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Upgrade Your Ranch with a Metal Barn: Part Two

By Wholesale Direct Carports / February 23, 2018

In part one of this two-part series on upgrading your ranch with a metal barn, we discussed some of the benefits of choosing a steel building over a wooden one to house your livestock and farm equipment. Here, we will finish the discussion with a few more benefits of metal buildings. Minimal Maintenance Maintenance on…

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Upgrade Your Ranch with a Metal Barn: Part One

By Wholesale Direct Carports / February 17, 2018

If you are a farmer or a ranch hand, you are already well aware of the maintenance and upkeep that your farm or ranch requires. You are up before the sun and go to bed with it, working hard in between. Over the last centuries, advances in technology have led to some major advances in…

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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 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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Fun Facts About Garages

By Wholesale Direct Carports / November 13, 2017

Garages are so commonplace nowadays that little thought is given to them. Homeowners prefer to have a garage, but many people don’t even use them to store their car! An estimated 50 percent of garage owners use them for purposes other than vehicle parking. Let’s explore some other fun facts about the modern garage: The…

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Why a Carport is a Great Fit for Your Texas Sized Truck

By Wholesale Direct Carports / October 26, 2017

It’s true what they say, everything is bigger in Texas. Texas is known for hard working, truck driving cowboys. Whether you make a living in the oil fields, ranching, or traveling to and competing in rodeos, a durable truck is a must. As with everything else in Texas, size matters. There is a reason Silverado…

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