Sales of home organization products in the United States were on a tear until the recession and housing crash ground growth to a halt. In fact sales declined in 2008 and 2009 before beginning a recovery that continued through 2014. In the report Home Organization in the U.S.: General Purpose,[Read More…]
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What’s a Building Without a Truss or Rafter? Often, A Shed
During his twenty-plus year career as an engineer for Tuff Shed, Owen Bunker, currently president of Innovations Manufacturing in Denver, found that engineering load values and other factors for shed roof rafters and trusses was particularly challenging because, technically, shed roofing systems use neither rafter nor truss. As Bunker points[Read More…]
Is It Time to Update Your Roof System?
For many shed builders, rafters are the unquestionable way to go for a roofing system. They’re the simple solution for the quick stick-framed construction favored by many builders. And the traditional wood gussets that hold these rafters together often are a good way for shed builders to use up their[Read More…]
Toe-Nail vs. Hang It
You might say that your entire shed-building project rests on your choice of joist connections—and you wouldn’t be entirely wrong since your shed depends on those joists to serve as a sturdy foundation. The growing number of options available for securing joists can make selecting the right one a daunting[Read More…]
Shed Builder Gets Ideas on… Pinterest
Historic Shed in Brooksville, Florida, has hit upon a unique way to get ideas for sheds, garages, and more – —Pinterest. “Being the visually oriented people that we are here at Historic Shed, we love the idea-saving website Pinterest,” the company said in a statement. “We use it to collect ideas[Read More…]
The Back Door: Vermont Custom Sheds
If they worked with Vermont Custom Sheds, they could see the shed above built by Mike Lucie. It’s a 12 -by-20 shed with knotty pine shiplap siding and a 45-degree roof pitch. The windows are single sash wood along with the transom window above the double doors. The overhang/soffit detail is[Read More…]
Interlocking Structures Debuts in Dallas
Affordable Portable Structures, based in Texas, unveiled its new EZ Log Cabin at Dallas Build Expo in early February. What makes the structure unique is that it is a Malaga A interlocking, stacked-wall log cabin. The 108-square-foot cabin is constructed from select-grade, computer- milled spruce from the Baltics, featuring 12.5[Read More…]
2015 Keystone Wholesale Show a Success
Buyers and manufacturers agreed that the 2015 Keystone Wholesale Show, February 25 and 26 in York, Pennsylvania, was one of the most successful shows in Keystone’s decade-plus history. Show coordinator, Wanda Gregg said, “We owe a lot to our sponsors who have partnered with us to make this a must-attend[Read More…]
We Just Want to Keep Building Sheds
Zook talks about his goats at home. He also has a donkey, some turkeys, and a couple chickens. Then there’s his lawn to mow, a garden, a dog and a cat, and a wife, Mary (not necessarily in that order). That’s the life he enjoys—that, and being successful in the[Read More…]
The Future of the Industry
Mel Fisher got into the shed-building business in 1973 when only a couple of his Amish brothers in Lancaster County in Southeastern Pennsylvania were building the wooden storage structures. He assembled a few hundred sheds each year outside his home in Leola. In 1979, stronger demand forced Fisher to move[Read More…]
