Fall & Winter 2026

Winter-Ready Storage Buildings for West Virginia & Virginia

Appalachian winters are hard on anything left outside. Get your vehicles, equipment and tools under a roof that is built for snow load — delivered and installed before the weather turns.

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What an Appalachian Winter Actually Does

It is not just cold. It is the specific combination of wet snow, freeze-thaw cycles and road salt that makes this region hard on equipment.

Wet, heavy snow

Mountain snow carries more water than the dry powder further north. It is heavier per inch, and it is what collapses undersized carports and lean-tos.

Freeze-thaw cycling

Water works into seams and gaskets, freezes, expands, and widens the gap. Repeat that forty times a winter and small openings become real ones.

Road salt and brine

Anything parked near a treated road collects salt spray. Under cover it stays dry; in the open it sits wet against metal all season.

Ridge and valley wind

Tarps and portable canopies do not survive a winter here. An anchored building does, and it does not need re-tying after every storm.

None of this is exotic — it is just the normal cost of leaving equipment out. A building is what turns that from an annual expense into a one-time one.

Read the WV & VA snow load guide

Three Ways to Get Things Under Cover

Which one is right depends on what you are storing and for how long.

Enclosed metal garage for winter vehicle storage

Metal Garages & Carports

The right answer for vehicles, tractors and anything with an engine. Steel does not rot when snow sits against it, and an enclosed garage keeps salt spray and thieves out. Vertical roofs shed snow rather than holding it.

Best for: trucks, tractors, RVs, boats, ATVs

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Wood storage shed ready for winter

Wood Sheds & Lofted Barns

Better where the building sits in view of the house. A lofted barn gives you overhead storage for the things you only need half the year — patio furniture, garden tools, the mower — without taking more ground.

Best for: mowers, tools, seasonal gear, firewood

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Steel greenhouse built for winter growing

Greenhouses

Winter is the reason to own one. A steel-framed greenhouse extends the season on both ends and gives you somewhere to start spring plants while there is still snow on the ground.

Best for: cold-hardy crops, overwintering, spring starts

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Sizes That Actually Get Bought

These five cover the large majority of what leaves our lots. If you are between two sizes, take the larger one — almost nobody regrets it.

Size Floor area What it comfortably holds through winter
8×12 96 sq ft Push mower, hand tools, fuel cans, a rack of firewood. The minimum that stays tidy.
10×12 120 sq ft ATV or riding mower plus a workbench and wall storage, with room to walk around it.
10×16 Most popular 160 sq ft Riding mower, ATV, workbench and shelving together — still room to work in it.
10×20 200 sq ft A small vehicle, or a full workshop with equipment stored along one wall.
12×24 288 sq ft Two-vehicle storage, or one vehicle plus a genuine workspace you can heat.

Not sure? The 3D builder lets you set the size and see it before you commit, and every location has demo models you can walk through.

The Ordering Window Is the Part People Miss

A building ordered in November does not protect anything in November. Between build time, delivery scheduling and site prep, the useful deadline is earlier than most people assume — and ground conditions only get worse from here.

Current lead times

Wood sheds ~4 wk Metal buildings ~12 wk Greenhouses ~5 wk

Lead times are current estimates and move with demand and weather. In-stock buildings deliver far faster than custom orders — if timing is tight, start there.

Two ways to move faster

Buy from stock. Buildings already built at a lot near you skip the production queue entirely.

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Prep the site now. Getting the pad level and drained before the ground freezes takes the longest single step off the critical path.

Site prep guide

Delivered and Installed, Not Dropped Off

Free delivery and setup within our service area, from seven locations across two states.

1

Pick the building

From stock, or built to your size and colors. We will tell you honestly which is faster.

2

Get the ground ready

Level, drained, and accessible for the truck. We will tell you exactly what is needed for your building.

3

We deliver and set it

Placed, levelled and anchored. Most residential installs finish the same day on a prepared site.

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What to Bring In First

If you cannot get everything under cover this year, this is roughly the order that saves the most money. It is based on what actually gets damaged, not on what is most valuable.

  1. 1 Anything with a small engine. Mowers, tillers, pressure washers, generators. Carburettors and fuel systems are what fail after a wet winter outside, and the repair often costs more than the machine is worth.
  2. 2 Anything with upholstery or electronics. ATVs, UTVs, boats and mowers with seats. Moisture gets into wiring and foam and does not come out.
  3. 3 Hand and power tools. Not because they will not survive, but because condensation rusts them slowly enough that you do not notice until spring.
  4. 4 Vehicles you drive on salted roads. A daily driver benefits less than people expect from a cover alone — the salt is already on it. An enclosed, ventilated building is what actually helps.

Serving West Virginia & Virginia

Free delivery and installation within our service area. Stop by any location to walk through demo models before you decide — it is far easier than judging from photos.

Beckley 681-207-7509 Summersville 681-254-5208 Princeton 681-207-9089 Lynchburg 434-207-8886 Christiansburg (540) 585-1223 Lewisburg 681-207-8187 Covington 540-200-8090 Beckley Main Office 681-207-9495

Outside the free-delivery radius? Call us — delivery is often still possible for a fee.

Winter Storage Questions, Answered

The things people ask us most between September and December.

Work backwards from when you need it. Take the current lead time above, add a week or two for delivery scheduling, and add however long your site prep will take. Once the ground freezes, levelling and gravel work get significantly harder, which is why we push people to prep early even if the building itself is still weeks out. If you are ordering in late autumn, buying from in-stock inventory is usually the difference between having it this winter and next.

A properly specified one will. What matters is the roof style, the gauge of the steel and the certification for your county's snow load. Vertical roofs shed snow rather than letting it accumulate, which is why we steer people toward them for anything in the higher elevations. Our snow load guide covers how the ratings work.

No. We install on level ground, gravel, asphalt or concrete. A gravel pad is the most common choice and is perfectly adequate for storage and vehicles. Concrete is worth it if you plan to heat the building and use it as a workshop. The important part is that the ground is level and drains away from the building — not what it is made of.

Usually, but it depends on your access. The truck needs a route in that is not a sheet of ice or deep mud, and the site needs to be clear enough to place and level the building. We would rather reschedule than damage your property getting in. This is the main practical reason to order earlier rather than later.

A carport keeps snow and ice off the top, which solves most of the scraping and snow-load problem for a lower price. An enclosed garage adds protection from blowing snow, road salt spray and theft, and can be insulated and heated. If the vehicle is valuable or you want to work on it through the winter, enclose it.

Yes, on both wood and metal, with no credit check. Many customers take a building home for a few hundred dollars down rather than waiting until spring to pay cash. Full terms are on our rent-to-own page.

Get It Under Cover Before the Weather Turns

Free quotes, honest lead times, and a straight answer about whether we can get it to you in time. No pressure either way.

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