Top Uses for Steel Buildings

Steel buildings are among the most popular options for small residential additions – garages, storage buildings and the like. They’re also very popular with farmers as barns and for equipment storage. Those are just a few of the many popular uses for steel buildings. Here are some of the top uses of small metal buildings and DIY steel building kits.

Storage Building

Nearly any homeowner can use extra storage space, which is probably why this is the single most popular use for small-scale steel buildings. Metal building kits are especially popular for this for a number of reasons: affordability, appearance and ease of construction among them.

Garden Shed

Storing gardening equipment can tie up your garage space and make it impossible to park your car safely inside. Steel buildings are the ideal choice for storing lawn mowers, gas grills, leaf blowers and other lawn and garden equipment where it’s easily accessible but out of the way.

Pool House

If you own a pool, you know how much space your equipment and supplies can take up. A steel building is an attractive, affordable option to hold your pool vac, pool chemicals and all the pool toys your kids love to use. Even more importantly, keeping your pool chemicals in a safe, locked storage building can prevent accidents, especially if you have children around.

Garages

Somewhat larger than most DIY steel building kits, garage building kits rank almost as highly as storage building in popularity with homeowners. They’re easy to erect, affordable and come in colors and styles that look good in just about any neighborhood or community.

Barns and Agricultural Storage

One of the original uses for Quonset buildings was agricultural storage and equipment storage. The old Army surplus buildings spread across the countryside after World War II – and many are still standing today. Quonset buildings are still a popular option for use as agricultural storage because they provide enough unencumbered interior space to make it easy for farm equipment to maneuver around.

Workshops

Free-standing workshops are an affordable luxury for woodworkers, potters, jewelers, photographers and many other crafters. A steel building provides all the space you need to house hobby equipment and gives you a place to work where you won’t disturb – or be disturbed by – the family.

Larger steel buildings may be used as boat houses, airplane hangars, garages for RVs and SUVs and even retail stores. Whatever use they have, they provide advantages and benefits you won’t get from buildings constructed of other materials.