Shed

A shed, in Bavaria also push, or in the Upper German Crest, is a mostly simple construction of inexpensive as possible building materials ( boards, corrugated iron ) storey building constructed that the as parking or storage space to store vehicles, equipment, goods and materials partially repair or cleaning is being used. Originally, it defines it as a " building for storage of agricultural and economic units ". Also for the dry storage of "better luxury car and carriage [ and ] the fire engines " it was used. According Pierer 's Universal - Lexicon of 1862, it is " an easy- listed barn for the storage of cars ( car shed), of wood, straw and hay "

The objects stored there is offered as protection against external influences such as weather and theft. Especially in agriculture, they also serve for air drying of the crop (next to the barn / Stadel ), such as the tobacco drying shed. General storage building (magazines ) are goods shed or sheds in Schiffereiwesen. Tool shed are partly open, that is, not ring enclosed by walls. The carriage shed ( shed ) is the precursor of today's garage, and finds himself in the railway sector as the engine shed.

Legally - both by building codes as in insurance law - are shed in general as outbuildings, provided they do not exceed a certain ratio to the main building, and need particular agricultural land and residential buildings usually not a separate building permit.

In some parts of today's youth culture garden houses (usually prefabricated from hardware stores ) on the one hand due to their similar design called " scales" is used for other than rooms for private parties.