Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings Offer Strength, Beauty and a Lot More

You know what steel buildings look like, don’t you? Most people associate the term steel buildings with boxy, ungainly factory and warehouse buildings, often made of ridged or corrugated steel. They’re not just unattractive. Most people consider them downright ugly. Those people might be surprised to learn that many of the garages in their neighborhoods – garages that look just like any other garage – are actually pre-engineered steel buildings. These days, thanks to high-tech advances, steel buildings are not only durable, strong and lightweight, many of them are as much a treat for the eyes as they are for the pocketbook. If you’re considering putting up a new building for just about any purpose, be sure to take a look at the many advantages you’ll get if you decide to build with steel.

Affordability

Steel is one of the most affordable building materials available, and steel buildings tend to cost less per square foot than wood or masonry structures. If you go beyond the actual construction costs, however, you’ll find that steel buildings are even more affordable than you thought originally. Over the years, the total cost of ownership for a steel building is far lower than the cost of owning and maintaining wood and stone buildings.

Strength

Pound for pound, steel is stronger than nearly any other building material, particularly the most common ones, wood and stone. While you and I may not think of steel as being particularly lightweight, when you consider the weight needed to build a wood-frame or stone building of comparable size and strength, steel is practically featherweight. A properly engineered steel building can easily withstand loads that would crush a wooden building or fall through a shingled roof.

Low Maintenance

Forget about termite treatments. Termites aren’t terribly interested in steel buildings. Neither is mildew or mold. Squirrels, mice and chipmunks can’t chew on the beams to get material for nesting, so you’ll have much less of a problem with wildlife deciding that your new warehouse is a awesome home. In addition to that, you won’t have to repaint most steel buildings for 20 or so years. The only real maintenance you’ll need to do is washing down the exterior a couple of times a year.

Appearance

Today’s steel buildings are available in a wide variety of attractive styles – but that’s just a start. In fact, you can step well outside the traditional shapes and styles to create a metal building that’s completely customized to your own tastes. Why settle for a traditional building when you can design a steel building that will suit your needs – and your tastes – perfectly?