The Diversity of Metal Buildings
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by: fredthompson
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Have you noticed how widely metal buildings are in use? Its quite possible that you havent, as metal buildings blend in with their surroundings so well. Metal buildings are put to use in so many different ways, even as church buildings; your own house of worship may have had its start as a metal building.
Metal buildings boast of several features that make them the desirable choice for so many different housing and storage purposes. High on the list are strength and durability. The materials used for metal buildings are highly resistant to strong winds, snow and rain, as well as extreme weather conditions like hurricanes and tornadoes and natural disasters such as earthquakes. They are also easy to heat in the winter and cool in the summer; the prospect of keeping utility costs down attracts churches and schools to metal buildings as a cost effective way to house a congregation or a building full of students.
Metal buildings are also remarkably easy to construct, given the size of some the metal buildings kits. Regardless of design or size, you basically will lay a foundation and raise support beams, rafters and metal sheeting for roof and walls. Design features like windows and doors are framed as you construct the walls and added last. Of course, it will take several days to complete the construction process, but its far quicker than laying brick or concrete block walls!
Lets take a look at a few of the basic metal buildings designs. Who among us has not seen a Q series metal building, which is based on the classic Quonset hut design used during World War II? This arched roof design is considered to be one of the strongest in architecture. Its not hard to see why the military loved this metal buildings design for housing troops and equipment in the field. Today, they provide 100 percent usable space for grain or farm machinery storage, horse and livestock housing, and airplane hangars.
P series metal buildings offer a more traditional design featuring straight sidewalls and an arched roof that is perfect for housing a backyard workshop or garage or a guest cottage. The engineering design of the A series of metal buildings is similar to that of the P series, with the exception of a 4 to 12 pitch roof that is built to withstand heavy wind and snow.
Metal buildings in the S series boast of high sidewalls and a rounded arch roof that provides 100 percent usable vertical and floor space for light commercial and manufacturing uses, recreational vehicle storage and use as fire stations or airport refueling stations.
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