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A little extra shed preparation at certain times of the year can significantly extend the useful lifespan of your outdoor storage unit. By preparing your shed for every season, you can keep it in good condition for many years to come, whatever the weather may have in store. There are tasks to attend to in spring, summer, autumn and winter, which we explain in detail in today’s guide to seasonal shed preparation in Australia. Whatever part of the country you are in, our shed weather protection and preparation tips are sure to come in handy. As a bonus, we’ll also be sharing our top shed safety tips.

Understanding the Importance of Shed Preparation

A good-quality shed, whether it’s a standard garden shed or a custom shed built to your specifications, represents a significant investment. Seasonal shed preparation is the best way to protect this investment, helping to prevent premature wear and tear. Even if you have an all-weather storage shed, these seasonal measures will help protect it and are therefore well worth taking.

Preparing for Different Seasons

Whatever the approaching season, if you dive into our shed preparation tips below, you will find suggestions that can be put to good use right now.

• Winter Preparations

  Before winter sets in, be sure to perform a detailed inspection of your shed, sealing any cracks and gaps you may find. Winter shed preparation is importance, so don’t neglect it.

• Spring Cleaning and Maintenance

  As with your home, spring is the time to clean your shed from top to bottom, sweeping away the cobwebs that have accumulated since last autumn. It’s also a great time to declutter if you haven’t done so in a while. It may seem like there’s a lot to do, but the more time you spend on shed preparation in spring, the easier it will be to keep the good work going in summer and autumn.

• Summer Care Tips

  If you follow our winter and spring shed preparation tips, you won’t have much maintenance work to do when summer rolls around. However, we recommend taking steps to keep your shed interior cool if you plan to use it during the hottest months of the year. These steps may include planting trees around the shed to provide shade, installing solar-powered fans and opening all vents.

• Autumn Maintenance Check

  Early autumn is a good time to tidy up the area around your shed, removing weeds, dead flowers and any other fire hazards. It’s also a good time to perform general maintenance tasks, such as cleaning and repainting. If you wish to make any upgrades to your shed, such as adding more windows or an automated door (an especially useful addition to larger structures such as industrial sheds and triple garages), early autumn is a good time to complete these projects as well.

Stay on top of seasonal shed preparation tasks, and you can look forward to many more years of trouble-free service from your garden shed, farm shed, carport or American barn.

Shed Weather Protection Strategies

If you invest in high-quality steel sheds, such as the storage or agricultural sheds that we make, you won’t have to take any extra measures to weatherproof the exterior walls or the roofs. However, we have several shed weather protection tips concerned specifically with interior improvements, which we would like to share with you.

• Weatherproofing Your Shed Interior

  When outdoor temperatures drop, it can get uncomfortably cold working in unheated outbuildings, whether you’re in a garden shed or a single garage. To make life more bearable during the winter months, we recommend investing in insulation. You may also wish to consider installing a small air-conditioning unit to cool your shed in the summer.

• Choosing the Right Location for Your Shed

  It will be easier to keep your shed cool in the summer and warm in the winter if you choose the installation site carefully. If you can, choose a site that is shaded for at least some of the day and make sure it is well drained. It should, of course, also be level. If you don’t have a level site, you will need to prepare the ground before installing a shed.

Invest in a top-quality, Australian-made shed, and you won’t have to worry about exterior weatherproofing. All your attention can be focused instead on improvements that make the interior more comfortable.

Seasonal Shed Safety Tips

We recommend following these additional shed safety recommendations to avoid any issues related to fires, stormy weather or pests.

• Fire Safety Considerations

  If you make sure the ground around your shed is kept clear of dead plants and debris, this will help protect against fire. If you plan to store anything valuable in there, your shed safety measures should include the installation of a smoke alarm. If you normally store flammable materials and/or solutions in your shed, please move them to a safer location during fire season.

• Preventing Pest Infestations

  In addition to sealing all cracks and gaps as part of your winter shed preparation measures, you can minimise the chances of pest infestations by removing any food items. If you normally store biscuits and other snacks in your shed, either invest in an airtight storage container or move them to your kitchen for safekeeping.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for more seasonal shed preparation tips or to find out more about us. You can find answers to commonly asked questions in our Help Centre, together with more information about our sheds.