Last year, 2018, was a banner year for Liberty Storage Solutions of SC, based in Due West, South Carolina. The company, which constructs sheds and playhouses, built its 2,000th unit in July since starting up in 2015. About 850 units were made in 2018 alone. And the company hit its[Read More…]
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Shop Automation: The Framing Table
There are many benefits of building wall panels on a framing table. Now, framing tables aren’t exactly new technology. They’ve existed for many years and are popular with manufactured and multi-family housing and home builders. But, what exactly is a framing table? A basic framing table is a mechanical fixture[Read More…]
The Lure of Unmanned Lots
Matt Glick wears several hats at Pennsylvania-based Tuscarora Structures. As owner, sales manager, and marketing head of his family-owned and -operated rent-to-own (RTO) business, he is involved in all aspects of the entity established in 1991. With three retail and one wholesale lot in Maryland, New York state, and Pennsylvania,[Read More…]
Start-up Success
There’s a lot more to shed building than building and selling sheds. It’s that “lot more” that can cause a new builder to not succeed in an industry they love. So, how can a start-up shed builder have a better chance of success? Learning from others. Shed Builder Magazinegathered new[Read More…]
A Grand Old Gentleman of Sheds
Harlan Shedell of Gentry, Arkansas, spent more than 40 years building sheds. He stopped building in 2013, but once sheds get in your blood, you can’t leave them behind. Today, he does lead escorts on deliveries for TDS Portable Buildings in Colcord, Oklahoma. Shedell became friends with the owner,[Read More…]
Full Disclosure
Although many aspects of rent-to-own (RTO) businesses mirror one another, there are definite areas that differ due to state laws governing those peculiarities. For example, laws pertaining to the information that must be included on price tags for sheds vary from one state to the next. Because of those differences,[Read More…]
Shop Automation: An Overview
Does shop automation make sense for the shed building industry? Delivery trailers and installation equipment like The Mule have made the delivery process quicker and safer. Online shed visualizers are improving the customer experience and speeding up the sales process. Why not utilize production machinery to improve the building process?[Read More…]
Shop Talk
If you’re building sheds or shed components in a manufacturing facility and pay attention to your bottom line, then you’ve certainly asked at some point, “How can I build this better?” Having set processes in place to get repeatable levels of productivity and limit waste and inactivity can go a[Read More…]
Customer Service Success
We’ve been saying “the customer is always right” for more than a hundred years, but it seems that’s never been truer than today when customers can so easily share why you’re wrong on social media. But customer service is about more than avoiding bad reviews; it’s about building ongoing relationships[Read More…]
Juggling It All
It’s just after 8 a.m. on a Tuesday in late August in Duluth, Minnesota. Lee Gelineau has been hard at work for some time, gathering materials and equipment. And he’s squeezing in a few minutes for a telephone interview before heading out to a job site to build a shed.[Read More…]
