Ash and Giovanna's Garden Shed (design)

Ash and Giovanna requested a small shed structure with the following qualities:

1. ample enclosed storage space for hand tools
2. an extended roof to provide protected outdoor storage for wheelbarrow/lawnmower/strawbales/etc.
3. a window to let light into the building from the South side
4. the incorporation of some local, natural elements into the building to make it unique to the site/land

Below is a series of 4 jpeg images the show the basic design idea.

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The door underneath the gable leads into the enclosed tool storage space, which is a 6'X10' room with an 8-foot ceiling in the center, sloping down to 6'4" at the sides. The support structure is dimensional lumber, and the studs will be exposed inside to allow for very simple attachment of shelves, hooks, etc...

The opposite end from the door is the extended roof section of the shed. You can see that we plan to extend the two walls around this space, to enclose it more fully from driving rain (or snow), and to provide extra surface area to attach shelves/hooks to. The overhang is a little bit over 5 feet.

Here's the skeleton of the roof structure. It's a system of rafters and purlins, on top of which we will install galvanized metal roofing.

This is the basic post and floor joist layout for the building.