From Airplane Hangar to Guest Cottage, There Is a Metal Building For You
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No one can argue that metal buildings are quite versatile. Their form and functionality make metal buildings ideal choices for addressing your housing and storage needs from backyard shed to small airplane hanger.
First, some background on metal buildings. During World War II, the Navy Seabees developed metal buildings to be used as lightweight housing and storage units that could be raised, torn down and transported quickly in the battlefield. These Quonset huts (as the metal buildings came to be known) were modeled after and modified from the original British Nissen hut semi cylindrical design with the addition of insulation, wooden linings and floors. This metal buildings design, intended initially for use strictly as housing for troops and equipment, was itself subsequently modified to allow for more usable space as the buildings were also used as bakeries, isolation wards, dental offices and showers. The troops liked them so much that they ended up buying the surplus metal buildings for their personal housing use after the war ended.
Todays metal buildings come in several different design kits. Each kit comes with a user friendly assembly manual that even the most mechanically challenged of us can follow. Starting with the P series, this metal building design utilizes a traditional arched style steel roof placed atop vertical sidewalls that offers maximum usable space for backyard workshops, garages or guest cottages, if you like. These metal buildings can be customized with accessories like doors, skylights and windows to match the exterior of your house.
The true appeal of the A series design of metal buildings is its 4 to 12 pitch roof that extends the arched roof down to ground level. This design is engineered to withstand the high winds and snows of a severe winter climate and is ideal for use as a garage or workshop.
The Q series of metal buildings are a modern day version of the Quonset hut. The rounded shape of their arched roofs makes them one of the strongest structures in architecture; they have been proven to withstand hurricanes, tornadoes, heavy snow and earthquakes. Without using either beams or trusses, the Q series of metal buildings offers 100 usable space for crop and grain storage, backyard machine shops or garages or even a small airplane hangar.
The S series of metal buildings sport high sidewalls and arched roofs that effortlessly stand up to the ravages of Mother Nature. These metal buildings work wonderfully for small manufacturing, commercial and industrial purposes as well as fire and airport fueling stations. Like their counterparts, these metal buildings offer 100 percent usable space. Links Steel sheds -- Garage buildings -- Metal building kits --
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