Jeff Mega has an interesting hobby. He uses his lathe to transform blocks of wood into beautiful, real wood pens inside his Ulrich workshop shed. The wood starts out as a rectangular block. Jeff uses his tools to cut, bore,…
Gerald Gilks will tell you there’s a big difference between toy trains and model railroading. Toy trains are for kids, while model railroads are miniature reproductions of actual locomotives and specific geographic locations. Eight-nine year old Gerald is pretty serious…
Not many people have a boat in their backyard. They may have a boat parked on a trailer, or they may have a lakeside property with a boat tied to the dock. Larry and Rosie Witt, however, have a 31…
Sherry Lyall was driving through Illinois with her friend on a road trip when they discovered a quilt trail close by. Sherry hadn’t experienced a quilt trail before, so they decided to drive the quilt trail, and enjoyed spotting a…
In what was the largest single shed giveaway in Ulrich Barn Builders history, Matt Thompson hit the “Broad Side of a Barn” to win a $5000 voucher. Good for any Ulrich product, the voucher truly was as good as cash…
The small family farm has mostly disappeared from rural America. With automated machinery destroying most jobs, the country is now a nice place to live--but the city is where most of us work and do our shopping. Jeff and Kim…
John Mullenax owns Mullenax A/C and Heat in Tyler, Texas. He wanted a backyard lofted barn where he could keep supplies for his heating and air conditioning business. When it comes to shopping for a storage building, John is not…
Bobby and Rosemarie wanted to retire in the country -- without spending a fortune. Simple, right? Just get a mobile home. But the Proctors didn’t want a mobile home. Rosemarie had very specific ideas about the design and layout of…
It’s one of the fun parts of what we do—getting to see the many different uses our clients find for our buildings. In the rolling farmland of rural Waxahachie, thousands of acres of crops stretch out as far as you…
When Guy Reeves isn’t working, he likes to have fun! Guy does his working and playing in three week blocks. As you may have guessed, he works on an offshore drilling ship. When I asked Guy what he does when…