Plans For Sheds

It is a decent sized metal garden/storage shed, It is up on some wood so it is slightly off the ground and has a nice wood floor. Some surface mold from who knows how long ago, but it has long since dried out and looks harmless. Anyways, it has tiny tiny holes all over the roof and also some of the parts that go together have gaps in them, I want to seal this so it is waterproof as I might have electronics in there. How would I go about doing this? Would silicon caulking work? Would it smell after drying as I will be spending a lot of time in there and don’t care to smell something odd =P. I will probably just get a decently long and thick power cord and plug in a strip in there for now considering it is like 15 ft from my home and we rent so I don’t want to go overboard on some of this stuff. I would unplug it when not in use of course =). Any cool tips on what I can do to spiff it up, I am on the fence on if I want it to be a chill zone with a nice stereo and couch or just a simple woodworking shop. Thanks!

It’s a raised Tuff Shed, the pipe will be a drain to a utility sink that will drain right onto the ground underneath the shed. (It’s a garden shed, so only potting soil and a little bit of water will ever go through that drain.)

I’ll be drilling a hole through the wood floor, so I’m worried about how to seal the wood around the pipe from the elements. Obviously I would caulk the top, but I could get under the shed to caulk the underside. Would painting the hole with a couple coats of primer before inserting the pipe suffice? I live in Colorado. Thanks!

For one night would you ever want to rough it and sleep in a garden shed with a wood floor, wood walls and a heater. The shed would have a cott inside and two battery operated lanterns. The walls would be woodfinished while the inside of the door would be painted green. The garden shed has no windows. There is also no bathroom inside. There is a pot if you have to go to the resroom at night.

If you were a female in your late teens or early 20s would you be afraid to do this for one night?

While inside the shed you could do whatever you wanted. You could talk on your cell phone, read books and even use wireless internet on your laptop.

You could come and go to the shed as you please anytime of night.

If you were inside would you lock the door?

This is in a relatives backyard. Someone offered this.

The reason to stay in this garden shed once a week would be to get away from roomates once or twice a week.

Would you feel closed in with the door closed and no windows?

Even if you didn’t lock the door would you close the door and feel closed in?

Would you be scared not being able to look outside all night?

If you door would be left open a you could see outside.

If your teenage daughter were to sleep in your backyard garden shed/treehouse would you come by and make sure the door was closed and lights were out?
A teenage girl I know wants to sleep in her parents garden shed/garage on some weekends? Her mother wants to make sure the door is closed and lights are out for her safety. The garage/garden shed is a seperate building from the house. The girl enjoys this place as indendance. Even though her parents worry about her for her safety she doesn’t like the idea that her mother comes by at night to close the door to the outside and turn out the lights. Even though her mother locks the building door the girl can still open and unlock the door.
This girl is only 15 years old. Should she still continue to enjoy this garage/garden shed or give up?
The girls garden shed door only opens to the outside. In order for her to get to the main house she has to open the door and walk outside through the backyard.
This girl enjoys this little place
This girl wants me to paint the inside of the shed with her. She wants to paint the inside walls which are just light wood on the inside. The door on the inside is a panel door that is just polished wood.
What colors should she paint the door and walls?
She feels closed in to sleep with the door closed.The mother comes to check on her to make sure she is asleep. The mother walks inside later at night to check on her.The girl lives in a safe area away from a city.She enjoys this becasue its like camping. The inside of the shed has a cott and a wood floor.
She enjoys the garden shed/cabin because she can hear the crickets at night and the birds in the morning.
The garden shed is almost like a camp cabin. It has a door with a doornob like a house would have. Unfortunatlry the windows are wooden shutters. This means that if you close the windows the cabin gets very dark inside.
The walls inside the cabin are woodfinish stained wood.
The cabin has no bathroom inside
The girl doesn’t mind that their is no bathroom inside. She would either go inside or go outside and rough it and go outside in the trees.

The girl would only sleep there in weekends. Maybe once a week at the most.

She is going to keep a key to both the cabin and the main house. The cabin is not in a tree its flat in the backyard.
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The lock can be opened from the inside. The door and locks is like a regular home doornob. If the mother locks the door the girl can unlock it from the inside.
She lives in a country area. It doesn’t bother her that her mother comes to check on her.

If your teenage daughter were to sleep in your backyard garden shed/treehouse would you come by and make sure the door was closed and lights were out?
A teenage girl I know wants to sleep in her parents garden shed/garage on some weekends? Her mother wants to make sure the door is closed and lights are out for her safety. The garage/garden shed is a seperate building from the house. The girl enjoys this place as indendance. Even though her parents worry about her for her safety she doesn’t like the idea that her mother comes by at night to close the door to the outside and turn out the lights. Even though her mother locks the building door the girl can still open and unlock the door.
This girl is only 15 years old. Should she still continue to enjoy this garage/garden shed or give up?
The girls garden shed door only opens to the outside. In order for her to get to the main house she has to open the door and walk outside through the backyard.
This girl enjoys this little place
This girl wants me to paint the inside of the shed with her. She wants to paint the inside walls which are just light wood on the inside. The door on the inside is a panel door that is just polished wood.
What colors should she paint the door and walls?
She feels closed in to sleep with the door closed.The mother comes to check on her to make sure she is asleep. The mother walks inside later at night to check on her.The girl lives in a safe area away from a city.She enjoys this becasue its like camping. The inside of the shed has a cott and a wood floor.
She enjoys the garden shed/cabin because she can hear the crickets at night and the birds in the morning.
The garden shed is almost like a camp cabin. It has a door with a doornob like a house would have. Unfortunatlry the windows are wooden shutters. This means that if you close the windows the cabin gets very dark inside.
The walls inside the cabin are woodfinish stained wood.
The cabin has no bathroom inside
The girl doesn’t mind that their is no bathroom inside. She would either go inside or go outside and rough it and go outside in the trees.

The girl would only sleep there in weekends. Maybe once a week at the most.

She is going to keep a key to both the cabin and the main house. The cabin is not in a tree its flat in the backyard.

The lock can be opened from the inside. The door and locks is like a regular home doornob. If the mother locks the door the girl can unlock it from the inside.

She lives in a country area. It doesn’t bother her that her mother comes to check on her.
This girl doesn’t have any friends and enjoys being alone isolated.

I would like to buy a basic wooden garden shed with a wood floor and turn it into a art studio or office.

How much should I plan to spend? Do wooden garden sheds come insulated? If I don’t put windows in the garden shed is that wrong?

I would have electricity inside and plug in a portable heater. Inside would also be a small bed or cott for naps. One of the garden sheds I’m looking at has a woodpanel wall and the door is unpainted wood. I would like to paint the inside and paint the inside of the door.

Any suggestions?
A cement slab floor would be okay also. I could put rugs inside.

I would like to buy a basic wooden garden shed with a wood floor and turn it into a art studio or office.

How much should I plan to spend? Do wooden garden sheds come insulated? If I don’t put windows in the garden shed is that wrong?

I would have electricity inside and plug in a portable heater. Inside would also be a small bed or cott for naps. One of the garden sheds I’m looking at has a woodpanel wall and the door is unpainted wood. I would like to paint the inside and paint the inside of the door.

Any suggestions?

A cement slb floor would also be okay. I could put a rug or two over the cement slab floor.
For the reasons Sheri mentioned having no window is a good idea.

One thing that my bother me but I could get over it is closing the door to the shed while inside.

I guess I could paint the door with a design or color to look at so while its closed I can have something nice to look at.

Anyone have any ideas?