For the Farm, Steel Buildings Offer Many Advantages

Steel buildings on farm property are nothing new, but new technology makes them completely modern. Nearly 40 years ago, many farms stored grain and equipment in metal Quonset huts as the norm.  Steel Quonset huts are just one of the many types of steel buildings available to today’s farmers.

Agricultural concerns have used metal buildings for decades for equipment storage, farm sheds, workshops and more. They were relatively easy to erect, and the steel construction became the wall structure, the roof structure and the outer walls of the building, cutting down on a lot of unnecessary construction and materials costs. Many of today’s agricultural steel buildings are based on the same metal hoop construction that made Quonset buildings so popular in the American Midwest and Northwest.

Scalability

Pre-fab and pre-engineered steel buildings offer the advantage of scalability. Depending on your needs, you can purchase and erect steel buildings in sizes applicable for uses from simple garden sheds to huge structures spanning up to 300 feet.

Style

Rounded Quonset huts aren’t your only option for style. New technologies and style sensibilities have introduced straight sides of varying heights coupled with rounded dome roofs or clever hybrids with rounded gambrel roofs that fit into a classic farmhouse setting. New technologies have also introduced color options so you’re no longer stuck with a steel-gray building that rusts and weathers. Most vendors of pre-fab steel building kits offer them in a range of powder-coated colors that withstand weathering without rusting or corroding, which is an ideal option for coastal towns where salt is a pervasive problem.

Metal Wall Panel Construction

Among the latest advances in steel building construction, metal wall panels simplify the construction process even further. The wall panels for your metal building are cut to size and pre-assembled so that you or your construction crew simply puts up the trusses and frame, then lifts the steel wall and bolts it into place.

Steel buildings outlast farm buildings made of other materials. They’re fire-resistant, which makes them safer for storage or for use as a barn or garage, and often leads to lower insurance costs. If you’re considering replacing an older building on your property or building a new one for any use, consult an expert vendor of steel buildings to see if there’s an option that will save you money, time and work.