Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category

Florida Has Trouble Over Anchor Problems

One of the most important features of any portable structure is the support that holds carports, garages and even mobile homes down when rough weather threatens to take them for a ride. Imagine if a huge blizzard came through your town and brought large gusts of wind along with it. You would be concerned about [...]

Portable Buildings Being Used For Tourism

One of the major upsides to utilizing portable buildings is the adaptability of such a structure. For instance, portable garages don’t necessarily need to be used as a garage at all. Keep the cars outside and put extra items from your home you have no room for in the portable building. Furthermore, some people have [...]

Police Station Uses Carports for Protection

This blog has covered a lot of stories about carports and how they can affect your life. As you know, having a carport comes with a number of restrictions and rules, depending on where you live. You may need to set up your carport in a specific area due to your local laws. Carports may [...]

Students Using Portable Shelters to Raise Awareness

Using portable structures like carports, canopies, greenhouses, etc. is useful beyond your own personal storage or adding space to your property for valuables. Some students in Morrisville, NY, are using handmade portable shelters as a way to observe a national awareness week for homelessness. According to the Madison County New York News, events regarding the [...]

Developers Seeking Plastic for More Solar Canopy Development

The advent of solar canopies around the world has been a topic I have covered at length in this blog, especially since green technology has become a major component of monetary savings. Many companies are looking to solar panels as a major way of using renewable resources as a way to create energy for physical [...]

CA Officials Prepare for Disaster

The role of portable structures in the aftermath of any natural disaster is an important one, especially considering the amount of destruction that some areas go through when hit with hurricanes, tornadoes or earthquakes. Some areas of the world know the risks of these events more than others – the collapse of Haiti’s biggest cities [...]

Some Portable Building News

Over the last few weeks, there have been a myriad of stories about carports, those intrepid protectors of vehicles and other items on your property that need covering in harsh weather conditions. This could be because of colder weather rolling in, or simply because carports are at the center of portable storage news right now. [...]

Win a FREE Economy Shelter from Portable Garage Depot!

Who doesn’t love free stuff? Is there anyone out there who doesn’t want to get something for free? That person isn’t a lot of fun (or intelligent) and will be sorely missing out when contests arise online. One of the major areas where you can find a free contest is on Facebook or Twitter, the [...]

Portable Garage Depot Returns to the Big E

In two days, the Eastern States Exposition will begin once again, as it has since its first inception in 1917. More popularly known as the Big E, this agricultural trade fair is an extremely large tribute to the things that make New England great. With various fair areas representing Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode [...]

Solar Canopy Trees Shelter Cars from Sun

Although it seems like it might be over, the summer still has a few weeks to go. What does this mean for us? This indicates that there will probably be at least a few more hot days for us to deal with before the cool autumn air rolls in. Arguably, the worst part about these [...]