What Should A Steel Building Company Supply You With?

What Should A Steel Building Company Supply You With?

Almost all steel building fabricators and wholesalers will purport to be the best for your needs. However, you should make sure that any particular firm can provide you with certain goods and services before settling on a company to do business with. Consider the following points.


Evaluating testimonials is critical. Will the steel building supplier provide you with a list of satisfied customers who have used their services and products in the past? Make sure the company deals fairly and honestly with all clients and research the firm’s revenue, project procedure, and dependability.

The steel structure contract should catalog the cost of each item and accessory you are purchasing. You must know exactly what you are buying. Stipulate a fully itemized purchase order that lists all extra fixtures, such as insulation material, and their individual prices. The purchase order should specify the manufacturer and model number of any selected standard walk doors. If they are not specified, and these options are only listed in general terms, you will more than likely receive the most inexpensive component that any firm can furnish.

The contract needs to specify the quality of steel that will be used. Twenty-six gauge steel is highly favored instead of thinner gauged 29 gauge metal and wall and roof panels should specify purlin bearing leg for more rapid erection, increased stability, and better quality. Structure roofs that come with a UL90 minimal adequacy should be requested, as this could curtail your structure’s protection disbursements and is the largest wind uplift rating awarded. You should also request lifetime building roof fasteners.

A complete set of construction plans for your steel building to consist of detailed diagrams of every attachment is imperative. The firm must provide written warranties for all relevant products (paint, framing and roof). Welded-on clips should be supplied with your pre-engineered steel building and they should be applied to connect all building elements including main frames, purlins, girts, flange braces, and framed opening jambs and headers. Prior to shipment to your project site, all pieces should be pre-welded at the production plant so you can begin assembling pieces as soon as they are accepted. Wasted hours in locating, arranging, and anchoring bolt-on clips or waiting to have lost clips sent are avoided.

All framed openings should be pre-engineered into the steel building at specific locations and any structural elements are to be pre-punched and pre-cut to speed up bolt-together installation and avoid any requirement to measure, machine, weld, and adjoin components. Ensure that any building firm can provide you with all these components and services before you sign a contract or set down a deposit.