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Discount Steel Buildings - Frame Types

Quonset Hut Buildings




Disadvantages:

  • A number of Quonset hut companies use high pressure tactics to sell what you may not want
  • Might not be able to satisfy local snow or wind requirements
  • Not an “attractive” structure
  • Curvature of arch results in lost useable interior square footage
  • Interior finishing (electrical, insulation) difficult to accomplish
  • No paint options available from the factory
  • Side door openings not an option.
  • Expensive to insulate efficiently


Pole Barns


Disadvantages:

  • May need interior columns
  • Width options severely limited
  • No interior cranes able to designed for or utilized
  • Excessive parts
  • Exterior metal sheeting usually very thin
  • Smaller pole barns can be very expensive
  • You will probably have to purchase the wood and insulation separate from the base building costs.
  • May not come with endwalls

 

DiscountSteelBuildings.com I-Beam Construction Advantages:


  • No interior posts – clear span widths available of up to 300 feet
  • Higher snow loads easily accommodated
  • Can house multiple interior units with individual exterior doors
  • Cost effective for larger buildings
  • Wide varieties of colors available
  • Quick assembly and erection
  • Familiar design to most people in the construction industry
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