When you think of a garden shed, you probably visualize a wood box-shaped assembly situated at the edge of somebody's garden, filled with all sorts of household apparatus and gardening tools. For some, their shed offers a place to do some DIY that is not appropriate for indoors; for others, their shed provides a quiet spot for them just to rest and think. Although, these are the most common uses and designs, there are lots of other variations of the traditional shed that can be purchased and sheds can be made from a variety of materials and come in a whole assortment of distinctive shapes and sizes. Plus, sheds come in numerous price ranges and you don’t have to break the bank to find something appropriate to your requirements. Some can be small open-sided with tin-roofs and others can be sizeable wood-framed sheds with shingled roofs.

The most conventional materials that are used are of course timber but did you know that you can purchase plastic, metal and even vinyl-sided sheds at cheap prices also? Yet again, it all depends on your funds and what you are going to use it for. The conventional shed is often a single-story building with one door and either one or two windows. If you do not happen to have space for a shed in your backyard or you have no garden at all, you can rent space in an allotment and have your shed situated there.

Most folks use their shed for storage which is of course very useful. You can also treat your garden shed as a small workshop/workplace or even use it as a children’s play den. You can put up shelves, maybe a bench and a desk for comfort. You can be very creative when it comes to decorating and adding accessories to your shed and it’s achievable to do all this at a relatively low cost. Small regular garden sheds ordinarily open from either the front or the sides and have at the very least one small window and such sheds can be bought relatively cheaply.

In warmer temperatures you can acquire sheds with a protected overhang and an outside sitting area. If you live in a colder climate then you can attach electrical points for use with heaters. If it’s just an area to escape then why not have your Television and PC or add carpets and even curtains! The simplest kind and the least expensive of all sheds can be bought in a "kit form" meaning you have to self-assemble. These cheap sheds can be purchased from most DIY supplies, garden centres and from a whole host of reputable shed companies on the web. These kinds of do it yourself kits are usually wood sheds but this is not always the case. The dimension and type of the shed you go for will depend upon the purpose that you are going to be using it for. You will need to consider about whether it is to be used to store home garden tools and gear such as lawn mowers, lawn tractors and big gardening items or only to stock products that are not appropriate for in the house, such as gasoline, pesticides or herbicides.

If you own a small garden and want a cheap small shed, then there are a few types of small sheds obtainable at very realistic prices; These include corner sheds, which fit into a corner 3’ tall x 3’ wide x 2’ deep, vertical sheds (5’ tall x 3’ wide x 4’ deep), horizontal sheds (3’ tall x 5’ wide x 4’ deep) and tool sheds. If you are using your shed for tool storage, then you may need to think about adding some shelves and hooks to increase your storage space. Some other shed styles that you might like to think about include Gambrel-style roofed sheds, comparable to the Dutch-style barn! And these exhibit a high sloping roofline which increases the storage space in the 'loft'. Another style of small cheap shed is the saltbox-style shed. No matter what style you decide and for whatever purpose, I’m sure you will have many happy years of enjoyment with your new garden shed.