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Preparing a Site for your New Keen’s Portable Buildings Garage, Carport or Storage Building

When preparing the site for your new portable enclosed garage, carport or storage building from Keen’s Portable Buildings, there are a few things you can do beforehand that will make professional installation easier, quicker and more affordable.

First, it’s critical to know the location of any underground wire, gas lines or utility lines. If the site you choose for your new portable enclosed garage, carport or storage building does have any of these, extra safety precautions are in order, and you may have to choose a different site if the potential for danger warrants. Please remember that Keen’s Portable Buildings is not responsible for any damages that may occur if our professional installers are unaware of buried objects.

For quicker installation, please level the ground where you want your portable enclosed garage, carport or storage building to stand. If needed, our crew can dig a base rail into the ground for an extra labor charge. Our installers also can adjust the legs up or down two to three inches on the bottom rail of your carport or steel garage if your site is not completely level.

Keen’s Portable Buildings also can install your new portable enclosed garage, carport or storage building on a concrete slab, stem wall or paved black top. When pouring a concrete slab, keep in mind that the frame for your unit will always be one foot shorter than the roof in length. This will help keep rain and snow from coming into the open ends. Also, know that while we can not bolt any steel building directly to any home or building, we will place it as close as possible.

Our friendly associates and professional installers can answer any other questions you may have about preparing the site for your new portable enclosed garage, carport or storage building. Call us today at 386-364-7995.

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Portable Buildings – Not Just for Storage

Any Realtor will tell you that storage space is a big priority among homebuyers, especially today, as cash-strapped Americans are looking for ways to cut costs. Rather than pay for off-site storage rentals, many people are opting instead for affordable, portable storage buildings and sheds to keep their belongings safe and out of the way. But portable buildings can be used for much more than storage.

A portable building by Keen’s Portable Buildings can serve dozens of purposes. A top use is as a workshop for crafters, silk floral arrangers, woodcarvers, artists and those who love to tinker with small electronics. Pet and animal rescue organizations add climate control and outfit portable buildings with kennels for dogs, cats and other rescued critters. Does your teenager have at-home band practice, or worse yet – a garage band? Line the interior walls of your portable building with acoustic panels and let the kids jam. Younger kids will enjoy a portable building as a playhouse. And the “big kid” of the house surely has ideas for turning that portable building into a man cave already.

If you’re looking for some extra room either for storage or for a host of other possibilities, call Keen’s Portable Buildings at 386-364-7995 and let a friendly associate know what you have in mind. Our professional installers can customize a portable building just for you.

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Store Your Valuables in a Metal Shed, Storage Building or Garage

Important documents, Grandma’s antique armoire, family photos – These are all things that anyone would want to save and protect. To make sure your favorite memories and critical documents are safe for years to come, consider a metal shed, storage building or garage from Keen’s Portable Buildings.

There are multiple safety advantages to metal structures. They are highly resistant to damage by exposure to the sun, snow and rain and resulting moisture damage, such as mold. Certified metal sheds, storage buildings, garages are guaranteed to meet city, county and state permitting and code regulations and can be engineered to withstand heavy snow loads and, because metal sways, wind speeds of 110 mph, 130 mph and 150 mph. Steel and metal also are resistant to fire damage and pests such as termites.

Keen’s Portable Buildings offers metal sheds, metal storage buildings and metal garages in dozens of different sizes, configurations, roof styles and colors to fit your specific needs and match your home’s style. Financing is available and damaged credit is no problem. Professional installation is no extra charge and can be completed within days. Call Keen’s Portable Buildings at 386-364-7995 to find out how you can affordably and effectively protect all your family’s most important and beloved items.

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Carports and Steel Sheds and Garages Add Resale Value to Your Home

In today’s economy, it’s a buyer’s market. To ensure you get the top resale value for your home, consider adding a carport or steel shed, storage building or garage by Keen’s Portable Buildings.

Small properties that lack room for large garages can still offer protection of vehicles and boats from the sun, rain and snow, plus tree sap and falling leaves and branches, via an open carport. Carports by Keen’s Portable Buildings or its sister company, Carport Empire, come in single carport, double carport and triple carport sizes and in a range of colors and roof styles to match your home. Open carports also can be enclosed with roll-up doors for protection from thieves and vandals, and can be configured for access from the front, back or sides.

An enclosed steel garage, steel shed or steel storage building by Keen’s Portable Buildings/Carport Empire adds even more value to your property. Not only does an enclosed garage offer more protection for your vehicles, but garages, sheds and storage buildings can be out fitted as laundry rooms, workshops, even playhouses for your children.

Call Keen’s Portable Buildings today at 1-386-364-7995 to learn more about affordable, effective ways to boost your home’s resale value with a quality carport, steel garage, shed or storage building.

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Storage Buildings

Credit problems?  Don’t Change Your Plans For Owning A New Storage Building.

Keen’s Portable Buildings offers Rent-to-Own with No Credit Check as an option when you buy your storage building, portable building, aluminum building or outdoor shed from us. If you need financing, you can apply online or click at the top of the page to call your nearest Keen’s location. Don’t forget to ask about our or Rent-to-Own with No Credit Check. We offer $0 down financing for up to 84 months and 12 months same as cash for qualified buyers. Bad credit is never a problem at Keen’s Portable Buildings. We have a 100% guaranteed approval for our new Rent-to-Own financing with No Credit Check.

Buy A Quality Portable Building From Keen’s Portable Buildings.

Don’t waste your time looking at cheap portable buildings that won’t stand up to wind, weather and daily use. Our affordable storage building, steel building, aluminum building, vinyl siding building, outdoor shed or T1-11 wood building were designed to last. At Keen’s Portable Buildings, we stand behind our installed storage buildings, portable buildings, aluminum buildings and storage sheds. We are currently the leader in the industry when it comes to standard features and useful options for a storage building, a portable building, a steel building, a double carport or a handcrafted gazebo.

Select The Framing For Your Storage Sheds When You Buy From Keens.

At Keen’s Portable Buildings, you have choices in regard to outdoor sheds. You can choose from 2X4 yellow pine (our #1 grade lumber used for framing) or select a c-channel steel frame for your new storage building, portable building, storage shed or gazebo. Our portable buildings come standard with hurricane clips, computer stamped trusses, 2X6 floor joists on 16-inch centers, 4X6 pressure treated skids, and ¾ “ pressure treated flooring. We also use screws to attach your floors, on select models, rather than nailing your flooring like most other manufacturers of storage buildings.

Choose from standard aluminum siding, T1-11 wood siding, Hardi-Plank, vinyl siding or steel panels.

Aluminum lap siding is a standard feature on Keen’s portable storage buildings but you can choose from other exterior options that include:

  • T1-11 Siding – This popular wood based siding has a more natural wood-grained look when installed on your outdoor shed than most aluminum siding or vinyl siding products. Once considered to be the siding material of choice, T1-11 has seen newer products like steel siding, aluminum siding, composite siding and vinyl siding enter the marketplace. If you’re looking for a more natural siding material for your portable building or storage shed, T1-11 is a proven product.
  • Hardi-Plank – As conservationists push for green siding products, Hardi-Plank offers a sustainable alternative to traditional siding for your portable storage building. Hardi-Plank, or fiber cement siding, is a composite material that saves endangered trees and does not release toxic chemicals into the environment. This new age siding material is a combination of cellulose fibers and a bonding cement that produces a finished product that looks almost as thick as wood when used as siding on your portable storage building.
  • 29-gauge steel panels – If you are looking for the most durable siding material for your portable building, steel garage, storage shed or shelter, steel panels are your best choice. A steel building from Keen’s Portable Buildings will last a lifetime and you can match or complement the color of your house. Our steel storage buildings can be purchased as either non-certified or certified for wind speed or snow load requirements.
  • Vinyl siding (with OSB backing board) – In recent years, vinyl siding has become one of the most popular siding materials for homes and portable storage buildings. Since its introduction, vinyl siding has proven itself as a low-maintenance building product that is competitively priced. Our storage buildings feature vinyl siding installed over OSB (oriented stand board) backing board for strength and endurance. Unlike T1-11 wood siding, this durable plastic will not rot or flake. Like steel siding or aluminum siding, vinyl siding is available in dozens of colors.
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Custom Carports and Metal Buildings

Purchase a custom carport or metal building that is going to fit your needs. Stop searching to carport kits that are one-size-fits-all and contact us about having a carport or metal building that is customized designed to fit your needs. We can customize carport to many widths and lengths, from extra wide carports and double carports and triple carports to boat carports and RV carports. Keen’s Portable Buildings also offers a vast selection of sizes for any of our metal buildings, storage sheds, and enclosed garages. If you need the extra space in a garage for additional storage or lawn and yard equipment our custom sized garages or storage buildings are probably what you are looking for.  We also offer certified and uncertified options for all of our custom carports and metal buildings. Contact us today for more information about a customized carport, gazebo, metal building, or enclosed garage to fit your needs, and don’t forget to ask about our financing options.