Business Edge News Magazine
By BE Ad Features - Published: 02/13/2003 - Vol. 3, No. 7
There’s no cutting corners with this team of experienced pros
At CarShacks Garage Builders, they have a unique perspective on garages.
For the thriving Calgary based business, a garage is not exactly a garage. It’s more like a house.
“It’s a building like a house except it doesn’t have carpet, a kitchen and a bathroom. I often tell people that the care and quality we put into our garages make them more like a house for your car than a garden shed with an overhead door.
“When CarShacks builds a garage, it’s like building a house. We use only professionals - framers do framing, siders do siding, roofers do roofing, electricians do electrical and so on.”
An uncommon appreciation for garages goes a long way to explaining why business at CarShacks has been going through the roof, so to speak.
CarShacks doesn’t just show up in your back yard with a hammer and nails. The CarShacks toolbox is also equipped with modern day tools such as a computer and a printer. “We try to give people all the information possible so, when we do a quote on a garage, we carry a personal computer and printer and give them a printout so they can make an informed decision based on a detailed report of the costs.”
“Some people think that companies that build garages are run out of a basement: you buy a package, they throw a few people together and they come build. Well, that may happen at other companies, but it ’s just not the way it works at CarShacks - we provide quality work and at a price that offers value for your money.”
This is not a company that is here today and gone tomorrow. CarShacks is in business for the long run and is growing every year.
CarShacks also prides itself on the fact that it does nothing but build garages.
“All we do is garages, nothing else. We take great pride in our work and, above all, when we’re done, it’s done right. Our garage will always look superior to the others on the block.”
To assure quality, CarShacks doesn’t cut corners. The company employs quality tradespeople and uses superior products. The finished product is backed by a five-year warranty.
“There’s one school of building where you save a dollar and cut down the specifications, but we focus on improving specifications.”
“We’ve never trimmed a dollar item for the sake of something that gives better value. We’ve never professed to be the cheapest, but we offer the best value by far. What we build has the best specifications available.”
Sections of the CarShacks garages are built offsite and then moved onsite. CarShacks custom crafts the walls and roof at its shop in southeast Calgary , using its own truss press.
“Our finished product may cost more here and there than garage packages available at lumber yards, but those packages don’t include necessary items like permits, power and concrete. We often hear from people who are having trouble with a material package they’ve purchased.”
CarShacks stresses the importance of an appealing garage in enhancing the resale value and desirability of a house.
“We’ll even try and match the garage and its roof with the house.”
Besides the actual building, CarShacks handles peripheral tasks such as permits, survey adjustments, and finishing installation.
Owing to CarShacks’ success in the Calgary market, the company is considering expanding its horizons into Red Deer and Edmonton. It is welcoming inquiries from prospective associates or entrepreneurs from those cities.