Small garden sheds ? some interesting facts from the UK

Posted by alisonreid29 on May 30th, 2014

Do you have empty space behind your home? Why not do something about it? If you are fond of gardening, you could always build a nice kitchen garden behind your home. If you like doing odd jobs, why not consider a shed? Small garden sheds can be seen behind homes all over America. Men love to spend time in these sheds, doing things that they love to do.

Cuprinol is a wood care products manufacturer and it recently ran a survey on garden sheds. A survey on garden sheds may seem slightly out of the ordinary, but not when you come to know that 65% of Brits own one. See some interesting facts about garden sheds that emerged from the survey.

•             49% of the respondents mentioned that they would be lost in life if they didn’t have their shed.

•             21% said that they take shelter in their sheds to avoid arguments with their loved ones at home.

•             10%-12% said that they would rather spend time in their sheds than with their families.

•             6% are so much in love with their sheds that they would rather be buried inside them.

Interesting reading, isn’t it? Although this is about the United Kingdom, we doubt if the responses would differ greatly if the same survey is run in the United States. Men simply love their garden sheds and they love to spend time inside them.

Men that love gardening are fonder of small garden sheds than those that don’t. A garden shed is a perfect sanctuary for plants. One can easily build a wooden shed with a transparent roof and convert it into a natural greenhouse. Even for those that are into hydroponics, the sheds can be converted into hydroponic structures for controlled growth of plants.

Small garden sheds can also serve a variety of other purposes. For example, you can always use it as a spare bedroom. It would be small in size, but it can surely accommodate you for a night. It could be a nice place for a guest who has to stay at your place overnight.

These sheds are also used a lot for parking vehicles and storing materials. For those that love to have their workplaces in their homes, they can easily set up a shed. There are also people that convert their sheds into entertainment centers or their offices. Those that run their home offices find these sheds useful.

Making garden sheds? Is it possible? Very much so… If you love DIY, you can always make your own small shed in your garden. All you need to do is look at the small shed kits available. These shed kits have everything included in them. All you need to do is unpack, assemble and that’s it; you are done.

As you can see, there is so much you can do with small garden sheds. To get started with your shed, order one of the small shed kits online. Your shed will be up in no time and you can spend some quality time inside.

Many men are absolutely passionate about their small garden sheds And why not? They can do so much inside their sheds. Please visit our site for more details!