’s better to wear appropriate clothing.
The hens usually lay enough eggs for 2 to 3 families :p and my father, who is 83, still collects them every morning.
The main house and the chicken coop are situated idyllically by a stream with an adjacent small nature reserve (compensation area) and a children’s playground. The street is a so-called “play street”.
The main house is solid wood (log construction). The chicken coop is made of larch wood and covered with real roof tiles.
They have had a chicken run at their new house for about 25 years, usually with around 6 to 7 chickens. I believe there used to be a rooster, but currently, as far as I know, there isn’t one.
From experience, be careful when entering chicken houses: they often have a large number of mites that humans don’t like. It’s better to wear appropriate clothing.
The hens usually lay enough eggs for 2 to 3 families :p and my father, who is 83, still collects them every morning.
The main house and the chicken coop are situated idyllically by a stream with an adjacent small nature reserve (compensation area) and a children’s playground. The street is a so-called “play street”.
The main house is solid wood (log construction). The chicken coop is made of larch wood and covered with real roof tiles.