Modern Components for Your Pre-Engineered Steel Building

Modern Components for Your Pre-Engineered Steel Building

Most people know about the standard available options available for steel buildings. Doors, windows, and insulation have been typical fare for many years. Today’s steel building manufacturers and suppliers, however, offer screw-down and standing seam roof systems, fascia and mansard systems, and many other traditional components that have been remodeled for use in the 21st century.


Sectional and roll-up overhead doors are now available in a wide variety of sizes, qualities, and colors. Most steel building manufacturers or suppliers offer their customers brochures or on-line capabilities to choose the appropriate overhead door for their particular building. Sliding doors are also an available option for access into any steel building. They are available in both single and double slide versions and usually range in size from ten feet to 30 feet in width. For owners and operators of steel aircraft hangars, hangar doors are available in several styles. You can choose from stacking, bi-fold, or sliding hangar doors depending on your aircraft’s dimensions. To finish off the interior of your steel building with a professional look, most steel building companies will supply liner panels. They are usually available in 26 or 29 gauge steel for both interior wall and roof applications.

An excellent addition to add to any steel building’s looks is the use of eave canopies. These roof overhangs run the length of the entire building on the sidewalls. You can choose from configurations that provide one to eight feet of overhang and choose whether or not to use soffit. Additional roof coverage for area at the gable end-walls can be provided with roof extensions, again with or without soffit, and are available up to eight feet in extension.

Skylights and wall lights are an excellent way to introduce exterior light into your steel building’s interior through either the roof or walls. Most quality manufacturers or suppliers will also offer insulated skylights to further enhance your building’s interior environment.

Sliding glass windows are the perfect accompaniment to any steel building. These windows are usually self-framing and flashing. They are available in either single or double pane glass and in a wide variety of sizes. Some companies also offer the option of thermal glass as another energy saving component. Commercial glass frames are available in any size to fit your building’s dimensions.

Other door option includes canister doors which are rolling doors that gather up above the door jamb and are simple to operate. They also come in a wide variety of colors. Walk doors and half glass walk doors come in a variety of sizes and finishes and half glass walk doors are usually supplied with tempered safety glass. Check with the manufacturer or supplier of your steel building for even more options.