Over the next few weeks, we want to focus on one of the building types that we offer here at Discount Steel Buildings and that application is for Self-Storage Buildings.

Continuing to be widely recognized as the preferred type of building material, steel structures are on the upswing in the construction community. What has led to this popularity that sets steel so far apart from traditional building measures? The answer is simple: affordability and sturdiness. When it comes to the preference of the builders of storage units, the choice is obvious as well: steel. When these structures are built with steel, they are more water-proof than wood and resilient against high-winds and pest attacks. In addition, they require very little maintenance. When customers store their valuables in these units, they can rest assured that their belongings are well protected.

Today, steel buildings are no longer resigned to look like they are made of metal. A warehouse does not have to look like an oversized tin shed. Rather, when you purchase a pre-engineered steel building from Discount Steel Building you have the choice from a variety of materials to give your building the professional look you want that will drive customers in and to keep them coming back. Think of it as your little secret—that your modern looking building has been framed with 26-grade steel, making it very strong and durable!

Production of pre-fabricated steel building systems in the mid-1940s featured the quick erection advantages and inexpensive prices instead of any aesthetics to market the product. The purchasers of these structures were less concerned with the external appearance than what would be stored inside. A regular roof pitch of 4:12 was used with this group in all-steel structure system approach, although its look was very ordinary. The doubtful durability and quality of these early pre-fabricated metal structures planted misgivings in consumers’ minds as these uninviting structures were left to corrode on the landscape of America. Fortunately, a new wave of construction that is very popular and widely accepted highlighted the noticeable advancements in steel structure systems and they are continuously gaining popularity with each passing year.

Great attention to metal building construction began during the Second World War, when airplane hangars were fabricated utilizing metal construction for military use. Recognizable buildings, then known as Quonset huts also came into general use during this period. These structures required only the assistance of a limited labor force and common tools to erect them and because of this; tens of thousands of these buildings were produced. The Quonset hut was singled out for being economical, but unfortunately unattractive in appearance. The armed services acquired these arched rooftop huts for their specific use as barracks and machine shops. When the public got wind of this inexpensive building structure, the farming community began using them as agricultural buildings.

At the beginning of the 20th Century, the use of cars was on the brink of becoming widespread. Steel and metal construction was called upon to construct car garages. These were first produced by the Butler Manufacturing Co. In order to improve on the fire resistant elements of the garage and decrease the costs, total metal assembly soon replaced the original styles that incorporated a blend of metal and wood.

In the initial stages of the 20th Century, the Austin Company started using pre-engineered construction as it is applied to steel framing. The capacity to offer cheap metal driller buildings to oil ventures working in Oklahoma gave prominence to a corporation called Star Building.

We here at Discount Steel Buildings wanted to take time to go over the history of pre-engineered steel buildings. The innovations that have been developed over the last few decades are simply amazing!

The changes in metal and steel buildings have indeed been significant in the past two-hundred years in terms of both cost-efficiency and technology. Metal, as a natural resource for a building material, has become valuable due to its noninflammable characteristics. Use continued into the late 19th century when the very first buildings in the countryside of America were constructed with metal beams and framing. The introduction of the original pre-fabricated metal structures also came about around this time.

We here at Discount Steel Buildings are ready to answer your questions in order to best serve you in your planned building project. We have qualified experts on hand ready to serve you (including our Project Managers). Give us a call at 1-800-840-1699 today to get started with your new pre-engineered building.    

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When you invest your money in a Discount Steel building, you want your investment to last. So do we. In fact, we are so confident in the pre-engineered steel buildings that we supply our customers that we are willing to offer a FIFTY YEAR structural warranty. For more information, contact us at 1-800-840-1699 for more information.

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What applications are possible with a Discount Steel Building? Last time we talked about churches and schools. That’s just the beginning. Wouldn’t it be great to have a new gymnasium? (Many larger churches are building gymnasiums for their congregation.)  In today’s athletically active culture a new gymnasium might be a great idea—a smart investment–to capture this market trend that is showing no signs of going away. Discount Steel Buildings can provide you with a pre-engineered steel building to use for your gymnasium. The clear-span or column-free framing design option we offer for your interior would be ideal for any basketball court, swimming pool, or hockey rink. Make your investment in a building that will be around for a long, long time. Call Discount Steel Buildings today to get started 1-800-840-1699.

We here at Discount Steel Buildings provide a wide variety of pre-engineered steel buildings. We provide buildings for agricultural purposes, such as barns, horse riding arenas, and equipment storage units. The buildings Discount Steel provides are economical and can be erected quickly to save you valuable time, as well. We also provide aircraft hangars for your aviation needs. Because the buildings we sell can be built with a column-free interior as great as 300 feet in width—about the length of a football field—you will be able to fit most any aircraft in side. With such great width capacity comes almost unlimited potential for lengthening.  Churches and schools are also another one of our specialties. There are few buildings that are visited by more Americans than churches and schools. These structures are very important to their respective communities.  Discount Steel is more than willing to help provide you with not just a plain, metal building, but an aesthetically pleasing building that should be a welcome presence in its neighborhood and remain such for a long, long time.  There are more building types. Stay tuned next time …  or click here to learn more about our various types of steel buildings.