Saving Money with Steel Buildings

Steel buildings are strong, sturdy structures that stand up to almost anything. They’re an attractive option for extra space, storage or additional utility on your property. In the residential market, people choose steel buildings as garages, carports, storage buildings, home offices and more. Farmers have long chosen steel buildings when they need to replace barns, grain storage buildings and other agricultural buildings, and in the public sphere, steel buildings are often the ideal choice for recreational buildings, arenas, churches and even schools. One of the things that make steel buildings especially attractive for a wide variety of uses is their affordability. The fact is that you can save an awful lot of money when you choose a metal building for your project.
Affordable Materials
Steel has a long history as the most affordable building material in use. While prices vary, recycled steel is generally lower in price than wood or concrete. It’s even more attractive when you factor in environmental costs. Choosing steel for your project puts less stress on the environment in many ways.
Affordable Foundation
The savings don’t end with the raw materials. Because steel is so light in comparison to other types of construction, most steel buildings require very little in the way of a foundations. Garages, barns and other small structures often need no more than a poured cement slab with inset anchor bolts, and smaller buildings – storage buildings and utility buildings, for example – may be fine with pier footings.
Affordable Construction
You may not pay your contractor by the hour, but he pays his workers that way. The more hours they have to work, the more your building costs. Because steel buildings are pre-fabricated – that is, all the pieces are created off-site and shipped to the construction site – they go up far more quickly than any other type of construction. There’s no cutting and no drilling – you just have to more the pieces into place and bolt them together. That reduces the size of the construction crew needed as well as the length of time you’ll have to pay them for, which substantially reduces the construction costs of your project.
Affordable Maintenance
Once your building is up, you won’t have to spend a fortune on keeping it structurally sound and looking good. Steel buildings are among the most low-maintenance of all types of construction. The components are powder-coated with color that is usually combined with a corrosion-resistant and fire retardant finish. You won’t have to repaint for 20 years or more because the paint won’t chip, rust or corrode. All you need to do is give it a good wash once or twice a year.
Steel buildings are among the most affordable types of construction available for just about any use. Whether you’re building a garage, a storage building, a factory or a barn, check out the many financial benefits of choosing a steel building for your project.