The Advantages of Steel Buildings
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by: fredthompson
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A friend of mine is in the military and is serving in Iraq. He left a few months ago and will be deployed for a year and a half. He sends me frequent e mail updates and digital photos, which helps me understand a little about what his daily life is like. When he left, I pictured him living in a tent in the wind and sand. Quite the contrary. His unit is living in prefabricated steel buildings.
To make myself more comfortable about the thought of my good friend going about his daily routine in a set of steel buildings in a hostile environment, I decided to learn more about these things. I was distracted by the idea of those trucks on the highway carrying part of a house with a sign slapped to the back announcing "wide load." I knew my friend would be living in something more substantial than that, but I needed to see for myself.
A quick search for steel buildings yielded a handful of companies that provide them for numerous purposes. The Government Services Administration has approved a lot of steel buildings for government use, including use by all branches of the military. Steel buildings are used commercially for hangars, boat storage and warehouses. The structures can be ordered and procured very quickly. There is little unused space in steel buildings. With no gutters to clean or siding to maintain, the steel buildings require almost no upkeep.
Home owners can see the advantages of steel buildings over traditional structures too. There are usually 5 to 10 basic styles from which to choose. With just a few people, these steel buildings can be erected easily. The structures come with a manual and bolt together easily. Decades and decades ago, my grandparents built a metal garage with the help of contractors. It felt like quite a process. Knowing my do it yourself grandparents, they would have preferred the ease of one of these new prefab steel buildings, had such things been available back then. They would have probably chosen one of the companies that advertises that their buildings are 100 percent American made from US steel.
I am sure most people who choose steel buildings do so because they are extremely easy to maintain, fit their budget and are easy to order and build. Thinking of my deployed friend, I, however, am comforted by the fact that they are STEEL. Find more Steel buildings homes | Steel garage kits | Commercial steel buildings |
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