What Are The Different Types of Steel Buildings?

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Whenever the term “steel building” is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is a garage or a storage shed. However, there is so much more to steel buildings than that.

Can steel buildings be customized?

Steel structures can be used to create almost any shape or form and can be used in many applications. However, that is not the only reason for their popularity. Steel buildings are extremely durable, low-maintenance, affordable and quick to build.

Here are a few different types of metal buildings that are built today:

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Agricultural Storage Metal Buildings

In the 1940s, farmers started giving up timber for steel and metal to build storage solutions. These types of buildings have now become extremely popular.

They are commonly referred to as agricultural steel buildings and cater to storage and maintenance needs on an agricultural farm, particularly for livestock.

Protecting your livestock, materials and agricultural equipment is a critical priority. Metal storage buildings are an economical and safe investment, perfect for farm equipment storage. Unlike other building materials, building with steel ensures durability for many years to come.

Unlike other building materials, building with steel ensures durability for many years to come.

Airplane Hangar Metal Buildings

Steel structures provide a cost-effective and sustainable solution for building airplane hangars.

Since airplane hangars are spread across a vast area, pre-fabricated steel structures can be used to build airplane hangars quickly and without much significant construction.

When it comes to protecting aircraft, metal buildings are the best way to secure and maintain investments. It’s important to consider factors such as fire suppression, energy efficiency, ventilation, crane systems and even offices into your preliminary hangar designs. Steel buildings allow you the flexibility to customize your Aviation hangars to your needs.

 

 

Industrial Facility Metal Buildings

Businesses are always looking for ways to cut down their expenses, which is why steel structures are the best option for building industrial facilities. A large-scale industrial complex can be built in relatively quick time, allowing a business uninterrupted productivity, while also cutting down the labor and material cost.

Industrial Prefabricated Building. 112x112 Industrial Warehouse located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.Another advantage of steel structures is that they are low-maintenance, which allows the business to save thousands of dollars in maintenance cost over the life of the building.

Whether you need to build a brewery, production plant, or factory; the available solutions for industrial steel buildings adapt to the operational requirements within any industry.

Steel buildings should be designed with your needs in mind, integrating as many distinctive features as necessary. Insulated panels, firewalls, noise control systems, galvanized frames, cold storage and crane systems are a few of the many options offered for Industrial Metal Buildings.

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Garage or Workshop Metal Buildings

Metal garages are quite popular throughout the US, including all urban and rural areas. Metal buildings provide a much-needed, secure and safe storage solution for vehicles and other items.

Are they low maintenance?

Yes, Workshop buildings are something that many homeowners wouldn’t usually maintain on a day to day basis, and since steel structures are strictly low-maintenance, they make the perfect material for a garage.

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Are they green buildings?

Large-scale and personal usage workshops can all be built with steel structures for sustainability, energy-efficiency and environmental friendliness.

Steel workshops are again low-maintenance, which provides long-term relief to the property owners.

Steel workshop buildings are pre-cut, pre-drilled, and ready for quick and efficient assembly. Whether you are looking to build an auto repair shop, or just need some extra room for storage steel buildings are a great durable, ready-to-assemble building kit option. These steel building kits are perfectly suited for auto repair shop buildings, residential garages, or a backyard shed.

With large bay spacing, mezzanine options, bolted connections, multiple finishes and door systems, prefabricated steel workshops are designed to suit all of your needs.

Commercial Center Metal Buildings

Steel structures are being used extensively to build commercial facilities, such as retail shops, warehouses, office complexes and service centers.

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For a commercial building, the challenge is to unify all of your needs under one roof and It’s important to take this into account by designing functional, durable, appealing and easy to maintain steel frame buildings.

Taking a personalized approach to the commercial steel building design gives you complete control of floor plans and styling.

From a winery to an office and storage building, each prefabricated commercial metal building is engineered to your needs.

Can they be customized?

The following common finishes and customization can be considered in the preliminary building design: Stucco, Eifs, Glass Front, Masonry, Brick, and Concrete Block. Remember, It’s important to coordinate the weight and application of these finishes in the ear;y stages, to be accounted for in the building’s load calculations.

Residential Metal Buildings

Steel structures are not as common for residential buildings, but there are many people who prefer using steel over conventional construction materials to cut down on their construction costs, construction timelines, and simply own a more contemporary home design.

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