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Lockable Garden Storage: Keeping Tools and Kit Secure
Secure garden storage by building four layers, not by buying one padlock: a rated lock, a hasp bolted through the box, an anchor that ties the box to the...
Rattan Garden Storage Boxes: Are They Worth It?
Rattan garden storage boxes are worth buying when the weave is PE rattan (polyethylene) over a rigid frame with a sealed inner liner, and a poor buy when...
Wooden Garden Storage Boxes: Treatment, Lifespan and Care
A wooden garden storage box lasts 5 to 10 years when the softwood is dip-treated, 10 to 15 years when it is pressure-treated, and 20 years or more in a n...
Metal Garden Storage Boxes: Pros, Cons and the Condensation Problem
Do metal garden storage boxes get condensation? Metal garden storage boxes get condensation, and they do it more readily than any other material. Steel ...
Plastic Garden Storage: HDPE, Polypropylene and Resin Compared
Plastic garden storage boxes are good when the plastic is UV-stabilised high-density polyethylene, and poor when it is thin, un-pigmented polypropylene s...
Are Garden Storage Boxes Waterproof? What the Labels Actually Mean
Are Garden Storage Boxes Waterproof? What the Labels Actually Mean Almost no garden storage box is waterproof. The accurate word for nearly every lift-l...
Garden Storage Box Sizes Explained: From 190L to 2,000L
The right size garden storage box is the litre capacity that swallows your bulkiest seasonal item with about 30% headroom to lift things in and out, size...