Grain bins converted to shed

[bakerg]

Wow, what a difference the lights make. A very unique shop / storage shed!

Have you considered adding curved shelving to take advantage of some of the higher areas? You probably could get 6 - 4' long x 1' wide boards out of a sheet of 3/4" plywood (haven't sketched it out - only visualized the waste of caused by the curvature of the bin).

Great project / reuse of the old bins!!

Here's a shelving unit I built over the weekend with some used 3/4" pieces of plywood. Shelves are 2 feet wide on either ends and approximately 4 feet in the middle.

 

[bakerg]

OK, now this is starting to take on "man cave" characteristics. It really looks nice.

If it's going to be a man cave I thought I should spruce it up a little with a couple of Canadian flags and an Ontario flag.

 

[Depmandog]

Heck - those are bunk beds! Sure this isn't the in-law quarters??

Looking good!!

 

[zzvyb6]

Heck, why not just make them into a house ?

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[bakerg]

My bins are not that big but that is a cool idea though.

 

[bakerg]

Put some old conveyor belting along the bottom of the doors and where to 2 doors meet to help keep out the elements.

 

[sixdogs]

That's getting nice enough to live in.

 

[8N Ren]

There's a guy near me that has 3 of them. 2 are placed together for the "house". The third is his shop. Neat idea.

 

[bakerg]

Just an update, I sold my house in September 2014, and what sealed the deal was the grain bin conversion. The guy who bought it like the Frankenshed, and will be using it for a shop and storage of his 4 motorcycles.

 

[sixdogs]

So, any plans to build another at the new place?