Storage Building Information
Are you thinking of building your own storage building, barn or cabin? Don’t do it! That is, don’t do it until you look at the plans offered by the links listed bellow.
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June 24, 2009
February 10, 2009
North East Texas Storage Shed Business Report
One of the few companies we recommend for storage buildings, and steel buildings in the North East Texas area is “Alternative Canopy” in Lindale Texas. Alternative Canopy supplies “Winslow’s Custom Buildings” portable storage sheds in the East Texas area. The folks at Winslow’s have let it be known that they are now in the business of providing pole structures like pole barns as well as storage sheds and carports. Alternative Canopy can provide help in the pole barn area as well as T-N-T buildings and Winslow’s portables.
Alternative Canopy also offers a selection of wooden sided buildings made with pressure treated plywood. I spoke with a representative of Winslow’s about pricing, but the only answer he would give is that it would be “the best in the industry”.
Call 903.504.3938 for more information.
January 10, 2009
Buying Storage Buildings in East Texas and North Texas
Buying storage buildings in East Texas and North Texas
Are you looking for a place to buy storage buy a storage building? The world is a pretty big place!
This blog originates in the pine woods of East Texas, near a little town called Tyler. As with most situations, we are familiar with our native area, so we know more about the products available in this area than we do about other parts of the country.The material on this blog is based on data gleaned in the North East Texas area, but the principles and information it contains are applicable in almost any part of the globe.
If you are preparing to buy a storage building, utility building, carport, garage, or storage shed and you live in East Texas or North Texas including the Dallas area, and the area extending to the borders of Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas, we can make specific recommendations for the best places to buy. You can phone Jim at 903.504.3938 for details.
Some of the towns and cities in this local area are:
Tyler, Jacksonville, Whitehouse, Bullard, Lindale, Winona, Longview, Mineola, Kilgore, Emory, Winsboro, Quitman, Alba, Kemp Maybank, Canton, Ennis, Kaufman, East Tawakoni, Quinlan, Van, Grand Saline, Edgewood, Forney, Fruitvalle, Garland, Mesquite, Dallas, Rockwall, Royce City, Saxe, Rowlet, Greenville, Paris, Bonham, Farmersville, Wills Point, Terrel, Sulphur Springs, and, well, okay, the list is really pretty long, and there are many more, but you get the idea. If you live in or near any of these areas, give us a call. For those outside this area, see the note bellow.
Buying storage buildings in the wider Texas area, and everywhere else
If you are residing in another area of the country, even if it is outside the Texas area, we will be happy to try to locate companies in your area that follow the principles, practices, and standards we believe to be the most consistent with the quality building materials, and the best construction practices to help you with your long term needs. Please email jim@storagemasterblog.com for details.
Storage building with standard door
Storage Building and Storage Shed Accessories
Storage building and storage shed accessories
The accessories you need with your storage building are determined by your buildings use.
- If you are planning to store heavy equipment on on side of the building, parameter blocking is recommended for stability.
- If you plan to work inside the building during extreme weather conditions, insulation, ventilation, or an air conditioning cut out might be needed.
- Ramps can be purchased at most dealerships for mowing equipment and atv’s.
- Lofts and shelves for extra storage space off the floor can add versatility to the building.
- Work benches and peg boards will provide work space for crafts, woodworking or other projects such as maintenance on small engines.
- Extra windows and doors of various sizes can add extra entry size, extra access, and more visibility for space to be used for work and office space are also available.
January 9, 2009
Utility Buildings Storage Buildings Carports Garages Glossary
Utility building terms glossary
There is a bit of confusion about some of the terms used in the world of storage, so we thought we might try to define some of these terms, and cut down on the haze.
Utility buildings
A utility building is a multi purpose building. Such buildings can be used to meet a variety of differing needs, of which storage, is most common. Besides storage, they are often used as workshops, offices, hobby shops, game rooms, equipment maintenance buildings, wood working shops, and many other purposes, limited only by the individuals imagination. “Utility building” is the most general, and most accurate description for such buildings.
Portable buildings
Portable buildings are, of course, portable. They can be moved from one place to another with relative ease. They are movable because of their size, and the fact that they are not bolted or otherwise connected to a slab or other type of permanent foundation. They are portable by virtue of the fact that they are single self contained buildings. You may here or see the term in conjunction with other terms such as “portable utility buildings, portable storage buildings”, and “portable storage sheds”.
Storage buildings
Storage buildings are generally utility buildings used for the purpose of storing something. These buildings are often portable buildings, but not always. They can be anything from a pole barn used to store inventory, to a warehouse, to an 8 by 10 building moved on to the property to store Christmas decorations or documents.
Storage sheds
This term is often used as a synonym for storage building. Technically, it is a shed used for storing something. A shed is most often a “lean to” type building, such as the type of open sided building built in conjunction with another building, or a free standing building on poles which has a roof oriented to “shed” water in one direction. These types of buildings are often used to store farm equipment. A typical shed type structure is the common carport connected to the end of a home, which is usually connected to the home at an angle proceeding down and away from the home.
Carports
Carports are often sheds attached to the side of a home, in a more or less permanent form. With the introduction of modular building technology however, they have now become widely used as un connected individual structures. A carport differs from a garage because a carport has at least one open side. Garages are enclosed structures, carports are open structures. Modern modular building systems will allow for the building of a garage on the frame of a carport, increasing the buildings utility.
Garages
Garages, like carports are often built directly into, or onto homes. This has changed a good deal with the steel building industries use of modular, pre fab type structures. which allow for more flexibility in placement, and function. Now, many garages are built separately from the home as free standing structures.
Steel buildings
The term “steel building” is commonly used to refer to carports or garages of the modular type built from steel frames, and coated steel siding. The term really refers to any building built from steel.
Metal buildings
Metal buildings are, of course buildings made of metal. This term is usually used in reference to garages, carports or other similar buildings, of which the primary metal would be steel. There are also buildings made from other metals, particularly, aluminum. in actuality, it can refer to any building built from any type of metal.
Public storage
This is a term for storage rental space. Typically, it is a compound full of buildings with storage areas rented for individual storage. The term mini storage is also used for this type of storage rental.
Self storage
Self storage is commonly used as a synonym for public and mini storage. The terminology is a little confusing. It is self storage because the system is somewhat automated, and therefore, you can use this facility to store things yourself.
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