Christmas is coming on Tuesday! So, we at Shed Builder Magazinejust wanted to spread a little holiday cheer with a few photos of sheds decked out for the holidays. First up, a 14 by 24 Grand Victorian garage from The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages in Ellington, Connecticut. And here[Read More…]
Articles
A Grand Old Gentleman of Sheds
Harlan Shedell of Gentry, Arkansas, spent more than 40 years building sheds. He stopped building in 2013, but once sheds get in your blood, you can’t leave them behind. Today, he does lead escorts on deliveries for TDS Portable Buildings in Colcord, Oklahoma. Shedell became friends with the owner,[Read More…]
Univest Presenting Sponsor of Christkindlmarkt
Univest Bank and Trust Co. has been the new presenting sponsor for Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this year. The event, which has been named one of the top holiday markets by media like Travel + Leisureand Condé Nast Traveler, began its six-weekend run at SteelStacks November 16. Established by the nonprofit ArtsQuest is 1993,[Read More…]
Tis the Season
We at Shed Builder Magazinewant to light up our website with sheds decorated for the holidays. Do you get festive on your lots? At home? Ever have customers go all out decorating their sheds for Christmas? Send a photo, with some details about the owner, the shed, and the decorations, to matt@shedbuildermag.com.[Read More…]
Finding Good Help
The phone rings, interrupting your work. You take a deep breath and answer. It’s a sales guy, wondering when customer Smith’s shed is going to be ready. You check the sale date—it’s already been three weeks. You frown—that should have been done by now. That’s the fourth building this week[Read More…]
New Board Member for Roseburg
Anurag Gupta, former CEO and C-suite executive and an advisor and consultant to private equity firms, has joined the board of directors at Roseburg Forest Products, the company reports. Gupta replaces David Johnson, who retired from the board after 13 years of dedicated service. “Throughout his career, Anurag has succeeded[Read More…]
Weaver Barns Gives Back to Its Community
Weaver Barns and the Weaver family have long enjoyed the support of its Sugarcreek, Ohio community. In fact, the family has three businesses there: Weaver Barns, Weaver’s Furniture of Sugarcreek and the The family says that the support of the immediate community and support from customers across Ohio and surrounding[Read More…]
Great Investment Time
The lumber market adjusted to supply-and-demand factors throughout the most recent two-month period. Strong fundamentals supported robust business activity but were not enough to stop a slide in many lumber prices. Some prices represented an opportunity for shed builders to buy at levels not seen in years. ECONOMIC BACKGROUND The[Read More…]
LDW
Loss damage waiver, liability damage waiver, damage waiver fee. The names and acronyms may vary, but the concept is uniform within the rent-to-own (RTO) backyard structure industry. It is important as a manufacturer to understand the basics of what LDW is and what it is not from an awareness standpoint.[Read More…]
Georgia-Pacific Breaks Ground in Warrenton
Georgia-Pacific broke ground on a new $135 million softwood lumber production facility in Warrenton, Georgia, December 3. Local community members, government representatives, and Georgia‐Pacific employees were involved with the event. The new 340,000‐square foot facility will replace the current Warrenton plant, originally built in the early 1970s. This means that[Read More…]
