Steel Buildings as an Option for Farm Stands and Stores

A small farm stand can be a valuable addition to your income during the harvest season and beyond, but constructing a farm stand or a store can be expensive. One way to beat the expense is to turn to one of the many models of steel buildings as your base. There are some excellent reasons for choosing a metal building for your farm stand or store, from economy to versatility. If you’re considering building a new farm store or expanding an existing farm stand, these are just a few of the advantages of choosing a steel building.

Steel Buildings Are Versatile

Because there’s no need for interior support posts, you’ll have the entire interior space to lay out your store in the configuration you want. That makes it considerably easier for you to build or choose freezers, coolers, racks and counters without having to fit them in between steel columns. Likewise, you can easily rearrange your stand for more efficiency without having to worry about load-bearing walls or columns.

Steel Building Options Are Endless

Steel buildings come in many sizes. Depending on the model of metal building you choose, your original store may be anywhere from 12 to 100 feet wide, and can be as long as you want to make it. If you later decide that you need more room, it’s very easy to add on to a metal building.

Lower Costs Throughout the Building Life

While the upfront purchase price of a steel building kit or a prefab building may seem higher than the costs for a wood-framed building kit, the costs are deceptive. Steel building kits include everything you need for construction except the footings and floor, while wood-frame building kits usually only include the connectors, fasteners and accessories. By the time you add in the cost of the lumber and of digging and laying a foundation, a wood-frame building costs considerably more. Your savings with a steel building continue after your building is constructed. Steel buildings are cheaper to heat and require very little maintenance over the course of their lives, which can be as much as 50 years.

Attractive and Environment-Friendly

Most steel buildings are constructed entirely of 100 percent recycled steel, so you don’t use any more of the earth’s precious natural resources. They’re also completely recyclable, so your building won’t add to the trash stream when it’s no longer in use. In fact, if you choose to, you can disassemble your farm stand and reassemble it in another location. Try that with a wood-frame building!

If you’re weighing your options for a barn, farm stand or a store to sell fresh produce, eggs, milk or fruit from your farm, talk to a manufacturer of steel buildings to learn more about the advantages of metal building construction for your use.