In 1972 Bennie Byler began selling sheds as Byler’s Storage Buildings in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. At that time, there were no other shed manufacturers in the state of Virginia, and the only backyard storage alternative were little tin sheds available from Sears and Montgomery Ward. As a home builder, Bennie Byler realized the need for quality storage alternatives, and began testing the market with some sheds that he bought from a manufacturer in Indiana. He set a few sheds beside the road in front of his house, and when it became apparent that there was a good market for these sturdy little buildings, began building them himself in a friend’s chicken house. The staple product was the “little red barn” storage shed, which is so much a part of our company history that we have incorporated this icon into our logo.