A closet for all seasons

The basement is full and the garden is too small for a tool shed? This narrow cabinet fits in every gap and offers space for everything, what is well stowed away, but should be within reach.

There are many handsome garden cabinets. But few have as many good qualities as this one: Simple and slim, it blends into any environment, creates with fans, Hook rails and shelves clear space for utensils, that are needed in the garden and on the terrace.

Above all, it fits into every gap, which is free on the house wall, because the construction principle allows any width, from the narrow locker to the wide wall unit.

The basic form consists of three squared timber frames, two of which are boarded up as outer walls. They are connected at the back through the back wall, the door is hinged on one of the front edges.

The cabinet shown here consists of two modules with three frame elements. The middle frame was not boarded; it is screwed to the rear wall, Like the two outer ones, it carries the pent roof and serves as a stop for the two doors at the front. With each additional frame, which is set up in grid spacing, is boarded and equipped with a rear wall and door, a module is added.

The closet can also grow later.

When increasing the size of the cabinet, the roof must be changed to a wider one. All other parts are simply attached. So that the closet doesn't look too bulky, a module without a door can also be inserted as an open shelf.

The tongue and groove boards, used for side walls and doors, emphasize the slim shape of the cabinet.

The depth is calculated like this, that five boards fit between the frame timbers. They are glued and nailed to the crossbars from the inside.

The roof and rear walls are made of waterproof plywood. The back wall is attached to strips, which are screwed to the frame timber offset by the thickness of the board. The roof was mounted on the crossbars of the frames. Strips underneath serve as stops for the doors.

The floor made of tongue-and-groove boards is screwed to the lower bars.

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