Alba Texas is a small town located between Mineola and Emory on highway 69 in East Texas. Like most of the towns in East Texas, Alba is, at it’s root, agricultural and rural in nature.

Alba is on the edge of Rains and Wood counties, and sits close to the Rains and Wood sides of Lake Fork.

Alba Texas is also the home of Ben’s Barns.

Ben’s Barns

Ben’s Barns serves the area around Rains county and it’s surrounding counties including Wood, Hopkins, Hunt, and Van Zandt, and cities and towns including Alba, Emory, Mineola, Lone Oak, Point, Canton, Edgewood, Sulphur Springs, Greenvile, and others along and adjacent to highway 69 and highway 19.

Ben’s Barns offers high quality buildings and great service at fair prices, and they have a rent to own program for those who choose to use this option for purchases.

Call: 903-269-8130 for more information.
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Delivery fees:

Do not make any mistake about it. You will pay a delivery fee when you buy a portable building to be delivered to your property! I don’t care how many times you hear or read the statement “Free Delivery”, it is simply not true! No one works for free. The trucks don’t run on air, and you will be charged for it. It will be figured into the cost of constructing the building, or in some other way, but you will be charged a delivery fee whether or not it is on the paperwork.

Storage Building Siding Materials

I heard this the other day: “Wood is better than metal as a siding, because it is heavier and will keep the building from blowing away.” The first time I heard that one, I could hardly contain my laughter! While the weight part may be true, using it as a rationale for wood over metal is almost laughable because metal siding has so many other advantages. Besides, if you plan to put anything into your building, the weight of the contents is enough to hold it in place, and if you live in a location where wind is a problem, you should consider securing the shed with anchors, no matter what material is used for siding.

Need to know where to buy storage buildings in East Texas?

We can answer that question, and many more! Some people call them storage buildings, some call them storage sheds, at other times they may be called tool sheds, storage barns, portable buildings, or even portable storage buildings or barns, or sheds. They may be best termed “portable utility buildings” because they can serve so many varied purposes. Whatever you choose to call these buildings, or whatever you choose to use them for, they can be very useful, and you can find a lot of useful information about them, and how to use and maintain them on this site.

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Reasons for buying a storage shed

There are lots of reasons to buy a storage shed, and I make no claim to having the definitive list, but here are a few that I hear on a regular basis:

• My garage is full, and my wife has had it!

• I have to stop paying rent for public storage!

• I need some home office space outside my home!

• I need a place to work with my hobby.

• I need a place for my kids to play wii.

• I need a place to hide from my mother in law.

• I need a place to exercise where no one can see me.

• I need to get the lawn and garden equipment put away and protected.

• I need a place to store the stuff in my closets so I can hang my coat.

• I have had it with American Idol, and need a place to put a TV to watch the big games.

• I need a hunting shack for the deer lease.

• I need a tool shed for my business.

Like I said, the list is not the final word. If you have other ideas you would like to share with others about why you are going to buy, or why you bought a storage building or storage shed, feel free to make a comment in the comment section, or email us and we will print it, if it is in the bounds of good judgment, and the law!

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Thinking Outside the Box | The Self Storage Rental Box

A lot of people are stuck inside the box! They have many of their most important worldly possessions stored away in a room connected to hundreds of other rooms in a long line of buildings miles from their homes, and they are paying someone a monthly fee for the right of doing so. When they remove their possessions, they will have nothing to show for all that money paid out in rental fees. That is a terrible waste!

It is time to start thinking outside the “self storage” box!

Save money and use the money that you would be spending on renting space, to actually buy a building that will be yours forever! Sure, you will still be spending money in the short term, but in the long run, you will be saving money, and you will own a place to store your goods.

Self storage rental is:

• Expensive. You keep paying for it, but you have nothing to show for it.

• Inconvenient. You have to drive to the location when you need to get your families photo album.

• Temporary. You only hav it as long as you pay the rent.

• Time consuming. You have drive time, sorting time, and return time.

• Inefficient. The cost of the fuel you use for trips back and forth can sometimes be as much as the rental itself.

Buying your own storage is:

• Inexpensive. Because you are paying for something that you will own rather than renting something that will never be yours.

• Convenient. You can store your important papers, furnishings, and memories, and step out the back door to get to them.

• Permanent. Once you buy, the building is yours, and you can use it forever, for whatever purpose you need.

• Time saving. You don’t have to wast your precious time in cross town traffic to get to your things.

• Efficient. Because you will not have to drive to your rented storage lot, you won’t waste any fuel getting there. It is cheaper when it comes to fuel, and causes less pollution.

For information on the best place to buy a portable storage building in your area, go to Where To Buy Storage Buildings In East Texas.

Read these related posts for more information:

• Public Storage or Private Storage?
• Mini Storage Maxi Cost | The Large Cost of Small Storage
• Storage Buildings For Home and Apartment Renters
• Thinking Outside the Box | The Self Storage Rental Box
• Self Storage East Texas | Why You Should Buy

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