Amish Sheds Inc. in Thorold, Ontario, has been in business since 2007. And since the beginning, the company has had its sheds built by the Amish in the small town of South Dayton, New York. Why? Because the Amish there use Hemlock wood, which resists insects and lasts a long[Read More…]
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The Market’s Most Portable Tools
If you’re doing any portion of the shed build on-site, then you already know that portability is a critical factor in a tool. Given that much of the shed build is done in the customer’s backyard, a balance of portability and power is essential for most tools in which you’ll[Read More…]
Facing the Challenge
Every build brings its own challenges. But wouldn’t it be nice to have a roadmap to those challenges? Fortunately, those builders who have been in the shed business a year or two … or considerably more … are often willing to share the challenges they’ve faced, and how they’re working[Read More…]
Watch a Shed Be Built in Less Than 2 Minutes
What if we told you that you could see a shed built in less than two minutes? Really, you can … with high-speed video. The folks at Byler Barns in Virginia made a video of their crew building a shed from the ground up. And then they sped up the[Read More…]
Shed Commercial a Smashing Success?
Shed builders have to sell sheds. And they have many marketing options. One is TV advertising. However, sometimes the shoot doesn’t go quite as planned. A YouTuber found this footage from an old Tuff Shed commercial shoot. The concept, show how sturdy wood sheds are compared to metal sheds by[Read More…]
Winery Helps Food Bank Purchase Shed
Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles, California, has awarded organizations in San Luis Obispo County with money to fund local projects. The company focuses on supporting organizations that directly support the local community and reflect its own business philosophies. In 2016 these organizations included GleanSLO and must! Charities, both of[Read More…]
U.S. Places Tariffs on Canadian Lumber
The Trump administration placed tariffs up to 24 percent on Canadian lumber shipped to the United States early this week. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of softwood lumber from Canada. “The Department of Commerce determined a need to impose[Read More…]
Updated Window Installation Instructions
More sheds than ever are including windows, providing natural lighting and, increasingly, a breath of fresh air into backyard structures serving as workshops, studios, and more. “When I started, we were selling the old awning-covered crank-out [windows],” says Shane Hartman of WEH Supply Inc. in Denver, Pennsylvania. “They’re still around[Read More…]
Builder in Tennessee, Kentucky Preparing for Growth in 2017
Esh’s Utility Buildings of Kentucky and Tennessee is looking forward to an outstanding year in 2017 in its storage building production, the company reports. Where it sold three buildings before, it wants to sell four. Where it was decently efficient in the past, it wants to improve efficiency. And where[Read More…]
Father-and-Son Team Start DIY Shed Website
Shed-building father-son duo Guy and Cody Burdett of Salt Lake City have launched DIY-Plans.com, the pair report. They say they have created a niche market for do-it-yourself shed building, riding the wave of popularity with DIY projects. With their decades of expertise, the Burdetts say building a shed has become[Read More…]
