Measure the depth, height and width of the bin or bins you plan to store in your custom outdoor storage.

Measure the height and length of your bike, or consider how much space you’d require if you plan to store multiple bikes.

Make sure to give yourself some extra space on all of your measurements. This helps you make sure the storage area isn’t too tight and makes it easier to accommodate your items.

If including your boot stand, make sure to measure its depth, height and width as well.

This build guide will give you the principles of building the store, but the project itself is completely bespoke.

Once you have your measurements and your design, cut your timber and cladding to size.

Make sure you support the ends of longer lengths when cutting them.

Now you can make your angled cuts according to your measurements.

Dry lay your frames one at a time, placing them in position.

Butt join the frames together to form the roof.

We used tongue and groove, but it’s up to you when it comes to the cladding you use.

Lift the frame onto your workbench and trim away any overhang.

Flip the frame over and go over it with sandpaper, before repeating these steps for all remaining sides.

Assuming your workbench is square, clamp your frame to the workbench in one corner and use it to make sure the corners are sitting at 90°.

Clamp your fence posts into position on the cladded side panel.

Build up the store panel-by-panel using the fence posts, then dry lay each roof panel on top of the structure.

Check that your roof panels are straight and aligned.

Screw them in from underneath.

Start on the lower end and lay your roofing tiles so that they’re overlapping one another.

We used corrugated roof tiles as they’re stronger, which is essential to support the weight of the roof garden.

We calculated this so that the frames create cross-beams, which can be screwed into.

Leave an overhang at the lower end so that water can easily run off.

By overlapping the roof tiles and aligning them with the cross-beams, it allows you to fix through both materials directly into the beam below.

Screw the hinges into the frame.

Fit your handles in the desired spots.

Check that everything is screwed into the solid frame structure.

It helps to have a second person for this step, but it can be done alone.

If you used temporary screws, filling the holes gives it a more seamless look.

Put down a layer of 10mm gravel.

Then put down a layer of your chosen compost.