| 79 More demand for sheds on lifestyle blocks Alpine Buildings NZ is taking the shed game to another level. Kelly Deeks Market-leading innovator Alpine Buildings NZ has brought its latest offering to Fieldays at Mystery Creek with a brand new shed display demonstrating the options available for incorporating architectural features into a lifestyle pole shed to help it align with the design of your home. Alpine Buildings NZ sales and marketing manager Brad Person says while the company has always been and will always be an agricultural supplier, more and more demand is coming in for high-end sheds on lifestyle blocks. “So we’ve come up with this range which includes features that make lifestyle sheds visually appealing and seamlessly integrated with a house design,” he says. “They can have steep pitches, wing walls, and eaves which look really good.” Alpine Buildings NZ has been widely known since the early 2000s as a national provider of specialist agricultural and farm buildings. From humble beginnings in the 1990s of building letterboxes in Timaru, Alpine Buildings NZ quickly grew and provided the first truly complete kitset shed on the market. With a focus on the client, a vision for providing smarter, faster, and better buildings, and a drive for innovative products, Alpine Buildings NZ is taking the shed game to another level again with the introduction of its architectural features for lifestyle sheds. Brad says modern homes have an average roof pitch of 20 to 40 degrees, compared to the traditional, cost-effective, and simple to engineer shed design of four to 15 degrees. “Including a steeper roof pitch is the ultimate way to make your shed a statement piece, providing a design that reflects the look of a modern home.” While it can be challenging for other shed designs to achieve a steeper pitch, Alpine Buildings NZ’s unique structural steel rafter system allows for greater design flexibility and makes a steeper roof pitch of 20 to 40 degrees easier to achieve. Instead of a metal roller door, a sectional door can be clad in different materials like corten steel, aluminium panels, glass panels, or cedar, so if a house design incorporates any of these elements, RURAL SERVICES » Alpine Buildings NZ Ltd sectional doors are an excellent way to accent them while making minimal structural changes. Overhangs and eaves can be added to the sides and gable ends of the shed, providing a standout feature to match a house. Cladding options can be limited for pole sheds with 5-rib and corrugated iron the most common for their cost-effectiveness and ease of installation. Other options require more fixing points, more framing material, more installation time, and ultimately more cost. Brad recommends using board and batten if iron cladding won’t work, as it is easier to install and more cost effective than some other cladding profiles like weatherboard. “These are just some of the steps you can take to elevate your shed aesthetics and coordinate your home and shed designs,” Brad says. “We are happy to talk you through the options and help you design a high quality, durable, practical shed that looks great and will be around for multiple generations to enjoy.” Freeman Roofing Timaru, fabricators of heavy-duty C section Purlins and Girts, roll formed, using NZ Steel GalvSteel® materials. Tested and approved by structural engineers for the New Zealand construction industry. Spanning further than timber equivalents, Purlins and Girts that are strong, durable, and run to your required lengths. Timaru | 03 688 7224 154 Meadows Road, Washdyke, Timaru timaru@freemanroofing.co.nz www.freemanroofing.co.nz AUTHORISED SUPPLIER
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