| Building kits are an easy way to construct a new | | | | to the floor and then again up at eave. |
| building for most any need. They have always | | | | Take away the exterior panels on other buildings, and |
| enjoyed popularity for industrial purposes, and | | | | you'll find there's nothing there - no support, no |
| governmental purposes. But these kits are seeing a | | | | stability! This is why you would hear about those |
| rise in popularity with homeowners too. | | | | "heavy duty" 26 gauge panels. Those buildings need |
| A quality-built steel building kit provides an easy to | | | | them! While this might have been appropriate for a |
| assemble building at a very competitive price and | | | | large structure such as a horse arena, a warehouse, |
| with a long life span to boot. Steel building kits are | | | | or the like, this construction method was not |
| offered in various colors and sizes in order to satisfy | | | | appropriate for ma and pa homeowner trying to put |
| the specifications of the customers – both | | | | this together on weekends. |
| residential and commercial. | | | | For smaller buildings, most people should consider the |
| The steel building kit provides strength and structural | | | | stand-alone frame buildings. The frame systems on |
| integrity. There are many types of steel buildings | | | | these steel building kits are "stand alone". This means |
| available, but one of the most popular for residential | | | | the loads are evenly distributed throughout the frame |
| and smaller commercial applications is the type with a | | | | system. You can even apply siding that’s not |
| stand-alone frame. Residential (do-it-yourself) builders | | | | metal – just like you would on a traditional |
| seem to prefer the frame kits that consist of metal | | | | building frame. |
| studs. The frame is built just like a traditional wood | | | | What does this mean to you? |
| frame studded building. You can see an example of | | | | • It means you won't be dealing with large |
| this at | | | | I-Beams that require forklifts or cranes. |
| Depending upon the size of the building, you can get | | | | Our heaviest single component weighs 28.65 pounds! |
| these studs in 2” x 3” or 2” x | | | | • It means your end walls will not have those |
| 4”. This type of frame system is much easier | | | | frustrating "cross-tied cable ends" that never adjust |
| to install for most people than is an I-beam and cable | | | | properly. This type of building won’t be |
| structure. | | | | "wired" together! |
| In the past, you would find that most steel buildings | | | | • It means you'll save money on your |
| were assembled by attaching purlins and girts to a | | | | concrete/foundation because you won't need |
| rigid I-Beam. This heavy I-Beam bears almost the | | | | massive 3' x 3' footings to support those isolated |
| entire load stress of the building. That's why it has to | | | | areas of load stress. |
| be so big and heavy, requiring a forklift or crane to | | | | • It means that you can use most any |
| assemble. Using this method, the exterior panels are | | | | exterior material you want on the outside of your |
| most definitely a part of the structural consideration. | | | | building: wood, stucco, brick, stone etc. You can have |
| With a building that's up to 12.5 feet in height or | | | | your building match your house, landscape or most |
| shorter, those exterior wall panels are usually | | | | anything else you want! |
| attached to only a channel running next to and parallel | | | | |