Whatever the size of your garden, whether spacious or bijou, there always seems to be a place for the extra storage space afforded by a garden chest. For those with younger families, there抯 often a need to store toys and outdoor play equipment, whether that抯 to keep it out of sight out of mind, to protect it from the weather or simply pop it into a shiplap chest to stop yourself tripping over on it. Those with a penchant for outdoor entertaining will also appreciate the need to store barbecues and their related equipment and a garden chest kit is a good choice to store materials, garden candles and all sorts of odds and ends.
A garden chest kit makes an excellent choice for the keen gardener too, because there usually seems to be the need to find extra storage for valuable tools and equipment that can抰 just be left lying around. At the same time, a garden chest may be required to keep potentially hazardous substances like chemicals and fertilizers or flammable liquids safely locked away from children and pets. And choosing a garden chest kit that can be easily adapted to suit almost any storage need provides an excellent storage solution for potting materials and equipment and can incorporate a fold-down shelf for working on.
There is an excellent choice of garden chest models available from a wide range of manufacturers and you can choose models for horizontal or vertical placement in a variety of sizes to suit your needs. In many cases a traditional shiplap chest may be preferred for its traditional appearance but in the interests of the environment, look out for one made from FSC-approved timber from renewable forestry resources. Many of these will be supplied as a garden chest kit with pre-treated rot and vermin-proof timber for you to adapt to your own needs, and leave in an unfinished natural state or paint or varnish to suit your tastes.
In addition to the popular timber garden chest kit, you will also find products made from plastic coated steel or even from a flexible and robust plastic material. Whatever you choose, it抯 important to consider the placement of your garden chest because you always need to allow sufficient room to open and close the lids and doors if fitted and enough space to get things in and out without too much of a struggle. Robust construction and durability are important here too as a typical shiplap chest can be expected to get a lot of scrapes and bangs during its working life - and better quality means less maintenance.
If you do opt for a garden chest kit, check that the instructions are clear and that all parts are included before commencing construction. Assembly should present no problems to the average householder and only normal DIY tools are required to build a timber shiplap chest. It is quite likely that both metal and plastic models will be supplied packaged for easy home assembly so whichever garden chest you choose you will rapidly start to benefit from the extra storage space. You抣l wonder what you ever did without it.
