Good Reads

Should a Used Steel Building Scare You?
As night falls, you find yourself in an unfamiliar wooded area. You walk, and walk, trying to navigate through the darkness. Suddenly, you hear a sound behind you. You quicken your pace, trying to ignore the hair on the back of your neck standing on end. You hear a sound behind you. Or did you? …

Steel vs. Brick: How Well Do You Know Your Building Materials?
Do me a favor. The next time you’re traveling down the highway, take a little extra interest in the construction projects of the area. You’ll pass a ton of different buildings of different construction. You’ll see wooden buildings, brick buildings and steel buildings alike. In fact, you might see some buildings, and not be able …
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How Can a Project Manager Help You with Your Steel Building Plan?
One of the biggest reasons I love my job is because I get to talk to different people, from all backgrounds and walks of life everyday. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first time builder, do-it-yourselfer, or experienced builder, I take every project seriously. That’s exactly what a Project Manager does. But not all project …
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How Do You Calculate the Total Price of a Metal Building Project?
A few days ago, I had a surprising conversation with our Director of Communications. He routinely sees me flying in an out of my office, helping our creative and marketing department with specific steel building language and working with the project managers and engineers. He even told me he knows when I’m at our manufacturing …
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Take a Closer Look at Steel Building Acronyms
Ever stare at several consecutive capital letters in a sentence, and just wondered what they meant in context? For many of us, acronyms are a daily constant. While some are part of everyday speech, like NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) or UFO (Unidentified Flying Object), others are harder to figure out. Throughout your research …

What Kind of Steel Building Are You Looking For?
What do you think of when I say, ‘steel building?’ Do you visualize a boxy warehouse? How about a large barn on a farm? What about fully stocked living quarters? A steel building can be all that and more. In fact, a steel building can be used for virtually any type of construction application. We …
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Pole Barns, Quonset Huts & Steel Buildings: 3 Buildings Enter, 1 Building Leaves
Let’s get ready to rumble!! Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the match of the century. Well, it sure feels that way considering you probably have this ‘boxing match’ going inside your head right about now. When you first make the decision to buy a building, you want it to be durable, cost efficient, and the …
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Steel Buildings – By the Numbers
Often times, people make most of their major purchasing decisions based on numbers. While words can be manipulated, statistics and figures present a bold, undeniable truth. Why you set out to buy a building, first you want to distinguish which type of building you want. Steel buildings are the most versatile, flexible and durable structures …

Sun Damage and Steel Buildings
Your steel garage or workshop is your protection from the outside world. It keeps you safe from the elements and let’s you surf the Internet or run your business without interruption. Who protects the building from the outside world? Well, the answer is simple. You do. Protecting your building is obviously important and is something …
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