Sheds

During our few days off, we cleared the septic tank of the stones that have been on it for a couple of years, in preparation for installing new storage units on it. We've been without a shed for almost exactly two years, when we took the old one down: it was rotting away, and starting to leak, besides not looking very attractive.

Our plan, since then, has been to get a series of storage 'boxes' that went down the septic tank. The top of this is only 120cm wide, although it's over 5m long, so it took a while to find something suitable. In the end, though, we settled on four 2'x4' mini-sheds. They're about 5' tall, and that footprint means that four of them will fit on the tank, and be able to open. It leaves only a 2' passage, but that's proved sufficient.

The four packages arrived yesterday, and we had a very late night assembling two, and starting the painting (of the bases, which will be in contact with occasionally wet concrete).

We continued today, and it's been an all-day affair, with Liz painting while I assembled the last two. We manoeuvred them into position, and finished installing them. They're individually locked, and we've put a pair of shelves into the front one, which is where the frequently used things go: the boxes of hand tools, gloves, fertilizers, slug pellets, and string; and the lawn mower. The second one has the bigger tools: I'd like to put up hooks, or similar, to organize them better. The third has fleece, mesh, and heavy duty bags; and the fourth has all the plastic pots.

This has made an enormous difference in the 'garage', which is much tidier, and more room-like.

Liz busily painting (© Ian 2014)

Septic tank / willow arch from the games lawn (© Ian 2014) 

Bare septic tank cover (© Ian 2014)

Willow arch / septic tank from the pond garden (© Ian 2014)

Sheds in place (© Ian 2014)

2'x4' Garden Stores on top of the septic tank (© Ian 2014)