5 Must Have Features for Your Workshop Shed in Perth

Whether for personal, business, construction or farm use, having the right features in your workshop shed is essential to its ongoing functionality.

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From our extensive experience building workshop sheds in Perth, we&#;ve learnt which designs last the test of time, and which features are must-haves for supporting a workshop shed&#;s ongoing purpose.

To ensure that you don&#;t miss out on any of these crucial features, or waste valuable time and money trying to build them later, we have curated our list of the top five features you shouldn&#;t go without.

1. Climate Control

Your shed might look great, built and ready to go, but without proper climate control, it will become unbearable to work in during the Perth summer. High-quality insulation and ventilation ensure that your shed can be used at high efficiency year-round, without sacrificing comfort.

Insulation

Good insulation helps keep your workshop comfortable but great insulation goes the extra mile. A 3-in-1 multipurpose solution combines insulation with a thermal break and vapour barrier to effectively prevent heat transfer through metal surfaces and protect against moisture damage. By keeping the inside of your shed cool, you&#;re not only ensuring your comfort but also safeguarding your tools and equipment from rust and corrosion.

Ventilation

Installing whirlybirds or roof ventilation systems creates essential air circulation that removes hot air, fumes, and airborne particles. For workshop sheds where painting, sanding or welding take place, good ventilation becomes an essential part of the shed&#;s ongoing usability.

2. Access & Security Features

Proper security helps protect your tools and equipment, but it needs to be balanced with proper access that lets you, and others, access the workshop shed with ease.

Personal Access Doors

Personal access doors improve the ease of access to a workshop shed. In comparison to large roller doors, personal access doors are easy to open and close and minimise the shed&#;s exposure to the outside in the event of harsh weather conditions.

Glass Sliding Doors & Barrier Screens

Flyscreens and Barrier Screens are available for all glass sliding windows and doors. While barrier screens are not security-rated, they efficiently keep out insects and debris while maintaining airflow and visibility.

These screens can be particularly valuable in workshop environments where you want to keep doors and windows open for ventilation without compromising on basic protection.

3. Natural Lighting

In the majority of cases, Perth workshop sheds benefit from the addition of natural lighting. Whether it&#;s to improve the look and feel of the shed interior, save on electricity bills, or ensure accurate colour matching, the addition of a window or skylight is an essential workshop shed feature.

Windows

Windows are a versatile addition to any workshop shed with an extensive range of customisations available that let them suit a wide variety of use cases.

When building your workshop shed, don&#;t feel you have to be confined to standard window options. Consider your full range of window customisation options including:

• Clear or obscure &#; clear provides maximum visibility, while obscure glass offers an added layer of privacy.
• Toughened safety glass &#; for enhanced durability and safety, toughened safety glass breaks into smaller, safer pieces when damaged.
• Double-glazing &#; a double-glaze creates an insulating barrier that helps maintain consistent workshop temperatures, beneficial in Perth&#;s hot summers.
• Low energy &#; built with special coatings that minimise heat transfer, this is a great option for workshops requiring precise temperature control.
• Window lamination &#; for workshops requiring additional theft protection, lamination adds an extra layer of security.
• Tinted windows &#; workshops with computers or detailed workstations can benefit from tinted windows which reduce interior glare.
• Textured glass &#; combining privacy with aesthetic appeal, this is great for hobbyist workshops.

Skylights

Ideal for illuminating areas that windows cannot reach, skylights can be used stand-alone or in combination with windows to add light to your workshop. As Perth often benefits from cloudless skies, this is a great way to take advantage of the naturally sunny weather.

4. Storage Solutions

Even if storage isn&#;t one of your workshop priorities at the start, it&#;s important to start thinking ahead. Effective storage solutions allow you to get the most out of your workshop shed by ensuring that your shed has room to grow alongside you.

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Mezzanine Floors

Mezzanine floors are a great way to increase your storage space without increasing the size of your workshop shed. With elevated platforms that are specifically engineered to your load requirements, it is a great way to ensure ample storage space with room for seasonal equipment.

For sheds with high ceilings built to hold tall equipment or vehicles, mezzanine floors offer a money-saving solution that takes advantage of the internal space where this excess height is not utilised.

5. Wiring

While we don&#;t supply wiring directly to our clients, we often recommend and accommodate wiring for Perth workshop sheds. The inclusion of wiring in workshop sheds is essential for powering tools, lighting, and climate control systems. During the design phase, we can strategically plan with regards to power point locations, and lighting configurations to ensure your licensed electrician can efficiently install electrical systems that meet your needs.

Get a Workshop Shed With Everything You Need

By working with our experienced team at Fair Dinkum Builds Western Sheds you can feel confident that your workshop shed design has everything you need.

We&#;ve built a large variety of workshop shed designs in Perth with all the must-need workshop shed features, accommodating:

• Construction companies requiring large durable workshop sheds
• Equipment rental firms in need of specialised sheds that can accommodate generators and event supplies.
• Automotive businesses utilising sheds as functional garages.
• Agricultural companies looking for heavy-duty sheds for storing, maintaining and protecting expensive rural machinery, tools, and supplies.
• Small business owners looking for a workshop space that can handle fabrication and construction.
• Hobbyists looking for a dedicated workspace.

No matter your needs, talk to our experienced team to discover your ideal workshop shed.

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The placement of the roof support system should be decided according to the conditions of the arched roof workshop span, height, column network placement, roof structure, crane tonnage, and seismic fortification intensity of the location area. Generally speaking, roof structures with or without purlin systems should be equipped with straight supports. In the purlins system, the large roof panel has three points welded to the roof truss, which can support the upper chord, but the constraints of construction conditions and equipment requirements must be considered. Temperature changes will cause the deformation of the steel structure workshop, causing temperature stress in the structure. When the plant plane standard is large, in order to prevent excessive temperature stress, temperature expansion joints should be set in the vertical and horizontal directions of the plant, and the section length can be implemented in accordance with the steel structure standard. Temperature expansion joints are generally treated with double columns, and longitudinal temperature expansion joints can be set up with rolling supports at the roof truss supports.

The surface of the steel arched roof will rust when exposed directly to the atmosphere. When the steel structure workshop has corrosive media in the air or the steel structure is in a humid environment, the corrosion of the steel structure workshop will become more significant and severe. The corrosion of the steel structure will not only reduce the cross-section of the component but also cause rust spots on the surface of the steel component. When the component is stressed, it will cause stress concentration and premature failure of the structure.

The construction of light steel structure arched roof is mainly manifested in the following four aspects: scale, line, color characteristics of steel structure: the steel structure is made of steel plate hot-rolled steel or cold-worked thin-walled steel, 1. Material High strength and good plasticity and toughness 2. Uniform material 3 Steel structure is simple to manufacture, short construction period 4 Steel structure is lighter 5. Corrosion resistance is poor 6. Heat and fire resistance 7. The deformation of steel structure sometimes controls the design, steel structure The scope of application includes 1. Large span structure 2. Heavy plant structure 3. Structure affected by dynamic load 4. Tower structure and high-rise building 5. Light steel structure