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The Ultimate Steel Building Guide – 2024 Edition
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what is a steel building?
Made of standardized components engineered to meet specific criteria and building codes, our building kits consist of a steel framework of beams and columns that are connected using welded or bolted connections.
- Bay Spacing: The intervals between rigid frames
- Sidewall: Exterior wall perpendicular to steel building frames
- Rigid Frame: Structural frame with moment connections
- Wall Girt: Horizontal member supporting paneling
- Eave Height: Vertical dimensions from floor to eave
- End Wall: Exterior wall parallel to interior rigid frame
common building types
AG WORKSHOP
Hay Storage
Seed Processing
TOY GARAGE
commercial offices
truck/auto shop
Manufacturing
arena
Why Choose a steel building?
Benefits of Steel
One of the most popular materials used in construction today, steel plays a vital role in controlling construction costs while helping the industry achieve its sustainability goals. Steel offers a number of unique benefits and significant advantages over many other construction materials!
Versatility
Steel buildings can work for just about any situation and they always create a pleasing, sleek space to work in.
Rapid Construction
Offsite fabrication means you can enjoy a quiet construction site and a rapid, efficient assembly without the dust and pollution of other job sites.
Lasts a Lifetime
Unlike wood and other materials, steel lasts a lifetime, requires little maintenance, and is extremely resistant to corrosion.