A space to house machinery while also acting as a workshop for a Yorke Peninsula family farming business has been realised with a clever shed design.
The Rundle family have had a shed built at their Kulpara property that can house their machinery and provide a workshop where they can service their equipment out of the weather.
"Over the years we've been using sheds that haven't been up to scratch as far as the workshop is concerned,” Mark Rundle said.
“This was our biggest concern with our old sheds, as well as the height for trying to get the machinery in.
"We started off thinking we'd build a new machinery shed and then later, a new workshop.
“But, in the end we thought we would be better off to combine the two together,” he said.
The Rundle family comprises Mark and wife Anita, Mark’s parents Grant and Clare, and his brother and sister-in-law Paul and Stephanie.
The Rundles own 1214 hectares and lease 809ha to share farm, cropping cereals and legumes.
They are also running sheep on their property.
The family wanted to build a shed they could use for the next 20 years that increased machinery storage and included a farm workshop.
Working with a local shed supplier, they helped design a 60x27x7.5-metre shed with under-door clearance of between 6.5m and 7m – depending on which door they enter through.
The shed has an extra three bays for the workshop.
“We should be able to work on all our machinery under cover and out of the weather,” Mark said.
He said the family wanted to have input in the shed’s design.
Having said that, they also wanted it built as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The Rundles looked at a 45m-long shed, but later decided to add the workshop.
Mark said even with alterations to the design, obtaining a clear quote was easy.
“Everything we wanted to do we've been able to do quickly as far as little changes are concerned,” Mr Rundle said.
“From when we started the shed, from the original plans, to where we've ended up, we couldn't have hoped for a better shed in the end.
“And if we need another shed in the future, this is most definitely the way we will go.”