After another long year, the shed-building industry can look back and appreciate its successes and learn from the challenges. But what worked, and what didn’t in 2015. Shed Builder Magazine reached out to shed builders across the country, in every region, to get an industry report for the year. With[Read More…]
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The Back Door: Paul’s All Wood Buildings
Dale, owner of C and H Asphalt, sees this custom Victorian 12 by 20 shed, which was created by Paul’s All Wood Buildings in Spokane, Washington. The structure was designed to cosmetically match Dale’s custom Victorian home located in the foothills of Mt. Spokane, Washington. Dale and his wife are[Read More…]
Woodtex Reveals 2016 Open House Dates
Woodtex, a manufacturer and retailer of storage sheds, garages, cabins, and horse barns, released the dates of its open houses for 2016, the company reports. The open houses are scheduled to take place on the following dates at the indicated Woodtex locations: March 12, 2016— Robinson, Texas April 2, 2016—[Read More…]
North Country Storage Barns Starts On-Site Build
North Country Storage Barns has started work on a new project—on-site at its store in Philadelphia, New York. The company says that it is breaking up an area close to the store to construct an on-site garage. The two-stall garage is being constructed from scratch in order to aid North[Read More…]
Lumber Outlook for 2016
As we reflect back on the 2015 lumber market, sources say it was “business as usual.” As always, no one can put any reasoning to the majority of the market movements, whether up or down. What we do know for sure is the market will continue to ebb and flow[Read More…]
More Than a Shed
Several years ago, Spencer Gibb was introduced to Tuff Shed. The introduction began a long-standing relationship with Tuff Shed. Over the years Gibb has turned to Tuff Shed for several projects including his own home. But his first interaction with Tuff Shed didn’t include purchasing a building of his own.[Read More…]
Calling it Tight Part 2
Just like every play years ago on the football field wasn’t a disaster, every conversation is not critical. In fact, most conversations are simple. You can recognize that a conversation is about to turn critical with a couple of clues. The first clue I noticed was any kind of reaction,[Read More…]
The Back Door: Historic Shed
Historic Shed in Brooksville, Florida, was approached by a homeowner in Palm Harbor to design and build a custom shed to serve as both storage and a covered family bar seating area. The result was the pictured shed with a covered porch that serves as a drink area. An interior wall divides[Read More…]
Power Problems
Whether it’s for small-scale power tools or major automated equipment, power is a part of the manufacturing process—and occasionally one of the manufacturing headaches. Shed builders face a range of energy challenges, ranging from finding power at remote locations to protecting equipment in the shop from surges, as well as[Read More…]
Set in Cedar
When Bruce Cheng was a child in British Columbia, he spent hours frolicking in his cedar wood tree house. Little did he know he would grow up to focus his professional life on his love and enjoyment of cedar wood. Back then, he couldn’t have foreseen how his childhood[Read More…]
