Alan's Factory Outlet

A porch on your shed gives you shade and shelter out front to catch your breath, kick off muddy boots, or pull up a chair and a fan when the work’s done. Many porch sheds are built from wood or cedar. We build ours from steel for a sturdier, longer-lasting enclosed metal shed with an open, covered area on the front or side. Think of the porch as giving you covered outdoor spa...

A garage with loft lets you park underneath and store things, work, or set up shop above. You might call it a loft, a bonus room, attic storage, or a mezzanine, depending on how it’s finished.

A loft can be built as a separate structure inside the garage shell. That’s a different setup than a stick-framed detached garage where the upper floor sits on attic trusses o...

You want a detached garage that looks like it belongs next to a well-designed house, not a plain metal box parked in the yard. That’s where a metal garage has an edge. Below, I’ll cover what makes a garage read as modern, how to design one in metal, the styles and features to weigh, and the ways people put a modern garage to work.