Country Carpenters in Hebron, Connecticut, creates post-and-beam structures, including garden sheds. Customers sometimes ask for cupolas on their structures. The following video takes us into the shop at Country Carpenters to see how they make cupolas. Do you offer cupolas on your sheds? Do you make your own? What other[Read More…]
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New 3D Shed Design Tool
Woodtex in Franklin, Tennessee, recently rolled out a major update to its “Design Your Own Shed” tool. I sat down with our vice president of creative, Paul Farmer, and asked him about his thoughts on the design tool. Q: What are the big changes people will notice when they look[Read More…]
4 Shed Improvements for 2018
We are constantly receiving valuable feedback from our customers, which allows us to discover ways to improve our products and services. Our team has been researching a few ideas that would improve our sheds, and customers’ experience, and we are finally ready to roll them out. Below are the 2018[Read More…]
LITIGATION 101: For the Defense
Congratulations! Your shed-building business is a success. Customer orders are flowing in, employee morale is high, and you might even take a short vacation. Then you hear from a disgruntled customer, whose gripe may or may not have any legitimacy, and nothing you suggest will appease them. Next thing you[Read More…]
Pitching Site Prep
What’s the most difficult part of shed installation for your business? Is it getting together all the materials you need? Finding the right people to help speed through the installation? Could it possibly be dealing with your customer’s site preparation? When asked about how they prepare their customers for site[Read More…]
Transportation: Outsource or Invest?
Shed moving and transportation has become a booming business all on its own in recent years. There’s good reason for that. Not only does the growth follow the increasing demand for sheds that go well beyond what the big box stores offer, but shed moving is itself a significant challenge.[Read More…]
Reader Question: Shed Tie Downs
In every industry, no matter if you’re just starting out or have years of experience, you have questions—that includes shed builders. Recently, a builder posted a question on Facebook and we thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if fellow shed builders could offer their experiences in answer to the question for[Read More…]
The Pros and Cons of Metal Shed Roofs
Providing sheds in the Dakotas, 605 Sheds prefers using metal for its roofs on all of its portable storage buildings. Yes, we can do shingled roofs as well as anybody else; however, there are reasons that we like using metal roofs in our service area. Following are what we see[Read More…]
Shed Builders and Tax Reform
As the 2018 tax season progresses, shed builders may be wondering how the Tax Cut and Jobs Act passed late in 2017 will impact their businesses. “There are many variables in the law that will impact each business differently,” says Mike Slack, lead tax research analyst at The Tax Institute[Read More…]
Top Five Shed Colors
We know that choosing a shed is serious business. It is an investment that will last a long time and customers want it to be just right. One of the most fun parts of designing a shed is picking the color. It can be a really easy choice if the customer[Read More…]
