Entries by Estland

Conservation Tips: How to Save Water in Your Yard and Garden

According National Geographic, more than 60 percent of a household’s water use is from yards. Another brutal statistic? We can lose up to three gallons of water per day just from one leaky faucet or hose. Never before, especially with the constant droughts in the western United States, has such an emphasis been placed on […]

Top Tips for Spring: Get Your Shed & Garden Ready for the Season

The pops of color in pristine gardens and the meticulous landscaping you see each spring and summer doesn’t happen overnight—there’s a lot of thought, preparation and hard work that goes into these projects. And it all starts about this time of year. Here, we’ll provide a few top tips on getting your shed ready for […]

Conservation Tips: Adding Solar Panels to Your Outdoor Structures

Adding power to your outdoor structures, whether a shed, playhouse, gazebo or other features, allows you to enjoy them longer and more fully. Maybe some music will add to the ambience of your backyard entertaining, or perhaps you want to ensure your kids’ clubhouse can be used past dusk. However, lights, speakers, and other tools […]

How to Weatherproof Your Outdoor Structure

Your structures are practical—they store items or provide a sanctuary. But they also add to the look and feel of your property. The weather—rain, ice, sleet, snow and even sun—can damage your structures and whatever is inside them. But you can be proactive protecting your structures from weather damage by considering the following points. Flooring […]

Leveling your Valley Structures Building

  Leveling Your Valley Structures Buidling Leveling your Valley Structures storage building begins as we off load the storage shed onto 4 – 4 x 8 x 16 cap blocks, one at each end of the outside skids.  We then place the level on the floor inside the Valley Structures building. We use a jack, […]

Roof and Rafter Maintenance: Is It Time to Update Your Roof System?

Just like your home’s roof, you must pay attention to the condition of your rafters and trusses that support the other structures on your property. Roof trusses provide the framework between load-bearing walls—that means they’re quite important. You’ll want to continually inspect the integrity of these structural components, and address any issues at the first […]

NEW AND IMPROVED 2016 ECONOMY LINE

This month we at Valley Structures are excited to announce that we have made some new and exciting changes to our Economy line of storage sheds. This line has been popular ever since we introduced it last year. These barns will offer you the same amount of storage space at a reduced cost. They are […]

2015 Rockingham County Fair

Fair time is upon us once again! (It's hard to believe how fast time flies) We will have our buildings on location so be sure to stop by and see us! We will have someone there manning the display who can help you figure out what would work best for your farm or back yard storage. […]

Carports!

A product that we offer, besides our storage sheds, that many people don't know about is the Carolina Carport. We have been a dealer with them for over five years now and have been very happy with the quality and service they provide. They provide an excellent way to protect your vehicles or equipment from the damaging […]

Chicken Coops

These days, when it comes to our food, more and more people are moving towards sustainable solutions for growing their own gardens and raising their own animals. We like to know where our food is coming from and how it was handled during the manufacturing process. A lot of folks here in the Shenandoah Valley are beginning to […]