Breezeway Shed Additions

Add Functionality & Style to Your Shed

Breezeways can be an attractive and functional addition to your home and garden. Building a breezeway between your shed and home, or between multiple sheds, will add a rustic flare to your yard. They are great for allowing you to easily get to your shed or garage in inclement weather and also for extra weatherproof storage space. The breezeway can add an abundance of entertainment and living space to your home, as well as improving the traffic and flow of your property. If you are looking to add a breezeway to connect two structures on your property, you should consider the design constraints as well as how you want to use your new breezeway before you start building.

 

What Kind of Breezeway?

There are actually a few different architectural styles of breezeways. Choosing the style will depend on the configuration of the two structures you are connecting. How far are they apart? Are they offset from each other? At an angle?

 Contained Breezeways:

The most common breezeway is the contained breezeway. This has a classic barn look and connects two structures that are in line with each other with one gabled roof. The contained breezeway is unique in that the roof structure is uninterrupted between the two buildings. This breezeway will feel more like a room than a passageway, as it often ends up being square in shape. It still has the ability to be used as functional outdoor space, such as a covered patio with a hot tub or other furniture.

 Offset Breezeway:

If the two buildings you are connected are parallel to each other but can’t be connected with a straight breezeway, you will need to build an offset breezeway. This will be at an angle connecting the two structures. Offset breezeways tend to seem more like a long hallway than an entertaining space and might not always provide adequate cover from weather at both ends of the breezeway. To make this breezeway have more usable entertaining space, you can build a deck underneath it that extends out into the yard.

 

Funneled Breezeway:

Last is the funneled breezeway. As you might guess, this breezeway will be built in the shape of a funnel. It is needed when the two structures being connected are at an angle from each other. This makes the breezeway shorter on one side. Because of this, this kind of breezeway makes a nice porch structure, since the breezeway will open out on the longer side onto the yard. You can also incorporate a deck to increase the usable space, or make a little garden patio area.

 

How Will You Use the Breezeway?

Deciding what you’ll use the space for will determine any structural additions you’d like to make to your breezeway. A breezeway between a shed and home could be used for extra storage, so you might consider putting built in storage shelves and units.

Or, if you are planning to use it as entertainment space, you might build a deck, add planters, a bocce ball court, you name it! You might also need outlets or other electrical components for any lighting needs.

  

Breezeway Style Choices

If you decide to use your breezeway as space for lounging, leisure, and entertainment, you should consider what stylistic additions you want to add. You can use a breezeway as a trellis and add extra trellis-like struts to support growing vines for a garden patio. You can also use lots of natural wood for a classic, homey patio area. You can add dutch doors to breezeway spaces to match a rustic barn-style home as well.

You should style your breezeway to match your home and shed of course, choosing a similar roof color and complementary colors for painting the exterior and trim. If you include a deck, or trellis, as part of your breezeway, you should choose either paint or a natural wood color that matches the style of your home. Don’t forget about the final touches, like the metal hardware on doors and window shutters and matching flower boxes which we carry at Shed Windows and More!

 

Adding Space to Your Shed Structure

Building a breezeway can add more living and entertainment space to your home or shed but also get around building codes that limit the size of non-permitted buildings.

It can also add some serious curb appeal to your home. However, a breezeway is an expensive investment that you should hire a licensed contractor for unless you are an experienced builder or DIY specialist, especially if it attaches your house to another structure.

The building materials and labor can be costly, especially depending on how many built in structures you want to add to your breezeway. The investment can be really worth it though if you need to upgrade your yard entertainment space or need more weatherproof storage.