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- Which wall thickness should the garden house have?
- The shed
- The garden house in the allotment garden
- The garden house as a second living room
- And which wood is suitable?
- Tips
How thick the wall should be, depends on the desired use of the garden shed
Which wall thickness should the garden house have?
Garden sheds are not only available in various designs, but also with different wall thicknesses. This depends on the planned use and ranges from one centimeter for a simple tool shed up to ten inches for sturdy pergolas that are used as a holiday home.
The shed
If the garden shed only serves as a closed storage room for the lawn mower, garden tools or bicycles, the simplest and least expensive version is sufficient. The wall thickness should move in this case between one and two centimeters.
The garden house in the allotment garden
If the arbor only serves as a second living room during the summer months, in which you occasionally spend a night or celebrate with friends, the wall thickness should be two to four centimeters. Starting with this strength, you can benefit from the positive qualities of the natural material: when the outside temperature is high, it is pleasantly fresh in the cottage, but slightly warmer in the cool evening hours than on the terrace.
The garden house as a second living room
If you want to use the garden house all year round, a good room atmosphere is of great importance. This not only affects the stability of the house, but also the heat-insulating properties.
If you like to stay in the arbor in winter, the wall thickness should be at least 4 centimeters. Very high quality weekend shelters often even have a wall thickness of up to ten centimeters. In addition, you can insulate the house so that it will be cuddly warm even at low temperatures.
And which wood is suitable?
The most popular types of wood in the construction of garden sheds are:
Especially for the outer facade, the somewhat more expensive larch is often used, because this is a very resistant species of wood. Advantage of this wood: It hardly weathers and does not have to be varnished.
Tips
Garden sheds with a wall thickness of four centimeters and more are frost-free, making them ideal for hibernation of sensitive plants.