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Thinking about doing it yourself? Sure, you could
build it. However, let's look at the total picture
- honestly. You'll need to set aside a couple of hours
for planning the design of your building and then creating
a materials list. Let's not forget 10% extra for cutting
waste and another 10% for unusable stock.
Now you head for
Lowes to pick up your material (assuming you have
a truck). Depending on how many miles it is, and how
big your shed is, figure you'll make that round trip
at least 3 times. And don't make any construction mistakes
or forget anything or you'll be going back a 4th time.
How much time (and gas mileage expense) do we have
invested now and we haven't driven our first nail?
Did you remember to pick up that new saw blade?
Figure with a buddy, you could knock the shed together
in a weekend. Add 16 hours for you and 16 for him.
Add 32 hours for you if your buddy doesn't show
up. And let's hope it doesn't rain. Ready for paint
now? That will be a few more hours, plus paint, brushes,
rollers, etc. (and another trip back to the store).
Now let's look at your finished product. Is it
perfectly plumb, level, and square? If you used vinyl
siding, did you remember to "hang" it with the required
'looseness' to allow for expansion and contraction?
Or did you nail it down tight? You'll be able to tell
on the first hot day when your siding looks real wavy.
Do your doors and windows operate smoothly and shut
tight? On the inside, how does your construction look?
Close tolerances with tight joints? Or big gaps?
How many hours total
did you spend on the project, including driving for
materials? At mimumum wage, times your hours, what
does that equate to? How much invested in materials,
gas, and tools?
Consider this:
All of our barns, sheds, and garages are pre-built
inside our dry, well lit manufacturing plant and delivered
to your site fully assembled, finished, and ready for
immediate use. Our sheds are built to the highest standards
by our employees who do this day after day, building
an average of 5 sheds/day or approximately 80 barns/month.
Yes, we have it down to a science.
All you have to do is stop in at one of our locations,
pick out the building you want, decide where you want
the doors and windows and choose among your other options
such as roofing, siding and colors, and that's it.
Now you can go play a few rounds of golf or go fishing,
or go home and watch the game. Your completely finished
shed will be delivered in a couple of days - bing,
bing, bing. And more than likely for less cost than
if you had done it yourself.
At this time, we do not sell kits, however, if
access to your location is restricted, we will deliver
and assemble a kit for you. In some cases, we will
ship a kit to a location that is outside of our normal
delivery area. We may decide to offer building kits
in the future for shipping to other states, if there
is enough interest. Dealers are welcome - Please contact
us for wholesale pricing.
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