Saturday, July 16, 2011

Invest in Quality When Choosing Steel Buildings

Steel buildings are available in many different styles, sizes and colors. High-quality steel building kits are designed and fabricated with the utmost attention to detail to ensure that there’s no waste or extra weight in the structure. This not only cuts down on shipping costs and materials cost, it also ensures that your entire building fits together perfectly, making it weather-tight, energy-efficient and easy to build.

When you choose a steel building for your project, whether it’s commercial or residential, you’re making an investment in quality. The building you erect will outlast nearly any other kind of construction. Steel is stronger, is less susceptible to damage, is fire-resistant and resists corrosion. Steel buildings can be designed to withstand all types of severe weather, including hurricanes, and can be built to conform to the most stringent codes in earthquake prone areas.

In addition, most metal building kits are reasonably priced and easy to assemble. If you’re reasonably handy, you can probably assemble a steel building yourself with the help of a few friends. More complex buildings may require the help of a professional contractor, but even then, the cost savings can be considerable. In most cases, arch-construction steel buildings don’t need a dug foundation, and, because they’re delivered ready-to-assemble, take far less time to erect than wood-frame structures.

Once upon a time, steel buildings were used as airplane hangars and storage buildings, but modern technologies and design choices have opened the field to many other types and styles of metal structures. These days, it’s not unusual for steel buildings to house workshops, retail stores and office buildings, as well as home offices, garden houses and storage areas.

Most manufacturers provide a 20 to 30 year warranty on their buildings as a whole, with parts of the structure guaranteed for more or fewer years. For example, some of the most energy efficient roofs may be guaranteed for up to 50 years. The guarantees are completely within reason – it’s not unusual even now to see World War II era Quonset huts – the base model for many of today’s most popular steel buildings – still in use as storage sheds, garages, barns and shops.

If you’re looking for the ideal solution to protect your car or boat, a shop for your farm or craft goods, a storage shed or garden shed or any one of a multitude of needs, consider the range of steel buildings available on the market today. They’re guaranteed to meet or exceed your needs and your standards.


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