Prefab Fridays: METROSHED
by Sarah Rich
What was once an oversized and overlooked backyard toolbox has suddenly become a desirable hang out, thanks to designs like the Modern Shed and the recently released Metroshed. This 13′ x 8′ Metroshed pool house comes flat-packed and ready for installation next to your [real or imaginary] pool.
If your pool is more like a mirage, you can also place the Metroshed in the yard, next to the house, or even on a rooftop. It has a cedar beam post frame, aluminum sliding doors, wood floor panels, and ventilation shutters with bug screens. They also have a number of other sizes and designs, including the Metroship.
Installation is DIY and can be done in a day. The company promises that all you need is a screw gun, a ladder and a pair of gloves, and that the shed “is laid out in such a way that the build process is intuitive.” (IKEA promised me the same thing.)
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Maybe I just don’t see it, but isn’t there any way cover the roof to hold back the damaging sunrays?
I can imagine someone wanting to ‘close’ the roof with curtains for example, so you’d still have light coming through, but you would be in the shade.
Other than that, it looks pretty nifty.