Collection: Alpine Structures

Alpine Structures EZ-fit Sheds, Greenhouses, and Chicken Coops

The mower has been under a tarp since April, two bikes lean against the fence, bags of potting soil pile up in the driveway. That is the week people start shopping for a backyard building. Alpine Structures answers it with the EZ-fit line: ready-to-assemble wood kits with the framing already engineered — the Craftsman, Homestead and Woodsman sheds, the Garden Greenhouse, and the EZ-fit Chicken Coops.

The Sheds: Craftsman, Homestead, Woodsman

All three arrive the same way: panelized wall sections with horizontal nailers and 24" on-center studs, plus rafters, roof sheathing, pre-hung doors, trim, hardware and fasteners in the crate. Each carries a 5-year manufacturer's warranty; none includes a floor kit. Within a model, footprint is the only variable, and it drives the price in the grid above.

The Craftsman is the simplest of the three, built for storage and nothing else: a 60" triple-layer double door wide enough for a mower, one 24"x36" window, 6'6" sidewalls in every size, 8'x8' up to 10'x20'. The Homestead covers that same span and spends its detail on the face the neighbors see — a 30"x36" double window with "Z" shutters, 6" decorative hinges, a 12" roof overhang, 6" fascia trim. Neither ships with shingles; they weigh enough that buying locally usually costs less than freighting them.

The Woodsman, 8'x8' up to 10'x16', is closer to a small building than a storage box: a 10'x6' front porch on every size, 7' sidewalls, a 6" treated deck on timber-frame posts, 52" double doors plus a 30" single door, two 24"x36" windows, and a 4' loft — two lofts once the building runs over 10' long. Thirty-year dimensional shingles are included.

Light, Air, and a Longer Season

The EZ-Fit Garden Greenhouse comes in six sizes, 8'x8' to 10'x16', with more 18"x47" single-pane windows as the footprint grows. An 8mm corrugated polycarbonate roof drops light straight onto the 24"-deep molded shelving included in the kit. Two air vents and a 30" single dutch door with double transom windows handle a still August afternoon: open the top half, leave the bottom shut. Sidewalls are 6'6", the warranty is 5 years, and there is no floor kit — settle the gravel or slab first.

Coops Sized to the Flock

Pick by flock, not footprint: the 3'x4' suits 6 to 8 chickens, the 4'x6' 12 to 14, the 5'x8' 18 to 22, with sidewalls, windows and door growing at each step. Each includes an egg collection box, an inside roost, a chicken door and ramp, predator-resistant wire mesh, a man door, glass windows, a 3/4" Pro Struct floor kit and 25-year 3-tab shingles. The chicken door is on a string running to the man door, so you can open up on a cold morning without stepping inside. Coops ship partially assembled, the nesting box built but unattached, screws included. Zinc-galvanized EZ-Skid Runners, sized to each coop, hitch to a garden tractor and pull it onto fresh grass.

Finish, Add-ons, and Freight

Sheds, greenhouse and coops are built in the U.S.A. The sheds and greenhouse are clad in SmartSide: engineered wood with the look of traditional lumber, resistant to termites and fungal decay, under a 50-year limited warranty. It arrives primed, never painted — tan primer on the shed kits — so the topcoat is your call. Coops come in that same primed SmartSide, or in unfinished bare wood barn siding.

Order accessories with the building: a rooftop cupola, a rooster, eagle or horse weathervane for it, transom windows above the 60" double doors, a door ramp with a diamond-plate threshold, an extra 24"x36" or 30"x36" window with shutters, and vinyl flower boxes with holders. None of it can be ordered later.

Delivery is palletized freight: the carrier calls ahead to schedule and unloads at the curb, not up the driveway; two people must be there to open the crate and carry parts. Islands, the Florida Keys and remote addresses can cost extra, so ask for a quote first.