Sheds Texas » utility buildings http://shedstexas.com/updates Texas Storage Shed Sales And Information Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:32:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Shed Choices: Ways To Get A Shed http://shedstexas.com/updates/2010/06/shed-choices-ways-to-get-a-shed/ http://shedstexas.com/updates/2010/06/shed-choices-ways-to-get-a-shed/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:25:06 +0000 james http://shedstexas.com/updates/?p=223 You have choices!

When it comes to getting a utility building for your storage needs, or work, or whatever purpose you may need an outbuilding, you have choices, and one of them is sure to meet your needs.

Build your own storage shed

There are a lot of people who choose to build a building for themselves. This can be a good option if you posses some basic carpentry skills, basic tools, and a good set of plans. The biggest mistake we see when home owners build their own utility buildings is the “make it up as I go” problem. Starting with a set of plans will allow you to determine the amount and cost of the material needed. There is a great tool for doing this, it is called My Shed Plans, and it offers more woodworking and shed plans than you would have time to build in a lifetime, as well as guidance on building them, and a lot of shed building tips. It may be more than what you think you will need, but you never know, and the cost is low enough that you will probably save more than the sticker price in wasted material alone. My Shed Plans is a good option if you decide to build your own shed.

Prefab shed kits

You can order a kit, and put the building together yourself. There are many companies who specialize in such prefab sheds, which are already cut to size and come with hardware for assembly included. If you have a few basic tools and skills, this can be a great option. This is a good option for someone who has a fence with a gate too small to allow for the delivery and set up of a pre built storage building from a factory or lot. These can be ordered online from manufacturers like Arrow and Duramax to name only a couple. Many of the shed builders who build for delivery also have kits, so you have many choices.

Sheds built on site

If you have a fence or other obstruction to moving a building onto your property, many builders will build one on site for you. You will probably be charged an on site fee, but save the cost of delivery. Something that you should check when you have a building built on site is the local tax code. Some storage buildings may be taxed at different rates depending on whether they are seen by local officials as being portable or permanent. This may effect the way you choose to have your builder set the building up. Also, most companies will not build a building on site if it is to be purchased with a lease to own contract.

Prebuilt portable sheds

You can buy a shed from a lot and have it delivered and set up at your home. Nothing wrong with buying a storage shed in that way. It works well for thousands of people every year. You can go directly to a lot, and see the finished product, and in many cases, you can have the dealer build one just exactly the way you want it, so that you get the product that matches your color scheme and needs. You can even order from some companies, without even having to go to a lot.

 

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Lately we have had several questions com via e mail concerning portable buildings as opposed to storage shed kits. To help cut down on the confusion we thought we would try to cover the subject here. We have talked before about what constitutes a shed, as opposed to a building, but have given in to the common terminology, so that is what we will use here.

Portable sheds

Portable sheds can be any kind of movable shed, like portable garden sheds. Of course, if the shed is attached to a concrete foundation, or to poles set in the ground, it does not meet the criteria for “portable”.

Shed kits

Shed kits are portable, at least they are portable while they are kits. Some shed kits are built to be portable after they are assembled, and some are designed to be permanent fixtures in the landscape.

Sheds built on site

Sheds built on site are a lot like kits. If they are built as post frame structures like pole barns, they are not portable in the normal sense of portability. It would take a good deal of work to make them so. The same is true of those shed structures built on a concrete slab.

While we are at it, lets talk about a few other similar terms:

Utility buildings are buildings which can be used for many purposes such as storage, workshops, and a variety of other uses. Storage sheds and storage buildings are terms used interchangeably in most cases.
Small Barns are usually just storage sheds or utility buildings used for barn like purposes like garden sheds, and tool sheds. In other words, they are all really just utility buildings tooled for a variety of purposes.

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