If a 2017 report in Report Buyer is to be believed, the residential outdoor storage product industry is enjoying a nearly 4 percent uptick through at least 2021. Such an increase is welcome news to Jon Bartolotta, manager of New England Outdoor Sheds & Gazebos, a third-generation construction company whose[Read More…]
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Born Out of Necessity
Outdoor Office was created before we knew there was a business back in 2014. The idea started out of necessity more than anything else. THE KITCHEN TABLE Our youngest son had just been born, and Anthony was beginning to work from home more frequently in Tualatin, Oregon, which meant space[Read More…]
Home Show Design
Not a lot of people buy sheds during the winter months in Utah. That makes it important for Wright’s Shed Co. in Kaysville to make the most of every sales opportunity they can. One opportunity they take advantage of? Home shows. Wright’s usually attends three shows a year, and in[Read More…]
Building a Better Roof Truss
A roof truss, simply put, is a wooden frame that supports the roof of a built structure, like a shed. There are many ways to design and connect trusses, and shed builders often have their own techniques and styles. “A lot of it is, ‘This is how I’ve always done[Read More…]
Q&A: Shed Transportation and Delivery
Remember the famous line from the 1989 Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams? “If you build it, he will come.” You could say in the shed industry, if you build it, customers will come. Of course, there’s more to selling a shed than that. There’s also more to the process[Read More…]
Historic Sheds
Historic Shed, located in Brooksville, Florida, was started in 2008 by the husband-and-wife team of Craig DeRoin and Jo-Anne Peck. DeRoin is originally from Salem, Massachusetts, and has worked as a building contractor on historic homes for over 30 years. Peck is a licensed building contractor and has a master’s[Read More…]
Aging Inventory
It’s going to happen. You can’t avoid it. One morning, you’ll pull up to your sales lot, look around at the sheds and other structures you have displayed, recently built and ready to sell. Then, you’ll notice a shed or two that look familiar. Really familiar. Why? Because the buildings[Read More…]
It’s Tax Time
It’s a whole, new ballgame when it comes to taxes. “This is going to be everyone’s first year with the new tax law,” says Michael Dinich, a financial advisor and personal finance blogger in Pennsylvania. That’s due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which went into effect[Read More…]
Shop Automation: Another Take on Wall Framing
If you have followed my previous articles on shop automation you might be thinking, “Here he goes again with some out-of-reach, expensive equipment for shed building.” Well, that’s not the case with what I’m about to describe. What if you could build a jig for framing a wall panel out[Read More…]
Employee Retention
During a time when the unemployment rate is at an all-time low, employers find themselves struggling to hire and keep good employees. Turnover is expensive and the cost of losing employees can be devastating to a company. Due to the current job market, 85 percent of human resources leaders consider[Read More…]
