John C.
Run. Check out BBB ratings first.
Alans Factory Outlet are very nice folks and easy to contact. The problem is that once you place your order and pay your deposit they hand you off to Carolina Carports who in turn hire a contractor for the build. I really liked the on line shed design tool and even though I read bad reviews on Carolina Carports I ordered anyway because a friend had a good experience with them. It took every bit of 3 months before I received a call they they were coming out to build. Unfortunately I was in another state at the time but was assured this would not be a problem. Day one of the the build I received a call from the contractor who wanted to know where I wanted the doors and windows placed. He spoke very poor English so I also texted him images from my contract with Carolina Carports that showed where everything goes. I made it to the build site (after driving 750 miles) about 2 hours after the builder left. The doors and the windows were on the wrong sides of the shed! Getting hold of anyone from Carolina Carports was a nightmare. After many, many calls I finally got a hold of someone who promised to look into it and call back. After a week I began calling again. I was told that they will put me on a list to have the contractor come back out in a few months but in the meantime if I do any improvements (such as running electric) they will not touch the shed. They blamed the mistake on the contractor they hired and acted as though it was all my fault. I withheld full payment until they came to a solution. We ended up settling on $500 off the price or "they would send it to collections". To the contractors credit the building looks great but the door and windows locations are going to be a problem. I settled only because I needed to get my electric run as I had purchased the shed to house my camper when I visit family up north. If I had been on site I believe I wouldn't have had any problems with the build but I would never hire this company for anything again. Customer service is horrible! Alans Factory Outlet are fine but they are partnered with a poor company. Read BBB complaints before ordering your shed.



