{ Shed in a Day }

Crossland Sheds is local Comox Valley company that provides quality hand-built storage buildings to residents across Vancouver Island.

Hugh Van Hecke, a carpenter with over 20 years experience, decided to put his residential construction experience into developing a business that would meet the needs of the local community. After five years and nearly five-hundred happy customers, Crossland Sheds is becoming a household name for sheds on Vancouver Island.

Part of the success of Crossland Sheds can be attributed to the hassle-free building process. Because of the stream-lined system Hugh has created over the years, these sheds are usually built on site in about 8 hours - that’s just one work-day!

All that the customer has to do is provide Crossland Sheds with 9 12″ cement pads which need to be 1″ thick. The builder (in the case below, it’s Hugh himself!) will lay them out in the appropriate spots.

The rest of the process goes like this:
 After the cement pads are put in place, three 4″x4″ pressure treated runners are leveled on top as the foundation for the shed. These runners allow for air flow under the shed, keeping moisture away from the building.

The floor is then constructed with 2×4 floor joists every 12″. This specific placement of floor joists is required for homes in the BC Building Code. Although it is not required that sheds are built to all building code standards, Hugh chooses to build these small structures to meet the demands.  Sheets of 1/2″ plywood make up the floor of this particular shed. This will be more than enough support for a standard garden shed. However, if a customer requires extra support, like in the case of a custom motorbike garage, the floor can be upgraded. (Yes, Hugh has built custom Harley Houses – very cool!)

After the floor has been secured to the floor joists, the walls are put in place. The walls are made from 2×4 construction framing and a product called SmartPanel™. This product has a 50 year transferable warranty. (SmartPanel™ is primed and ready for paint – painting is required for the warranty.) The doors, which are specially built to be extra durable, are hung with 6′ aluminum piano hinges that will not rust or warp.

When the walls are up and the custom trusses are in place, the roof is sheeted. A layer of tar-paper is properly applied to the sheets and then 20-year roofing shingles are nailed on top.

After a thorough inspection of the shed, paying close attention to the doors for smooth opening and shutting, the work-site is cleaned up. At this point happy customers to come on out and marvel at their new shed.

Crossland Sheds offers many styles and sizes of sheds. Optional features include work benches, shelves, lofts, windows, skylights and ramps. Talk to Hugh if you have any other special requests. You can visit the website, www.CrosslandSheds.ca , for more information.

1-888-751-4885

This particular shed is a 10×10 “Islander” with 6′ sidewalls. The price of this shed is $2499.00 +tax installed.

Sources:
Interview: Hugh Van Hecke – Crossland Storage Sheds
Photos: Two Happy Customers