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Why Carport Awnings Are So Well Suited To Australian Homes and Lifestyles

Have you noticed recently that heaps of carport awnings are cropping up around your area? Well, you wouldn’t be the only one. While there are still plenty or actual garages around we are seeing a lot more carport awnings going up, and for good reason, too.

If you’re someone who has an actual garage in your home, then congrats – it sure does make life a heck of alot easier! The problem with actual garages is that they tend to take up a lot of room. Particularly within inner city and suburban areas in Australia we are seeing block …

What to Look for When Shopping For Bird Aviaries

Are you a bird lover? Just looking for an easy to care for pet for the kids? Then you’ll have to have a think about which is the best aviary for your home or garden.
We take a look at some things that you’ll need to consider when shopping for an aviary. After all your want your bird friend to be happy and healthy in their little (or big – up to you!) home.
It’s got to be secure
Of course, this is the number one thing to look for when you are shopping for a bird aviary. You don’t want …

Options for Installing A Carport

Carport

 

For homeowners, the idea of adding a carport to their home or yard is the perfect way to help protect their cars, or boats and caravans from direct exposure to wind and rain, and today there are so many options, it can be hard to know where to begin. Carports can be free standing along a driveway or in a backyard or placed alongside an existing garage, in front of a garage or alongside or in front of a house, it all depends on your circumstances and where you …

10 Great Ideas to Turn Existing Shed into Work Shed

You can turn your new, or existing shed into a work shed and today we have 10 great ideas to help you. Having space to *work* helps your creativity, ability to get inspired, and it helps makes those handyman jobs around the house a breeze. For the home hobbyist, you’ll love being able to have your own space.

 

How to Turn Existing Sheds into New Work Sheds

 

 
Read Also: Options for Installing A carport
 

Your perfect work shed shouldn’t just look good, it should be functional and practical …

Landscaping Around Your Shed – How Can You Make It “Blend” In or An Attractive Feature

The humble garden shed is something that no backyard should go without. The question when getting your shed is whether you’d like it to fit in perfectly with the surrounding garden, or whether you’d like it to be a standout feature in your yard.

Here today, we’ve got some tips on how to landscape around your shed to make it an attractive part of your garden setup – whatever that setup may be.

 
Garden beds
Many people choose to add cute garden beds around the outer of their sheds to make it look sort of like a little cottage house. You can either …

Why Customised Sheds Are So Popular

No Aussie home worth having is complete without the humble – or sometimes not so humble – backyard shed. Sheds are popular around the country as junk or house overflow storage, garden implements housing, as a tool shed, or even as a refuge man cave for when the house just isn’t the right spot for watching a game of footy or sinking a few tins.

Getting a shed is exciting. But a plain shed, without anything in it, is a little boring. With just a plain shed you’re likely not to utilise space to its fullest, unless you’re only storing large, …

Advantages of having a storage shed

Being able to store your extra belongings at home is a far better alternative than paying out huge monthly fees for a self-storage facility. Today people are turning to the *garden shed* from Col Western Shed as an alternative.

You can be paying a few hundred dollars a month for a self-storage facility, or you could take that money and invest in buying your own storage shed instead and you’ll increase the value of your home as well!

Also Read This: Do you need council approval for a garden shed?

Why invest in a storage shed from Col Western …

Do you need council approval for a garden shed?

One of the first questions we get asked at Col Western Shed is – *Do I need council approval for building a shed* and it is a good and valid question to ask. In general, unless you are building a large shed to be used as an occasional or full-time dwelling, most storage and garden sheds don’t require council approval if they pass certain minimum requirements.

General rules for building sheds
Council rules and regulations will vary from council to council and from state to state, but most of these rules apply Australia-wide.

Sheds 10 square meters and smaller probably won’t require …

Start working from home with a customised work shed

It’s the dream of countless workers and a reality for millions of people worldwide- working from home. Avoiding a commute is one part of the appeal, but being able to achieve the work-life balance they want is another. The flexibility that working from home affords makes it desirable for many.

As with all dreams, however, the reality of working from home is rather different from the dream. True, one can theoretically remain in one’s pyjamas all day but logistically once you realise that you have children, pets, parents and others who flutter in and out of the home throughout the day, …

Garden sheds are for women too

The garden shed has a long history as the territory of men, a place to get away from domestic cares – including the wife and children. In the past few years however, that has begun to change, and the She Shed has become part of the cultural landscape. Featured in glossy magazines and pretty picture books, the She Shed has caught the imagination of women everywhere as a place where they can enjoy some quiet time, partake in enjoyable pastimes, operate a work-from-home headquarters and much more.

Man caves are sometimes located in a section of the house, such as in …

  • It gives me great pleasure to write to you about your Exceptional Customer Service & friendliness of your staff at Col Western Sheds. I would like to thank Sannie for her expert knowledge of your sheds & efficiency in getting my shed delivered & installed in under a week.

    "EXCEPTIONA" !! I ordered a shed online in May (from elsewhere) & I am still waiting on it!!!!! “Guess What”, I was totally ripped off & lost $2,000.00, if only I had searched a little harder online I would of dealt with you in the first place, its always nice to deal face to face with professional people. I will be happy to recommend your company to all my family & friends for your prompt & efficient service.

    Lynda of Milperra

  • Thankyou to Col Western for yet another fantastic experience with the order, delivery, install and end product. We are very happy with our sheds and highly recomment Col Western to our friends and family.

    Karen of Beecroft

  • I just want to advise you of the terrific service one of your shed builders provided to us when last week he built the shed we ordered through your Penrith office. Dave and his young helper provided first class workmanship, he was very polite, and the clean up was a pleasure compared to most other tradesmen. We are soon going to order a further shed via Penrith and I have no hesitation in recommending your products. Thank you Dave, and thank you to Col Western Sheds.

    Martin of Kings Langley

  • Thank you to all at Col Western Sheds for your excellent service. From the time I made a weekend telephone enquiry, place a telephone order for a shed early the following week, received by email a diagram and quote, received advice of expected delivery time and took delivery at exactly the promised time from friendly helpful delivery men, I received outstanding service

    Bill of Wareemba

  • I would like to thank you very much for helping us so promptly with our bird aviary. There was a lot of discussion between the doves on returning to their new cage, but they have now settled in again very happily !! We really appreciate the hurry you gave us the order. Thank you very very much

    Marilla of South Coogee

  • Very pleased with the shed – Installers also very good & co-operative

    Ron of Lemon Tree Passage

  • Just letting you know that I received my shed even earlier than advised. It is so good to deal with a company that values it’s customers and delivers on ALL of it’s promises. I loved the ease of use of the web site along with the easy to find prices. I received great service at the Penrith Store when i went in to make my purchase. Fabulous communications re my purchase, and delivery well above my expectations. The product ain’t half bad either

    Ben of Richmond

Australians have been trusting us for over 35 years to manufacture and install their Garden Sheds, as well as Work Sheds, Bird Aviaries, Dog Pens & Kennel, Carports and Awnings. Come in and talk to us at one of our friendly stores placed in Gosford, Penrith, Wollongong, Newcastle or Smeaton Grange.