Five Tips To Help You Organise Your Garden Shed

by Carol McCullough Relocation Certified 06/16/2019

The shed is a space that’s useful for storing tools and equipment; homeowners who have a lovely garden they maintain themselves might not pay any attention to their shed after use. The shed is useful if appropriately used and organized, making it easier to find and locate tools when needed. During the spring and summer period, homeowners use the shed more often. The period before winter, homeowners should ensure they have their shed adequately arranged and organized to avoid staying out in the cold looking for a snow shovel.

To arrange your shed is not a difficult task, and you can do it in no time if you follow the steps highlighted below.

Install A Track

Installing a track in your shed is a great way to keep tools of different size organized and easy to locate. Mounting it reasonably high above the ground would create room on the floor and also make it difficult for kids to have access to tools. The track is easy to install making it ideal for your shed. 

Create An External Cupboard

When it comes to storing tools and gardening equipment, cabinets and cupboards come in handy. Installing a garden cupboard to hold supply you often use outside your shed is a smart way to keep your shed organized while making it easy to access tools regularly used. External cupboards outside help free space inside the shed and make cleanup easier. 

Consider Pegboards

Pegboards is a great way to keep things organized within and outside your shed. Install pegboards on your wall, make use of the right hooks and attachment and your wall would turn out as arranged as you want it to look. Making use of the pegboards keeps Smaller tools like your hand shovel and spanners in a place and off the floor. For an additional solution, label each part according to the tool type–makes it easier to locate items. 

Jars For Smaller Items

Smaller tools like nails and screws might cause a problem when you need to locate. For a complete organization, devices such as this should fit inside jars just at the bottom end of a shelf inside the shed. Depending on the size of the tool, jar containers can vary in sizes. Ensure each jar is appropriately labeled to avoid mixing up items. 

Magnetic Strips

Using a magnetic strip is a unique way to keep your tool organized and properly stored. Metallic items need not remain on the floor anymore, free up floor space with the use of magnetic strips and hangers. 

The steps detailed above are great ways to organize your shed, making it convenient and easy to locate tools and items at no cost to you.

About the Author
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Carol McCullough Relocation Certified

As a Fairfield resident with a family commuting daily on Metro North, and our children graduating from Fairfield public schools, I look forward to sharing many of the great attractions in a wonderful community and county! Over the past 18 years with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties, I have helped hundreds of buyers and sellers compete their home search and close on the sale of their property. As a Certified Relocation Specialist, my production results rank in the top 4% nationally while delivering exceptional customer service to my clients and their welcomed referrals. Real Estate is one of the most exciting investments you can make. It should be a fun and rewarding experience. Confident with your home marketing decisions and comfortable with the home marketing process is my commitment to you! I am excited to share several new marketing strategies successfully implemented in Southern Fairfield County! Regardless if you are looking to buy, or about to list your current home, you will soon BE AT HOME when working with Carol! *Connecticut Magazine 2022 Award Winner- 12th consecutive year scoring highest in overall customer satisfaction.