Who Do You Want To Have Access To The Shed

Who

All right, joking apart, we have to get our thinking going in the right way. The majority of people out there, really want to have somewhere as a dumping ground.

Why should those dirty items that we really do not want to see, clutter up the back door area, the under stairs cupboard or even part of the dining room of the house. Why can they not be relocated outside somewhere in a dry place.

Right we are now thinking shed.

It can be cheap, It can be dry, and a very important point. IT CAN BE LOCKED but locked from who?

Let us look at it in two separate parts. There will be those who do need to access the sheds contents, and those who definitely should not have access, so in reverse order.

Those Without Access

The Kids: In most of our lives, we often encounter those little fingered people that are always getting trapped or injured whilst being in those places where they should not be, or playing with those items that they must not have. Our own children, grandchildren, nephews and nieces are very precious to us. Kids however, can cause the biggest headaches as they try on Uncle's boots, go for a walk, and then leave them out in the garden (or even a friends garden) where they can get wet, damaged or dare I say it LOST. Worse still, Mummies very expensive sharp secateurs for cutting the prize roses. Try to imagine all the things that are out there in the garden or house that can really damage their health. Hedging Shears, Weed killer, Meths, Paraffin/ Kerosene, Insect Repellent, The Lawn Mower, Pruning Shears, Saws.......... The list can be massive, so there we are, uncontrolled access to them is a definite NO NO. I know this from personal experience.

When I was about nine or ten, a freind and I when into my Dads shed which along with the coal bunker, was aattached to the house. I managed to reach a clear unmarked plastic bottle that contained a pale clear ORANGE liquid. I took a small swig, and nearly choked. As it turned out I was all right because I had spat it out and I washed my mouth out with water, but when I asked my Dad at night after he had come home from work, what it was he said ANTIFREEZE. I learnt my lesson, but not everyone will be that lucky.

So we want to keep out the children (yours and perhaps other peoples).

This means a good lock.

(There we are, in that one tiny little selection process we have already defined a design feature that is a must for us.)

Those With Access

Now, who do we want to have the access (and you really need to think carefully here).

Obviously, ourselves: I mean are we getting this shed for us or somebody else?

Our Wife, Husband or Partner: This can be a difficult one as you may not want the better half sampling your home made wine till it has finished fermenting, or perhaps your partner is not ready to understand why you have those naughty magazines in the cardboard box.

Mum, Dad, relatives: Again another difficult one. Close relatives have a nasty habit of arriving unannounced, and start interfering with the run of things, with the old "Oh, I'll just do this for you" and then the shed door is opened and your slowly drying, newly painted stand or model is ruined as the dust blows in from the windy garden or it is knocked over.

Neighbours and other visitors: Often, you can find peace and quiet in the shed. It can be your sanctuary. How annoying if the door is opened and your next-door borrowing-neighbour or the brother-in-law who still hasn't returned your petrol can comes in.. Think.... a lock on the inside of the door can be a bonus.

This should set your mind ticking over with some basic thoughts.

Bye for now.

Robin