Do you remember the Rat Pack?
(No, not Demi Moore, Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez. They were part of the Brat Pack.)
I am talking about Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, not to mention
Sammy Davis, Jr. and his unforgettable rendition of those timeless
lyrics, “The Handy Man Can”.
Well, maybe Sammy was actually singing “The Candy Man Can”. But,
hey, it is the handy man that is the focus of Storage Shed Economics
101 and it is indeed the handy man that may be the key to helping
certain prospective customers decide whether they should buy a pre-
assembled storage shed or a do-it-yourself (“DIY”) storage shed kit.
Accordingly, the basic tenets of Storage Shed Economics 101 follow:
1. At the end of the day, no matter what the issue at hand, it all
comes down to time and labor.
(Why? You can either get your Phd. In Economics and wait 6
years to get the answer or just take our word for it.)
2. The cost of a pre-assembled storage shed is ALWAYS a
significant multiple of the cost of a DIY assembly kit for the
same model. By ALWAYS, mind you, we do in fact mean
ALWAYS.
(Why? The seller of a pre-assembled shed has to pay someone
to assemble the shed.)
3. A handy man may charge, depending upon where you live,
anywhere between $20/hr to $50/hr.
(Why? See the economic theorem postulated by Paul
Samuelson, the so called Father of Modern Economics, and
the market forces related to supply and demand.)
4. Certain prospective customers for storage sheds want both DIY
kit prices AND a pre-assembled shed.
(Why? Because.)
5. Such a prospective customer should strongly consider hiring the
services of a handy man to assemble a DIY storage shed kit that
they can purchase from Storage Sheds Outlet. Far more often
than not (and we are tempted to use the ALWAYS qualifier
again), the combined price of a DIY storage shed kit plus the
costs of engaging a handy man will be quite a bit less than the
purchase price for a pre-assembled storage shed.
(Why? Amongst the many factors that come to bear here, the
lower overhead rates for an e-retailer such as Storage Sheds
Outlet permit lower pricing for the product itself.)
6. Prospective customers that are considering the cost/benefit
analysis associated with having a handy man assemble a DIY
storage shed kit can perform the following Storage Shed
Economics 101 pricing computation.
(for illustrative purposes, we have employed this pricing
computation based on the following facts and assumptions)
Facts and Assumptions
Type of storage shed: Williamsburg Colonial Wood
Garden Shed Kit - 8 x 8
Storage Sheds Outlet price: $2,159.95
Assumed handy man hourly rate: $30/hr
Assumed hours needed by handy man: 7 hours
Computation
Cost of Storage Sheds Outlet DIY shed: $2,159.95
Handy man hourly rate: $30/hr
Handy man hours to assemble storage shed: 7
Total cost of handy man $ 210.00
Total cost of Storage Sheds Outlet DIY shed: $2,369.95
Compare this illustrative price of $2,369.95 to the cost of buying a pre-assembled storage shed. Don’t forget to add-in any other costs such as shipping (Storage Sheds Outlet, by the way, does not charge for shipping) that may impact this pricing computation. We are very confident that using a handy man to assemble your DIY storage shed kit will be considerably less expensive than buying a pre-assembled storage shed.
For those that want to save money on the purchase of a storage shed and forego the assembly process, “The Handy Man Can”.
Click here for information about the Williamsburg Colonial
Wood Garden Shed Kit, the product used for our pricing computation.
(please note that handy man hourly or “by project” rates may vary significantly based on geographic location – check the pricing in your locale before performing the foregoing computations)
(please note that the hours required to assemble a shed vary significantly depending upon the experience of the handy man and the specifications of the storage shed being assembled)