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…]
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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…]
Making Tax Time Less Painful
It is the end of 2015 and it is now time to think about 2016. As a shed builder, you have analyzed your 2015 data and have put your 2016 budget together and have started your planning for a better year than the last. There is still work to be[Read More…]
Creating New Options
Back in 2000, Pine Hill Trailers was a home-based business run by founder Dan Petersheim and one employee who helped build the earliest products, a skid-steer trailer and dump trailer. But after a local shed hauler asked Petersheim to do some service work on his trailers, a new direction into[Read More…]
It’s All About Location
Many shed builders offer both stock buildings and onsite custom builds in order to meet the needs of all potential customers—those customers cruising by your lot looking for an instant purchase, as well as those with specific needs and site constraints. However similar the end result might be, there certainly[Read More…]
Keystone Launches Online Trade Show for American-Made Products
In June 2015 Keystone launched www.allamericanwholesalers.com, an online trade show solely for American-made products, the company announced in a press release. The company says that manufacturers are provided personalized profile pages, giving them an opportunity to showcase their full catalog, and new and seasonal products like never before. They can update their profile page with new products at[Read More…]
