Sand, Salt and Coastal Air
Why Cheap Sheds Don't Last on the Grand
Strand
Horry County sits in USDA Zone 9a. Summers are long and humid. Winters are short but not
harmless, and the swing from one to the other stresses cheap materials hard.
Salt air is the bigger problem. It corrodes galvanized metal in a single season. Box-store sheds
with thin-gauge panels develop rust holes before the warranty runs out. Untreated wood swells
with moisture, then cracks when the sun bakes it dry. Mold takes hold in anything without
ventilation.
Our buildings use LP SmartSide siding, which is engineered to resist moisture, hail, termites and
decay. Huber PerformMAX flooring handles heavy loads without swelling. The 40-year metal
roof sheds water and takes the UV punishment that coastal sun dishes out daily. Every Premium
building also carries a stamped engineer print certifying 150 mph wind speeds, with the
anchoring schedule built in.
We set every building on concrete block piers. Sandy soil is permeable. Water drains fast through
it, but the ground shifts when it does. Piers keep the shed level and elevated so air moves
underneath. Puddles drain away instead of wicking up into the floor.