Steel Buildings Inspire Creativity

Steel buildings are fast becoming the standard for industrial uses. They go up quickly, are less expensive than traditional constructions and are, in many cases, safer than buildings made of traditional building materials. If there’s a new store, storage facility, factory or office building going up in your town, chances are that they’re putting up steel buildings. With the many changes and advances in metal building technology, however, there’s a good chance you won’t even recognize the new construction as a typical steel buildings.

Thanks to those advances, steel and metal buildings are also a great solution for many home and small business construction projects. If you’re considering an addition to your home for storage, workshop or additional living space, these projects based on steel building construction may inspire you to think outside the box-shaped house mold.

Plant Nursery

Greenhouses aren’t always the best option for starting and growing plants in a Northern environment. Steel buildings are an alternative to the traditional wood-frame-with-plastic-sheeting construction for home greenhouses. Steel is sturdier – you won’t have to replace plastic sheets two or three times during the season, nor will you have to worry about mildew, mold and wood rot destroying the frame and infecting your plants. Insulate the building, set up grow lights on a timer and a drip irrigation system, and you’ll have the ideal setup to start seedlings or house a container vegetable garden through a cold winter.

Auto Shop

For the auto or motorcycle hobbyist, metal buildings provide the ideal solution for work space. You can get your hobby cars out of the garage and yard, and set up space where you can work on motors indoors. Steel garages are far more affordable than a traditional wood structure. Build one over a concrete floor, add electricity and outlets for power tools and storage shelves to hold your supplies, and you’ll always have somewhere to indulge yourself in your favorite automotive hobby.

Wood Shop

Get your power tools out of the basement where the noise and sawdust annoys the entire household. Just pick out an 8-by-10 foot space in your yard to set up a metal building, run electricity and lighting to it, and you’ll have your own custom wood shop where you can build and tinker to your heart’s content. With the many finishes and styles available, you can even erect steel buildings that perfectly match the style and color of your house so no one in the neighborhood will complain about the appearance.

Whether you need storage space, a home office or just a place to hang up your hobby tools and supplies, steel buildings are an unexpected and surprisingly affordable option. Before you invest a moment of time into digging a foundation for a traditional wood frame building, take a look at the advantages of choosing steel buildings for your intended purpose.