tin shed

Corrugated storage building

A tin shed is a simple outbuilding with walls and roof made of corrugated metal sheeting—called "tin" though usually galvanized steel or iron.

Common in rural areas, farms, and backyards for storage, workshops, or sheltering animals and equipment: The old tractor rusted in the tin shed out back.

The construction is cheap and functional rather than attractive.

Related

metal · shelter · workshop · outbuilding · farm building · barn · storage · garden tools · lean-to · rain · drumming · heat · hot as hell · creaking · tools · weathered · farmyard · back yard

Opposites
building quality/permanence

tin shedmansion

Large, stately home

palace · grand estate · stately home · castle · architectural masterpiece

building formality/purpose

tin shedcarriage house

Structure for storing carriages

conservatory

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G