Top 5 Wheelie Bin Storage Ideas
In the following section we break down the 5 types of wheelie bin storage available in Ireland. We show you different designs as well as material choices. We outline the advantages and disadvantages of each type. Hopefully this will give you some great ideas for your home. The following wheelie bin storage ideas are listed in no particular order. Lets get started…
Plastic Wheelie Bin Storage
Plastic wheelie bin storage are gaining a lot of popularity in Ireland. It is widely available in many hardware shops now. The storage units are budget friendly and normally cost around €300/400 for a double.
However, there are many drawbacks with this design. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the staff at Ideal Storage find these units to not be attractive. Its covering a plastic bin with another plastic bin. The feel and look of the storage units are more of a distraction rather than a compliment to your garden.
For this reason, we would give this a pass.
Advantages
- Budget friendly
- Widely available
- Maintenance free
Disadvantages
- Not environmentally friendly
- The sun changes the colour of plastic over time
- Plastic material is ugly
- Plastic looses its shape and warps over time
- Only fits 2 bins
- No choice of colours
Plastic Wheelie Bin Storage
Wooden Wheelie Bin Storage
Wooden wheelie bin storage are gaining a lot of popularity in Ireland and for good reason, they are beautiful.
There are now many suppliers of wooden wheelie bin storage but you have to be careful as the quality widely varies! The design of the wheelie bin storage has to take into account timbers weakness… rot. Having a metal base is critical to lifetime as well as have a brace under the front doors or else they simply do not last. Additionally, Coatings every few years are required to protect the timber.
At Ideal storage we have excellent timber storage units ready in a variety of colours to custom fit your size of bin. Click here to find out more.
Advantages
- Budget friendly
- Beautiful
- Custom fit different bin sizes
- Can stack as many as you like next to each other
- Wide variety of colour options
Disadvantages
- Require maintenance
Wooden Wheelie Bin Storage
Composite Wheelie Bin Storage
This is brand new environmentally friendly technology is just coming to the wheelie bin storage market. This wheelie bin storage unit is a combination of aluminium frame and composite panels.
The composite panels are made from recycled wood and plastic. So they have the benefit of looking and feeling exactly like wood but with the longevity of plastic. This will continue to look like timber and be maintenance free for a very long time!
They are also stunningly beautiful. However, the only drawback is there is only one supplier in all of Europe. That supplier is us! Ideal storage manufacture these and introduced to the Irish market in February 2022
Advantages
- Maintenance free
- Budget friendly
- Beautiful
- Environmentally friendly
- Can stack as many as you like next to each other
- Wide variety of colour options
Disadvantages
- Limited availability
Composite Wheelie Bin Storage
Wheelie Bin Screen
This is brand new environmentally friendly technology is just coming to the wheelie bin storage market in Ireland. Well, It is more of a screen than a storage unit. Like the previous storage unit, they are made from composite materials.
These designs have started in North America a few years ago and they are starting to come to Europe. Most of the wheelie bin screens are DIY efforts and they can look very nice.
The wheelie bin screen to the right was a trial run of screens that Ideal Storage manufactured in 2021. There are plans to manufacture more in 2022 so watch this space!
Advantages
- Maintenance free
- Budget friendly
- Beautiful
- Environmentally friendly
- Wide range of colour options
Disadvantages
- Limited availability
- Does not fully hide the wheelie bins
Wheelie Bin Screen
Metal Wheelie Bin Storage
Metal wheelie bin storage units are stunningly beautiful. They are full of class. The metal wheelie bin storage is made of high quality stainless steel.
They have very easy access where the “shutter” style at the top can be rolled back. The front shutter can be rolled underneath the storage unit also.
Ideal Storage is proud to present the premium wheelie bin storage unit. Click here for more information.
Advantages
- Maintenance free
- Beautiful
- Colour options
Disadvantages
- Expensive
- Fits 2 bins
Metal Wheelie Bin Storage
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