lean to ?

shopaholicz

Hi everyone,

I really need some advice.

We currently have a shed in the garden. Also have a 6 foot 6" wide driveway sat empty as it's too narrow to house my car. I'd like to get rid of the shed to make the garden bigger.

We were thinking of putting a gate on the drive for privacy and maybe some kind of storage behind that. Now we're thinking that we could combine the 2 and put a lean-to on the side of the house with door front and back for access.

Issues - only 6'6" wide - uneven floor with water pipes somewhere underneath the concrete- access needed to back garden - lots of pipes on the side of house so any lean to would have to accommodate this and still be dry. Also, would need to look good from the street.

Has anybody any advice what this could be made from? wood, pvc conservatory stuff? someone's just suggested building a steel frame but then what? anything else? Can you see any issues with this? Wouldn't need electrics as not intending to use for anything other than storage of what's currently in the shed.

Any advice that anyone could give me would be really appreciated.

Jackie

cyclonebri1

Ok, one answer is simply to build a wooden structure, a shed in essence in the drive.

I would't go lean to, I'd slope the roof from front to back, would look better from the road.

Doors front and rear are no issue, the fact is you can't buy this, but it's a simple construction project.

Drains below are no issues, use several lift out T&G panels for the floor, that will provide access should it be needed. Ensure they are well ventilated under floor level, and jobs a goodun;);)

martinsurrey

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

I would't go lean to, I'd slope the roof from front to back, would look better from the road.

This depends on the current roof on the house.

If the ridge line is front to back, a matching slope on a lean too can look good.

clad it in a GOOD timber, but it really depends on what your current house looks like?

cyclonebri1

martinsurrey wrote: »

This depends on the current roof on the house.

If the ridge line is front to back, a matching slope on a lean too can look good.

clad it in a GOOD timber, but it really depends on what your current house looks like?

Agreed, the principle is to make it match/blend in, my point was that a lean to can lean directly away from the front elevation, ie, not appear to be a lean to.;);)

SailorSam

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shopaholicz

Thanks for the good advice everyone, especially cyclonebri1 for the roof sloping front to back, I hadn't thought of that and think that could look quite nice.

Seeing as no-one has said what a stupid idea this is or that it can't possibly be done, I've just asked a building firm to come and give us a quote. They're coming lunch time tomorrow. I wasn't brave enough before, I thought they may laugh at me! Haha

Jackie