detached garage

Benefits of Galvanized Steel in Metal Buildings

By Wholesale Direct Carports / December 22, 2017

At Wholesale Direct Carports, we use galvanized steel in most of our metal buildings, including our carports, detached garages, RV carports, and horse barns. We use galvanized steel in our products because it is the best bang for your buck and, in the right conditions, will allow our metal buildings to stand tall and proud…

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How to Upgrade Your Metal Garage

By Wholesale Direct Carports / December 17, 2017

Detached metal garages are gaining in popularity as an inexpensive option to building an addition to a home. There are many reasons to install a metal garage as your next home improvement project. Once you have your metal garage, you can begin to upgrade it. Here are just a few ways how: Install an Automatic…

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How to Insulate Your Metal Garage

By Wholesale Direct Carports / December 13, 2017

Metal buildings such as a detached garage are not typically assembled with insulation. In certain regions, insulation is not a requirement, and depending on what is stored in the metal building, may be an unnecessary step. However, in most regions, insulating your metal building is beneficial to protecting what is stored inside, as well as…

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Customizing Your Detached Garage

By Wholesale Direct Carports / December 10, 2017

When you are looking to purchase a detached enclosed garage, there are many options available to customize your structure. Do you need an A-frame roof, walk-in doors, windows? Would you like a standard frame or welded trusses? Knowing exactly what you want can be a little overwhelming if you don’t know what the options are.…

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How Metal Buildings Respond to Mother Nature

By Wholesale Direct Carports / December 5, 2017

A common myth is that metal buildings cannot stand up to adverse weather conditions the same way other buildings can. We are flabbergasted that this is a popular belief because it is far from true. Here, we will explore some forces of nature and how metal buildings hold up. It should be noted that the…

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Give Your Garage a Face-lift

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 20, 2017

One of the best ways to add curb appeal to your home is to give your home a makeover. There are several ways to this, such as landscaping, adding a front porch, or painting your house. The biggest, solid section of the curb-facing part of your house, is typically your garage door. The easiest way…

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How to Turn Your Garage into a Home Office

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 17, 2017

If you work from home or you are an entrepreneur wanting to start your own business, your garage can be a great home office. Using your garage as an office is perfect because it gets you out of the house so you can feel more like you are going to work, but you don’t have…

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A Brief History of the Garage

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 16, 2017

Much reverence has been given to the modern automobile over the years, but not many congratulations have been given to the house that was built for it; the garage. The garage has evolved from a haphazardly built carriage house, into a full spectrum of attached and detached structures, to rooms that are fully integrated into…

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Historical Garage: the Birthplace of Silicon Valley

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 16, 2017

California is home to some of the most famous garages in the world. Companies such as Apple, Disney, Google, Maglite, Mattel, and Hewlett-Packard are all multi-billion dollar businesses that started out in garages in California. Perhaps the most famous garage in the world, and still a protected historical landmark (#976) in Palo Alto, California, the…

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5 Ways to Upgrade Your Garage

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 14, 2017

If you think that your garage has to be a cold, dark storage container where you park your car and abandon your tools, you are living in the dark! Your garage is additional square footage in your home and can become whatever you can dream. If you have a detached metal garage, you likely have…

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