Five Ways Steel Buildings Save You Money

One of the most attractive things about steel buildings is their economical footprint. They’re the ideal choice for anyone who needs a structure for just about any reason. Steel buildings make great storage sheds, garages, home workshops and offices, small factory buildings, warehouses – you name it, and there’s a steel building configuration that works beautifully for it. Even better, steel buildings serve all of those purposes at less cost than any other type of structure, not just at first, but throughout their useful lives.

Steel Buildings Cost Less to Buy

Steel is among the least expensive construction materials available. It costs less than wood frame construction or concrete. If you’re looking at building kits, you might be misled into thinking that wood building kits are less expensive, but once you add in the cost of the wood – which most shed kits don’t include – your steel building kits are considerably less expensive.

You Save on the Foundation

While it’s less important in smaller buildings, larger wood-frame buildings like garages require a foundation to be put up safely. Most residential size steel buildings require nothing more than a poured concrete foundation, and many metal buildings put up for agricultural use don’t even require a concrete floor – just concrete piers to anchor the building securely to the ground. You can save hundreds and even thousands of dollars on the cost of having a foundation prepared for your steel building.

Save on Contractor Costs with Steel Buildings

Many metal buildings are designed for easy DIY construction – you don’t need to pay a contractor at all. For larger buildings, or for those without a DIY bone in their bodies, steel buildings arrive on your site ready to assemble. There’s no cutting, sawing or drilling involved – it’s like putting together a life-size erector kit. Because so much of the work is done in advance of the steel building arriving, you pay the contractors for much less time – small buildings can go up in a day rather than the several required for a wood-frame building. Count the savings yourself.

Maintenance Costs Are Negligible

Your wood shed or garage will need to be scraped, painted, stained and treated with all sorts of insect and pest repellents every couple of years. Steel buildings require none of that – the only maintenance that most metal buildings require is a good hose-down with a pressure washer every year or so. In general, steel buildings are also easier to heat and cool because they’re weather-tight and don’t transfer heat as easily as other construction materials.

Insurance Costs Are Less

Because steel buildings are fire resistant, corrosion resistant and pest resistant, they’re far less prone to the typical disasters that cost insurance companies big money. Add in the fact that most steel buildings are designed to be structurally safe in hurricane force winds and high snows, and you can see why insurance companies often offer lower premiums to insure metal buildings than buildings made of other materials.

Steel buildings save you money up front, and continue to save you money throughout their lives. Why would you choose any other material if money is important?