About Sheds

A shed is typically a simple, single-story structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobbies, as a workshop or an office. However, sheds used on farms or in industry can be large. Sheds vary considerably in the complexity of their construction and their size, from small open-sided tin-roofed structures to large wood-framed sheds with shingled roofs, windows, and electrical outlets.

The word was first recorded in English since 1481, as ‘shadde’, which is possibly a variant of shade, the root meaning being shelter.

Sheds are used to store home and garden tools and equipment such as push lawn mowers, lawn tractors, and gardening supplies. In addition, sheds can be used to store items or products that are not suitable for indoor storage, such as gasoline, pesticides, or herbicides.

Sheds designed for gardening are often called "potting sheds", and they typically feature windows or skylights for illumination, ventilation grilles, and a potter's bench for mixing soil and re-potting plants.