Sheds offer ample space to store all your items which you may not need during a specific season. However, it is easy to get carried away with the idea, and you might end up stuffing it with every single thing you no longer need in your house.
It is essential to keep in mind that your shed’s main purpose is to store items you rarely use and can be unsuitable for keeping certain things, which we’ll mention below.
A well-organized shed can ease the way you store and retract your materials from it. With that in mind, below, we have discussed the Do’s and Don’ts of organizing your shed.
Don’ts
When it comes to organizing your shed, the don’ts are incredibly important. This is because sheds often store dangerous chemicals and substances, and keeping them chaotically or improperly can prove hazardous. Safely storing such items is of utmost importance.
Some of the things you shouldn’t store in your storage shed are;
Paint
It is best not to store paint in your shed. This is because the fluctuating temperature inside the shed can render them useless. Extreme cold and heat changes the consistency of paint, leaving them unusable. Instead, it is best to store paints in a cool, dry place such as your basement or closet inside your home.
Paper Goods
You should not store paper goods such as cups, plates, napkins, old cardboard, or essential documents in your shed. This is because paper attracts bugs and other pests, and that’s the last thing you want in your shed.
Pet Food
Storing pet food inside your shed might feel like the right thing to do, especially if you have outdoor pets. However, pet food can attract insects and other stray animals. It is best to store your pets food inside your house, away from direct sunlight and pests.
Use Your Shed As A Dumping Place
It is essential not to use your shed as a dumping place for all the unused items that you think you might need in the future. If you have an item in your house that is broken or unused for five months or more, it is probably best to throw it away. Storing it in your shed in the hopes that it might come in handy in the future is not the best idea.
Do’s
Now that you have ensured that nothing unusual is stored in your shed and everything there is safe and stored correctly, you can move on to the dos of shed organizing. Some of the important do’s of shed organization include;
Investing In Adjustable Shelves
Shelving is an essential aspect of organizing your shed. Adding adjustable shelves to your shed helps you create more space and maximize your square footage. Shelves also give the flexibility to store items of different sizes or different types separately onto different shelves.
You can also organize your items according to what you use the most. For example, you can store your everyday tools where you can access them or see them easily. Store rarely used items on the top shelf. Always put the heaviest items on the bottom, at floor level.
Use Pegboards And Hooks
Pegboards and hooks are your best friend when it comes to keeping your storage or garden shed organized. They enable you to hang all types of tools on the wall, making them accessible and easy to see and find. They also help you save space. You can use pegboards and hooks to hang power tools, hand tools, sprinklers, hoses, gardening tools, trowels, and more.
You can paint your pegboards with fun and exciting colors to use them as codes for tool organization.
Use Household Items For Storage
Repurposed mason jars and other such household storage items that you no longer have a use for can be used in sheds to store small items such as screws, bolts, nails, and other hardware bits. You can also use a door shoe organizer to store seed packets and other such things.
Get Creative!
With sheds, you can get as creative and imaginative as you like. This creativity can help you save space and organize your shed a lot better. Some of the ways you can get creative with your shed may include;
- Using PVC pipes to organize your shovels, rakes, hoes, and other long-handled tools.
- Attaching a plastic or wicker basket to the door of your shed to store tools that you use often.
- Using magnetic racks on the shed’s walls to store metal tools such as screwdrivers, pliers, files, and more.
Such creative solutions can do wonders and help you save space while keeping things nice and tidy.
About Stahl Structures
At Stahl Structures , we offer premium and high-quality storage sheds at reasonable prices in Alberta. For more information about organizing your storage shed, visit our website or contact us here today.