Steel Buildings Aren’t Just For Business Anymore

Steel buildings have been popular for business and agricultural uses for many years. They’re used as factory buildings, warehouses and retail stores because they offer so many advantages: affordability, versatility and utility, for starters. Homeowners have been slower to warm up to steel buildings as solutions for cramped space and other needs, but over the past few years, metal buildings have moved into the residential market as well. These are just a few of the uses that people make of steel buildings on their residential properties.

Garages

Tired of parking your car on the street or in the driveway? Is it time to expand your garage because it’s not big enough for your truck or SUV? Steel garages are among the most popular types of steel buildings erected in the U.S. Metal carports and metal garages are affordable and can be erected quickly, making it an easy way to add a garage or upgrade your existing one.

Storage

Stuff. Somehow, homeowners accumulate more stuff as the years go on – and sometimes, it’s just not practical to sell it or throw it away. There’s the bedroom furniture you’re saving until your son gets his first apartment, the winter drapes and the summer patio furniture that all has to go somewhere. Why put up with the inconvenience and ongoing expense of renting a storage building when steel buildings are so affordable and versatile?

In-law Apartments

Whether it’s mom wanting to be close to the grandchildren or kids returning to the nest, more and more families are finding that they need extra living space – preferably detached from the house and offering privacy. Steel buildings are an affordable alternative to building an addition onto your home, and provide as much privacy as a separate home. A metal frame building is surprisingly affordable, quick to erect and can be built to suit any codes required by your town or state.

Home Offices

The trend toward decentralized offices has allowed more and more working people to do their work at home. A steel building is the ideal solution to keeping work and home life separate when you do both in the same place. A separate home office also makes it easier to deduct expenses on your taxes as long as you only use it for work.

Whatever type of expansion you’re considering, be sure to consider the advantages of steel buildings for your needs. Affordable, easy to build and versatile, a steel building could be exactly what you need.