Steel Buildings Save Time and Money

Storage and extra space – nearly every home or business can use more of both, but adding them can be an expensive and time-consuming proposition. When you choose steel buildings to expand your home or business, however, you’ll cut costs and decrease the amount of time it takes to get your new building up and in use.

Save Money Four Ways with Steel Buildings

When you choose a metal building for your storage or additional space needs, you’ll save money at least four ways.

Lower Purchase Cost

Because steel is a lower-cost material, your up-front purchase cost will be lower than if you purchased lumber and all the fittings needed to construct a wood-frame building. While a wood shed kit may seem to cost less, they usually only include the trusses, brackets and hardware for your building. Kits for steel buildings, by contrast, come complete with everything you need to put up your structure.

Lower Construction Cost

Your steel building will arrive ready to assemble. In most cases, you won’t need a dug

foundation, and in some areas with smaller buildings, the only foundation you’ll need is a pier foundation for the anchor bolts. Check with your local code office for specifics. Since the components of your building are pre-cut and pre-drilled, an experienced contractor can usually get the framework up and ready for occupancy in a day or two. Compare that to the weeks of work often required to build a wooden building.

Lower Maintenance Cost

Steel buildings require very little in the way of maintenance over the years. Most galvanized steel building components are powder-coated with weather and corrosion-resistant coatings, often in the color of your choice. The coating is often guaranteed for up to 20 years – that’s 20 years without having to sand, repaint or touch up. You’d repaint a wood shed or garage four or five times in that period, costing you thousands of dollars. In addition, you don’t have to worry about termites or other pest infestations – steel buildings aren’t terribly attractive to those.

Lower Disposal Cost

You can expect to get decades of use from your new steel building, but when and if you’re ready to move on to something different, you won’t have to pay a fortune to have it demolished. In fact, steel buildings can be disassembled as easily as they are assembled. The component parts can be sold for scrap or recycling, or you can sell the entire building to someone else who can reassemble it on his own property.

From start to finish, metal buildings save you both time and money. If you’re considering adding storage to your property or expanding the space available for your home, check out the many advantages offered by steel buildings.