Storage size guide
ZZM storage sizes, class by class
Four classes, seven questions, all of them answered side by side. Read down the column that matches your strip of ground rather than across the row that matches your wish list.
| Doorstep box 10 cubic feet | Low and wide 26 to 37 cubic feet | Tall cabinet 48 to 57 cubic feet | Walk-in 6 by 4 to 6 by 11 feet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $168.20 to $168.20 | $198.52 to $277.32 | $358.56 to $427.52 | $738.52 to $1598.52 |
| Outside width | 15 to 15 inches | 50 to 51.5 inches | 29.1 to 53 inches | 71 to 71 inches |
| Outside height | 36 to 36 inches | 41 to 45.3 inches | 47 to 79.5 inches | 70.8 to 70.8 inches |
| What our notes list it for | tools | garden tools, tools, lawn mower, trash cans, patio cushions, pool kit, bikes | lawn mower, trash cans, patio cushions, pool kit, garden tools, bikes, tools | pool kit, garden tools, tools |
| What it will not take | a mower, a wheelbarrow, anything standing upright | a mower standing up, long-handled tools at full length | a ride-on mower, a full set of patio furniture | nothing in this catalogue, but it needs a level pad and anchoring |
| Assembly | under an hour | under an hour | about 2 hours, one person | two people, half a day |
| Shelf set cut for it | not in this class | yes, for 1 of these 3 sizes | yes, for 3 of these 5 sizes | not in this class |
10 cubic feet
Doorstep box
Fifteen inches deep, thirty-four wide, three feet tall. It stands against a wall by a door and takes the things you reach for without going anywhere: a watering can, gloves, a bag of feed, the recycling.
26 to 37 cubic feet
Low and wide
Under fifty inches, so it clears a window sill and a deck rail. Between 26 and 37 cubic feet, opened from the front or the top, and the class that takes two wheeled bins.
48 to 57 cubic feet
Tall cabinet
Chest to head height, 48 to 57 cubic feet, with front doors wide enough to roll a push mower through. This is where long-handled tools stand up instead of lying down.
6 by 4 to 6 by 11 feet
Walk-in
Six feet deep and four, six or eleven along the wall. You walk into these rather than reaching in, which changes what matters: a level pad, doors that clear the fence, anchors, and a look at the local rules.
Deck boxes are measured differently
A deck box is sold in gallons rather than cubic feet, because it is bought for what it swallows rather than what it stands on: 33 gallons for two cushions or a set of pool toys, 100 and 110 gallons for a full set of four seat and back cushions without folding them. The large boxes are 46 inches along the front and 24 deep, which is the measurement to take to the deck.