Unique Outdoor Structures—from Backwoods to Backyards

Unique Outdoor Structures—from Backwoods to Backyards

Got a “can do” attitude? Got a bit of MacGyver in you? Then let’s get building! Whether you’re off the grid, or just off for the weekend, building your DIY yard project can add a practical and beautiful touch to your outdoor space. And help you be more self-reliant, with the self-satisfaction of knowing you built it yourself.

Here are six outdoor projects to get you back to the basics:

Grow Your Green Thumb with a Greenhouse

There’s nothing like crisp lettuce and ripe tomatoes picked fresh from your own garden. A greenhouse offers an airy, light-filled growing space to grow herbs, vegetables, or flowers. Or plant seedling starters to get a jump on spring. Choose your style. Post and beam. A-frame. Geodesic dome. Or maybe a greenhouse made from reclaimed windows and siding for that charming, vintage feel.

Raised Garden Beds

Raised flower and vegetable beds save your back and keep rabbits at bay. Beds can be decorative as well as practical. Add trellises for privacy or to define an intimate outdoor seating area. Perhaps combine with a DIY planting station for all your gardening supplies.

Hen House / Chicken Coop

Join the fresh egg craze! Build a sturdy DIY chicken coop with a yard, run and house—keeping chickens safe from the elements and from predators. Go basic, modern, or trendy. With human and/or chicken-sized doors. A perfect weekend project. Just pick a plan online and get cracking!

Car Port or Tractor Port

Create a lean-to or a self-standing structure to keep your car or farming equipment safe from the elements. Maybe just the roof, or three sides …. or a full shed to keep your vehicle safe and ready when you need it.

Wood Bin / Wood Storage Rack or Woodshed

Ahhh, the crackle and warmth of a blazing fire! To keep your firewood dry and aged, create your own DIY wood storage. Build a wood bin to sit by the fire pit. Or create a full roofed wood storage rack to prepare for a long winter ahead.

Yard Solar Panel Ground Mounts

Harness the sun for electricity with free-standing solar panels and ground-mount solar installations. They give a higher energy value than traditional roof-mounted panels because you control their direction and angle. For maximum energy, follow the sun’s path all day long with a solar tracker. Or create a “double duty” structure – a solar carport, solar gazebo, or solar pergola.

Create Sturdy Structures with Fast 2K™ Concrete Alternative

Sure, Fast 2K™ is great for fence and gate posts, sign posts and mailboxes. But this strong expanding composite also secures vertical yard posts for many of your outdoor structures. Fast 2K replaces concrete, which can be heavy and messy, with long cure times. It’s lightweight – just one 2.5 lb. bag of Fast 2K™ can set one post! So, it’s easy to use for a project anywhere on your property—even in the backwoods.

Give in to your inner MacGyver! Grab your supplies and let’s get some building going on!