Portable Utility Building Siding | Wood or Metal?
Posted in Metal siding, Steel siding, Storage building sidings, Utility building siding, Utility buildings, Wood siding on December 17th, 2008 by james – 1 CommentPortable Utility Building Siding | Wood or Metal?
We get a lot of questions about the best type of siding if you are buying a portable storage building or storage shed. This is written from a very practical perspective. It looks at storage from the perspective of what you must do to maintain your building.
Wood looks good. Well, at least it looks good for a while. Wood exposed to the elements, however begins to look bad pretty quickly, and what is worse, is that it’s structural integrity is soon compromised!
Without human intervention, wooden structures soon destroy themselves. Human intervention in these situations involves cleaning, painting or staining, and doing so regularly. The best procedure is to clean, paint, or stain the building once a year, or at least once every 18 months. The average cost for such a procedure is about $500.00 per year!
That is why we suggest the purchase of a metal clad building. Most metal siding will last in good conditions for at least 25 years, and is pretty much maintenance free. The cost for such buildings may be a little higher, but the value is much greater.
If you have a different perspective on this issue, please feel free to respond in the comments, or email us with your response and we will be happy to publish it here.
