Portable buildings, that is, the common buildings used for outdoor storage, can serve many practical functions around the home, and even in the workplace. >>>


There is one spot around the home where work and home life meet on a regular basis and that place is the home lawn and garden.

Garden shed uses

Garden buildings can be great for getting your tools and materials organized to make the work a lot easier and less stressful. Garden sheds can be set up with racks to hold tools, shelves to hold materials, ramps for driving or pushing lawn and garden equipment inside, and benches for garden work like potting plants, or sharpening tools.

Garden building precautions

When setting up your garden building, caution should be used to avoid creating new problems during placement. It would be a sad irony to create more work for yourself by trying to make your work more convenient.

Outdoor sheds and irrigation

Garden sheds should be set up properly to avoid causing problems. If the garden building is placed inside the irrigated area of the yard, the building will block irrigation somewhere, which will prevent a part of your lawn from receiving water. In such cases your irrigation will need to be adjusted to accommodate.

Backyard sheds and lawn layout

The outdoor shed will also change the layout of your lawn, and you will need to decide before placement whether you need it a little closer to the fence or a little further away to accomadate your mowing and trimming.

Utility buildings shade and heat

The new garden building will also pose a few potential problems that may be less obvious. The building will provide shade over an area that was not shaded before, and it will also intensify the heat from the sun in other places. This can be a problem for shade loving plants which might suffer from the added heat of the sunny side.

Conclusion:

Be sure to plan carefully for availble space, making sure everything will fit. Keep in mind that the irrigation, and shade and light situation will change, and make any adjustments in the irrigation system and placement, as well as plant placement in the landscape which might be needed to avoid shade and heat problems related to the buildings presence.

A barn roof storage shed with double doors

Wood is good. Wood is 20 times stronger than steel by weight. The problem is, that the volume of wood needed to achieve that strength is very high because of it’s relative density. >>>

So, is wood or steel a better building material? The answer is, yes! Wood is better for some applications, and steel for others. This can be seen easily in the portable utility building market.

Wood Frame Buildings

For the purpose of framing, wood’s light weight provides an excellent framework for a building, keeping the weight to a minimum, while offering structural stability more than sufficient for the job. Wood frame buildings are among the best for storage sheds and other utility buildings.

Steel Covered Buildings

As for the covering for the building, wood is at a distinct disadvantage for the same reasons. To provide the strength needed for covering the building to protect it and it’s contents from nature and intruders, a very thick covering of wood would be required to equal the strength of steel. A thin film of steel provides more than adequate protection from the elements. Steel also ads to the structural integrity of a building.

Wood Frames With Steel Siding

Steel offers another distinct advantage over wood as a covering, that is, if it is properly prepared, it is almost impervious to the elements. It will not rot when moisture is present as is the case with wood. Water is still an enemy of steel, but if it is properly galvanized and painted, it is almost permanent. One manufacturer offers a 25 year rust through warranty for it’s product. Steel storage buildings, built around a wooden frame offer the best of both worlds. The best material for storage buildings is clear, it is a combination of both wood and steel, but both in the right places!

Small Wood Frame Steel Covered Storage Shed