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Tips to Consider Before Purchasing a Metal Building

Posted on October 12, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Informative, Lifestyle, Steel Structures

Metal sheds and garages are perfect for storing belongings and getting rid of clutter. In addition to serving those and many other functions, metal buildings come in a wide array of options and appearances that look great on any property. When acquiring a shed, you want to make sure that you choose the most effective option for your purpose and space. These tips will help you get the most out of your new structure.

Consider Your Purpose – Before jumping into sizes, you should think about exactly how you will use your metal building, both now and in the future. Are you looking for a storage area, a garage, or perhaps a workshop? The use will determine the size and type of structure to fit your needs. We offer many varieties of steel buildings that are excellent for many purposes. For example:

  • Garages are a fast and economical way to house vehicles and toys.
  • Workshops come in a range of sizes and are great for craftsmen and builders.
  • Mini storage units are useful investments for those who live in neighborhoods and need more than garages for storage. Such storage units are small enough to keep in your backyard and, with a permit, can be installed wherever you desire. Additional storage for items such as bikes, fishing gear, and pet food frees up space in your garage. To make for an even more attractive structure, you can add a small porch and even hang plants from the roof.

Think Durability – Very few regions experience little change between the seasons. Indeed, many climates deal with long periods of extreme heat or cold and all manner of weather phenomena. In order to choose the best metal building, you need to consider your environment. Metal buildings can be specifically constructed to withstand snow, heatwaves, wind, and other conditions.

Make It Easy – Metal buildings don’t need to be complicated or difficult to understand. Although we sometimes go over the top regarding customization, manufacturing a standard building is easy. Remember that every single one of our buildings can be customized to serve your exact needs and likes, no matter how simple or complex.

Safety First – If you live in a windy area, then we highly suggest purchasing our 90-mph wind warranty. Depending on the surface of your installation site, we have packages that will help your metal building withstand those strong winds. Whether we use mobile home anchors or concrete anchors, we will make sure that your building stays sturdy for a very long time.

Choose a Good Site or Solid Foundation – Choosing a level area for your metal building will improve its appearance and keep it sold and sturdy for years to come. Also, be sure that your construction site is dry; this will prevent the foundation from shifting and stop mold and mildew from growing. For optimal performance, your building should be placed on a solid concrete foundation; however, that feature is totally optional.

If you really know what you’re looking for and follow the right procedures to get it, then owning a steel building can be a great experience. When you begin your next big investment, keep these important facts and tips in mind to ensure that you’ll spend the following decades enjoying your ideal metal structure.

Simple is Enough

Posted on October 10, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Carports, Steel Structures

If you’re in the market looking for some type of protection for your vehicle(s), look no further! American Steel Carports is here to take care of your needs! With more than 20 years of experience in the carport industry, we know how to build long-lasting metal buildings. Whether you’re looking for a simple carport or a custom metal garage, if you can envision it, we can build it!

A simple and standard carport is enough to provide shade for your vehicle(s), letting you use your attached garage for storage. Maybe this 19’W x 26’L x 8’H standard carport can give you an idea of what we’re trying to say:

This carport comes with a gable end in full white; the gable might not seem like a big deal, but it will make your carport stand out from the rest.

You can customize this carport according to your needs and preferences! Maybe 19’ wide is not big enough for your vehicles, or perhaps you’d prefer a different roof style. Want to enclosed the carport and make it a metal garage? The decision is yours. Give us a call now and let one of our experts help you customize the metal carport of your dreams! Don’t forget to ask about our financing options. Also, we now offer rent-to-own!

Steel or Wood for Livestock?

Posted on October 9, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Informative, Lifestyle, Spotlight, Steel Structures

Most farmers have become used to having wooden livestock houses on their lands. They’re one of the most familiar sights on a farm. This might be because wood is the traditional building material. It’s also perceived as cheaper than other options. However, do wooden livestock houses really cost less than their steel counterparts?

The use of steel buildings for livestock houses has gained popularity. It’s becoming more common to see them used for storage—and there’s no reason they can’t be used for livestock as well. If you’re not convinced, here are a few myths about wooden farm buildings to help you understand why steel is the better choice.

 

Steel costs less overall.

Some claim that a wooden livestock house will cost less. According to them, by using wood instead of steel, they are saving money. What they’re forgetting is that the cost of having a building does not only include what you pay upfront. There’s also the ongoing maintenance to consider, which depends on the material used.

For example, with a wooden building, you will have to constantly manage the insects and pests that may be eating into the wood. You may need to replace falling walls and ceilings every so often. However, if you choose to go with steel, this isn’t going to be necessary. A steel livestock building is made of sturdy material that cannot be infested by insects and will not rot. It may seem like you’re spending more on the structure, but since it’s practically maintenance-free, you’re actually saving money.

 

You’ll have all the space you need.

Every farm owner must maximize the space available. When you use wood to build, floor space can be an issue. Poles and columns need to be placed inside the structure to support its weight. This can take up valuable space that could’ve been put to better use.

This is not an issue with a steel building. A steel livestock house doesn’t need to have any columns taking up space inside the structure. You’ll have full use of the maximum available area, with no need to plan around columns. And if you ever need even more space in the future, the building can easily be expanded.

 

A steel livestock house can add value to the farmland.

You may not be interested in selling your land, but it’s always a good idea to make it as valuable as possible. The types of structures you have on the land will greatly influence its value. If you have an old wooden livestock house, it can be viewed as becoming a burden. No one wants to take on a building they must constantly repair. If you were to appraise the property, a battered, rotting building would hurt the assessment.

On the other hand, American Steel livestock houses will be viewed as a plus. There’s no need to worry about safety, since steel does not decay over time. The structure will remain standing for decades without any issues, ready for whatever use you may have. It adds not just appraisal value, but practical and useful value as well.

If it’s time to upgrade your livestock house, the choice is clear. A steel building will meet all of your needs without the disadvantages of wood. Check out the different models that American Steel Carports has to offer to find the perfect one for you.

Steel Garages Make Life Easier

Posted on October 8, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Buildings, Lifestyle, Steel Structures

Metal garages are something we’ve long strived to perfect, because with the perfect metal garage, you’ll have plenty of storage space. You can put your lawnmower, weed eater, farm tools, and other equipment in a safe, dry space and still have enough room to park your car. And that, folks, is what makes metal garages and steel sheds among the most valuable additions to your home or workplace. They make life easier. Here’s how.

The right metal garage gives you easy access to just the right kind of storage space. This is especially true if you have a load of household possessions in need of storage and no place to put them. The perfect metal garage lets you store everything with confidence, where you know it will be dry and you know it won’t be subjected to weather damage or theft.

But how do you find the right metal garages? For a high-quality solution to your storage needs, metal garages from American Steel Carports provide lasting peace of mind. Take a look at this 30′W × 25′L × 9′H:

  • Vertical Roof
  • 12-Gauge Galvanize Tubing
  • 9’x7 Roll-Up Door
  • 16’x7′ Overhead Door
  • 36″x80″ Walk-In Door
  • 2 – Windows
  • L-Brackets

The steel construction is designed and engineered for long-lasting protection against rain, snow, sleet, and hail—not to mention damaging wind and rain. With the right steel garage, even pollen and debris are things of the past. You’ll save countless hours when you don’t have to wash your car of all the natural elements that might harm your perfect paint job. Metal garages provide shelter for your valuable vehicles and storage space for anything you can’t bear to see damaged by the hazards of nature.

You can customize the size and color of any metal building to your needs. Give us a call at 866-730-9865, and let our experts assist you in customizing the BEST structure within your BUDGET. Remember, delivery and installation are INCLUDED on your level land or concrete pad!

 Sustainable Building

Posted on October 4, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Informative, Lifestyle, Steel Structures

Sustainable building has become an important factor in construction today.

Metal buildings are proving to be a good choice in this important aspect of building and have long incorporated a number of sustainable building practices. Steel is the primary building material, and it is the most recycled and recyclable building material available. Metal buildings often use recycled steel in all parts of their primary and secondary framing, metal roofing and wall panels. At the end of its current use, this steel is 100 percent recyclable. According to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), structural steel has a recycling rate of 98 percent. The steel that is used today will, whenever it has completed its job, be used again, lessening the environmental impact in the future. More information is available at the SRI website, www.recycle-steel.org.

The MBMA Life Cycle Analysis quantifies the importance of recycling, as it indicates that the upstream production of steel—extraction of raw materials and delivering the materials to the production facility—has the single most significant input driving the environmental impacts of steel used in metal buildings. Waste – or the lack of it – is another attractive aspect of metal buildings. The building materials used for the primary framing, secondary framing, and metal roof or wall cladding are custom engineered and produced for each building project to exacting specifications. During the fabrication phase, the amount of steel and other materials used in a metal building is optimized. Any excess materials used in the fabrication plant is reused or recycled. On the job site there is minimal waste to recycle, which may just include the shipping dunnage.

Many metal building providers have multiple production facilities around the country, so regionally-sourced materials are often available. And because the building materials are produced specifically, for each job, job site preparation can be focused, and disruption minimized. Once the materials are at the site, construction times are often faster than with traditional techniques and materials, keeping costs and environmental exposure to a minimum. Compared to other roofing materials, metal roofs have extended life spans, typically 40 years or more, and are completely recyclable when they do need to be replaced. These are a few, but certainly not all, of the benefits of metal building systems that also help to make them sustainable.

 

References: MBMA 2017

Standard Barns With a Modern Look

Posted on October 3, 2018 by - ASI, Barn, Blog, Custom, Informative, Steel Structures

When we say that our metal buildings are versatile, we’re not kidding! We can take the design of a building and transform it completely into your own personal structure. With twenty years of experience in the carport industry, we build all our metal structures to last for many years.

This next agricultural building might surprise you, since it doesn’t look like a typical barn, and the standard roof and lean-tos can be misleading because the roof curves on the sides, unlike in our A-Frames. The connections on both lean-tos makes them look astonishing, and the color combination stands out from the background.

Main unit: 30’W x 51’L x 12’H (12-Gauge), full horizontal sides & ends, a 10’x10 Roll-up door, (2) walk-in doors, (4) windows, and (2) 12’W x 51’L x 8’H Lean-Tos. 

If this kind of building is something you might be interested on, you’re on the right place! We offer a great variety of sizes, designs, and color combinations to suit your preferences.

Please keep in mind that our customer decided to pour a concrete slab to place this building; this isn’t required. As long as your land is level, we can anchor the building with mobile home anchors and add our 90-mph wind warranty, which is completely optional.

Don’t wait too long and give us a call to speak with one of our representatives! We can help you envision the metal building that you’re looking for at the right price. Don’t forget to ask about our financing options!

Protecting your Investments Year-Round

Posted on October 2, 2018 by - ASI, Blog, Informative, Lifestyle, News, Questions

In the summer months they are all over the highway, weaving in and out of lanes, onto the shoulders, across the center lines, and nearly into the ditch. Clearly, many people sitting behind wheels of large recreational vehicles are not used to driving 40-foot boxes on wheels, even without wind. Their poor driving skills are most obvious when they try to negotiate the most basic right and left turns.

Driving skills aside, have you ever wondered how much those gas-guzzling behemoths cost, especially since the average price of a passenger car has surpassed $31,000? In 2018, the average cost of a new recreation vehicle is around $135,500. Depending on the options, prices can range into the millions.

It’s unfortunate that having money to burn doesn’t mean having the skill to actually drive an RV safely! Regardless of this, given the size of their investments, owners of RVs want them to look good as long as possible, hopefully until they’re paid off. After all, who wants to drive around in a vehicle that looks like it belongs to Cousin Eddie? Not driving it would defeat its purpose, but owners at least want assurance that they can keep their six-wheeled monstrosities safe when they’re off the road.

Most people don’t own barns or garages large enough to house a 40- or 50-foot RV, so the most practical way to protect it from the elements is with a prefabricated metal building or metal RV carport. Although steel buildings are colloquially referred to as metal carports, they are available in sizes large enough to accommodate the biggest RVs. It’s also good to know that these carports are affordable. This makes them excellent options for owners of boats, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles who don’t want to pay for offsite storage. The bottom line is that anyone looking to shelter their expensive vehicles from snow, ice, rain, and sun can get durable protection without spending thousands of dollars.

Although metal carport prices vary, even the largest, most deluxe metal RV port will be considerably cheaper than rented storage space. Owners will know be happier knowing that their vehicles are safe and sound on their own premises.

f you live in an area with lots of adverse and unpredictable weather conditions, then you know how important it is to plan ahead and protect your vehicles during the winter months. If you haven’t made these preparations yet, you might want to buy a carport.

For example, hail, which is often not covered by car insurance, can be especially damaging to cars. In more than half the cases in which hail destroys the structural integrity of a car, the damages are not repaired. With the help of carport installers, however, you can ensure that your vehicle is not harmed by Mother Nature.

In particular, metal carports made of galvanized steel can be effective in multiple environments, from industrial settings to coastal areas. People who specifically near the ocean and own boats will find that these structures can protect their property well throughout the year.

An additional benefit of a steel carport is that it can be recycled in perpetuity without losing its strength or sustainability over the years. You can protect your prized possessions while being environmentally responsible.

When you choose a company to help you install your carport, you will want to base your decision on who can get the job done in a timely manner with the highest-quality materials. When it comes to protecting your property from the elements, it’s important to make sure that you have peace of mind and can go about your day during a nasty storm without worrying about the physical state of your vehicle.

 

The Right Building for Your Farm Needs

Posted on October 1, 2018 by - ASI, Barn, Blog, Steel Structures

The country life is pretty, with fresh air, silence, and greenery everywhere giving you a peaceful vibe without the noise of city streets. That doesn’t mean the city is a bad thing—there are pros and cons to each. And when it comes to protecting investments such as your brand-new vehicle or tractor, it doesn’t matter where you live; you want to get the best protection at the right price! That’s where American Steel Carports comes in, to give you the best prices for your metal carport or garage. Versatile, strong, built to last, our slogan says it all!

When we say that our metal buildings are versatile, we’re not kidding! We can take the design of a building and transform it completely into your own personal structure. With twenty years of experience in our field, we build all our metal structures to last for many years. Remember, our metal buildings are built to meet precisely the needs and preferences you bring to us.

This next fully vertical agricultural building might be the perfect match for your farm needs, the color combination stands out from the background providing you with style and resistance. Since the barn is completely vertical, you have the advantage to insulate it.

If this kind of building is something you might be interested on, you’ve come to the right place! We offer a great variety of sizes, designs, and color combinations to suit your preferences.

Please keep in mind that our customer decided to pour a concrete slab to place this building; this isn’t required. As long as your land is level, we can anchor the building with mobile home anchors and add our 90-mph wind warranty (also totally optional).

Did you know our concrete anchors are INCLUDED?

If you’re planning to have a metal building on a concrete pad, our concrete anchors will be included, which means that our 90-mph wind warranty will be included too! Be aware that some restrictions apply: if your concrete pad is the same size as the frame of the unit, we will have to include “L” brackets to anchor the building without chipping the edges of the slab.

Don’t wait too long and give us a call to speak with one of our representatives! We can help you envision the metal building that you’re looking for at the right price. Don’t forget to ask about our financing options!

 

Lighting & Metal Buildings

Posted on September 27, 2018 by - A-Frame Horizontal, A-Frame Vertical, Agricultural, ASI, Barn, Blog, Buildings, Carports, Custom, Customer Builds, Garage, Informative, Lifestyle, News, Questions, RV Carports, Spotlight, Standard, Steel Structures, Workshop

Are you worried that your metal building might attract lightning? We’ve all been there. Fortunately, I’ve got good news and great news.

Here’s the deal:

The common myth is that out of all types of structures, metal buildings are the most prone to lightning strikes. In other words, metal buildings and metal roofs are basically lightning magnets. Makes sense, right?

Wrong.

A ton of other crazy myths are also still floating around—including that being outside in a lightning storm is safe as long as you’re not wearing metal jewelry and that wearing metal cleats or carrying something with metal makes you more prone to getting struck by lightning.

Also wrong.

I bet you’re thinking, “OK, but then what is lightning really attracted to?”

Long story short, lightning is not actually attracted to specific materials. Lightning can strike anything. Overall, “lightning occurs on too large of a scale to be influenced by small objects on the ground, including metal objects.”

That’s the good news.

Ready for the great news?

Because metal buildings are not especially prone to lightning strikes, you can easily take precautions to ensure that you and your steel structures are safe!

Most people know that counting the seconds between the flash of lightning and the following crash of thunder gives the approximate number of miles between you and the storm.

So, instead of worrying that lightning may have it in for you or your building, here’s what you need to know:

As it turns out, steel is not a lightning magnet! Lightning does not care about the small amount of metal that you might be wearing or carrying.

Instead, lightning is most attracted to targets that are higher off of the ground.

On the slight chance that a steel building or roof is struck by lightning, both are less likely than other types of building and roofing materials to spark a fire. A metal building and roof will usually survive a lightning strike with minimal damage.

In fact, a properly grounded metal building actually creates a more secure way for lightning to travel. Should your metal roof or building be grounded? The answer is a definite yes!