“Storage of property is a big business. We are a society that accumulates our possessions and typically need some place to store that property during different phases of our lives (renovations, military, job relocation, death, etc.). Whether it’s renting a portable storage unit or a self-storage unit, the need for[Read More…]
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True Green
There are lots of ways in which shed builders can claim their products promote green properties: the use of local labor and locally sourced materials; stains and paints that are free of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), those solvents that are released into the air as coatings dry; and reduced waste[Read More…]
Builder Q&A: Stellar Reputation
Reeds Ferry Sheds has been open for business in Hudson, New Hampshire, since 1960. Steve Carleton, vice president of Sales and Service, has been with the company his entire career. It helps that his father and grandfather started the business. However, Carleton worked hard for his position, and he strives[Read More…]
Full Coverage
All paints and stains used in the wooden structures industry are not created equal. Which is better, paint or stain, when it comes to coating a storage barn? The answer is not as simple as you might think. It depends on what type of surface or substrate you are coating.[Read More…]
Calculated Risk and Hard Work
They may not have realized it at the time, but in 1983 when Sanford and Barb Lapp moved from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to Himrod, New York, to found a shed building business, they were setting a vision for the company that would last more than 30 years. Son Kent Lapp,[Read More…]
Why Rent-to-Own?
Is Rent-to-Own a sound sales tool for the shed builder? The answer is clearly, Yes! It is true that Rent-to-Own contracts require some extra time and effort, but it is also true that increased sales and customer satisfaction more than make up for the extra effort. Rent-to-Own provides the shed[Read More…]
Missouri Shed Builder Gives Back
To see more images from Miller’s trip, visit www.classicbuildingsales.com and look under the company blog. Kenneth Miller, CEO of Classic Buildings LLC in Missouri, is a humble, giving man. The folks on his staff now this and recently shared images from a recent trip Miller made to Honduras to help[Read More…]
A Brief History of Sheds
How times have changed for homeowners and shed builders. A shed in Salem, Massachusetts from Historic Sheds The fact of the matter is, since the nomads first settled into villages, people have accumulated stuff and, as a result, have needed a place to put that stuff. Thus was born the[Read More…]
Trendsetting Requests
Today’s unusual requests are tomorrow’s shed trends—just ask the first person to move their home office to the backyard. However, for shed builders who specialize in custom construction, some requests are a bit too niche to hit the mainstream just yet. Kent Lapp, CEO and principal of Wood-Tex Products, has[Read More…]
A&L Paint Distributor Set Up in Missouri
A&L Paint, a supplier of stain and paint for shed builders in Pennsylvania, is expanding its reach west of the Mississippi with the opening of a distributorship in Hartville, Missouri. “In the winter, sometimes it gets hard to ship out of Pennsylvania because of the cold weather,” said Amos Yoder,[Read More…]
