I am looking at the up coming summer with my home improvement plans. According to my New Year’s resolutions (if such things can be believed) it is going to be an active building year outside.

First up is the Storage Shed. I am looking up shed plans on line right now and not finding anything really useful. I want something that is going to be around 200 square feet, maybe a little larger. I like the sheds that incorporate a playhouse. The problem is that most shed plans are for 140-160 square feet. I suppose that a 160 sf shed will be okay, I just want to have something bigger because I want to get all the out door stuff out of the basement where it is right now.

There are three shes from Better Barns that I favor:

This one is called “Plywood Colonial” and at 160 Ft² it is a little small, especially if part of it is going to be used as a playhouse.

The next one is called “Cedar Colonial 12 x 16″ which is a little larger and looks like more of a fit for the neighborhood.

And the last possibility is this:

This is sort of a compromise, as the shed is only 8 x 10, but the open covered addition is 10 x 12. In the summer time, the covered addition could serve as a play house, while in the winter time, that could be a storage area for patio furniture and other like things.

The other option is to adapt one of these plans to better suit my needs, or come up with some different design myself. The advantage of buying a set of pre-made plans is that you get all of your drawings and parts lists done for you. This makes applying for a building permit and ordering the material much easier than trying to do all the design work yourself.

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