Homeowners Build Country Living Magazine Potting Shed
For Jeanne and Dave Schwab, inspiration for an outdoor shed came from the cover of an old issue of Country Living magazine.
“When we saw this potting shed on the magazine cover in 2002, we knew the style matched our home perfectly,” says Dave Schwab. “We purchased the plans from the magazine and constructed it in 2004 to hold our snow blower, bicycles, lawn mower and gardening tools.”
This year the real shake shingles needed replacing, so they turned to DaVinci Roofscapes.
“It was very exciting to complete this DIY project a decade ago,” says Jeanne Schwab. “We wired it with electricity, and added insulation and pine tongue and groove. For the floor we put in a black and white checkered vinyl. Now, up on the roof we’ve replaced the shake and added DaVinci simulated shake roofing that matches our home. We even used it on top of the cupola!”
The Schwabs had their home re-roofed in 2015 with DaVinci Multi-Width Shake tiles in the Mountain color blend. When it came time to re-roof the potting shed, they wanted to extend their roofing selection so the two structures would have a similar look.
“The appearance of the DaVinci product sold us right off,” says Dave Schwab. “Our home style looked really good with shake, but we didn’t want to go with real cedar shake roofing again due to the maintenance concerns. The DaVinci synthetic shake was the perfect solution.
“Now we have two structures on our property with unified looks. Having the potting shed completed gives us a great deal of satisfaction… and we’re sure the new DaVinci roof will serve us well for many years to come.”