How Steel Buildings Are Made

Steel buildings are becoming more and more commonly used as storage buildings, garages, barns, small sales offices and more. Knowing how steel buildings are built will make it easier to recognize the options that you have when you choose to have a metal building erected.

Placing an order is the initial step in the process of creating a steel building. The manufacturer won’t begin constructing a building before that because metal building is designed specifically for the customer. The building codes and requirements of each customer’s area determine the details of the building. Your dealer will take the order for you and will pass on any special instructions to the manufacturer for your steel building.

Every component of a steel building is made right at the factory. There are no cookie-cutter parts that are ready and waiting to be packed and shipped.  Instead, each part is custom made just for the steel building on order.  This guarantees an exact fit for all of the steel building parts.

When the manufacturer receives an order, a representative in the order entry department will be assigned to it.  Their job is to make sure that all design codes and engineering specifications are met.  They’ll also input the necessary information into project scheduling software so that the process can begin.  This will ensure that the creation of the steel building is completed in the most effective and efficient way possible.  All of this works to ensure that you won’t pay too much or have to wait too long for the completion of the building.

After that, an engineer who is certified and knowledgeable in design code for the state where the building will be erected in will go over building drawings and check again to ensure the accuracy of the building design.  They’ll also make sure that it is up to code standards for steel buildings in that state. When that's finished, the company will create a set of permit drawings. You’ll need those to get the permits to have your steel building built.

After all that, the  process of making the parts for your metal building will start with the input of all the specifications into the computer that controls the machines.  Every part of the steel building will be made on a different assembly line in the manufacturing factory, with the parts traveling along a well-oiled assembly line process that starts with the base metal and ends when each part is worked into the whole.  In the process, every part is made to an exact specification down to the most minute detail.

Once the parts of the steel building are all made, the staging department, who is there to make sure your order is exactly what you requested, will check and account for all of the parts, and pack it all up to finally be shipped to the building site. After one last check, your steel building will finally be on its way to you.