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A vast array of
prefabricated stand-alone sheds, barns and outbuildings are available
in many styles and materials for a variety of purposes. Companies
offer standard packages with menus of options such as windows and
usually offer to design custom buildings as well.
Metal buildings are usually made in the factory and delivered and
set up on site. These are primarily storage sheds for use in gardens
or work sites. Smaller wood framed storage units can also be assembled
in the factory and delivered to the site. However, most are usually
prefabricated in panels and erected on site. Some companies offer
"kits" which can be assembled by the consumer, but most
higher quality shed manufacturers insist on sending their own crews
to assemble them on the consumer's site. Sizes can range from as small
as 4'x5' up to 16'x24' in pre-designed packages. Higher-end manufacturers
offer totally custom packages which can be bigger and finished more
like homes for use as garages, cottages or offices.
Most "mini barns" are just a small barn style of storage
shed. Barns with animal stalls are much bigger and can be ordered
according to the number of stalls, with Dutch and roll-up overhead
doors, etc.
Many of the higher quality sheds are constructed similar to the way
a home is built, using floor joists topped with plywood flooring,
stud-framed walls, full trusses on (rafters) roofs, etc. and therefore
can be used for more sophisticated uses beyond storage sheds. Many
companies offer vinyl siding and a wide variety of roof options. Poured
concrete slab floors are also available. |
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