Amish Sheds

Amish Shed

To know more about Amish sheds, you will need to know something about the Amish community. The Amish community originated from Pennsylvania. Their community is characterized by very strict religious beliefs that condone the use of most modern day conveniences and inventions such as electricity, communications, Internet, automobiles and so on.

Apart from their offbeat beliefs, the Amish community is also very well known for their unique craftsmanship. This is where Amish sheds come into the picture. The Amish make these Amish sheds without the use of power tools and the sheds can be used just like a Gazebo in a garden. The specialty about Amish sheds is that they are built in such a manner that they can be moved around quite easily. Generally, Amish sheds retail for a lot more than readymade sheds made by mass produced companies. They have surprisingly good demand as people are willing to pay higher prices for Amish sheds that are more eco friendly. Some prefer Amish sheds simply because almost any Amish piece of furniture is completely handmade and of very good build quality.

There are some build elements to the Amish shed that make it superior in quality to the sheds found in the general market. For example, one will never be able to find any particle boards in a shed made by the Amish community as only real wood is used in the entire construction. The Amish also suggest that each piece of wood used in a shed is actually hand selected before being processed to become a part of a shed.

Amish sheds also sell for exorbitant prices as the supply is rather small.

The Amish community is generally very selective about whom they sell to and this has created a very selective supply chain which has in turn resulted in a very high price for Amish sheds in general. Even the small Amish shed retail for as much as $1,000 while the bigger ones can go for a lot more. When buying Amish sheds, customers will typically be given the option of customizing their shed. For example, they can choose the design that they want and also decide on what type of wood will be used to build Amish sheds.

There has been a lot of controversy about the Amish and their sheds as some people have described their peculiar habits as an excuse to demand high prices for their hand crafted products. There have also been accusations that the Amish indeed use electricity although they derive their electricity from generators and not the grid from the power companies that is used by every other person in America. Some have even accused their selective selling techniques as an eye wash to manipulate customers into thinking that their products are extra ordinary when they are comparable with any mass produced shed, especially when the difference in price is factored in.


Another contradictory aspect to Amish sheds is that many of their products are sold online on the Internet.

Since Internet is something that is condoned by their religion, it is difficult for some people to understand why their products need to be sold through Internet based platforms.