Pre-fabricated steel buildings???

I am looking at putting up a new shop/storage building and I am looking at the pre-fab steel buildings...specifically the one by Miracle-Span, the M-Series

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They are very cost effective per sq ft and they claim to be very easy to put up. I have talked with the company and they say that they have never had one colapse due to snow...I am up in the Syracuse NY area so this is important...All metal building so I don't think a lot of snow could stay on it.

I don't know of anyone who has one and I am looking to see what others know about them.

Seems like they could get hot but there are vents for them and for light there are fiberglass pannels.

Another thing I like is that they seem to be a pretty secure building...this is for some farm/recreational land I have but only get to a few times a week.

Any thoughts or experiences are appreciated.

I looked into the arch buildings and did not like them for storage lost space up top and limitation on shelving due to the curvature. I have 30x60 with 12' clear sidewalls, 14' at the peak anchored to a full slab with 10" REDHEADS - approx $15k all said and done.

If I were to do it over I would have went 16' at the peak and hired an installation crew. I worked on mine by myself with my boys and it took us awhile, a long while. Construction dwgs. left alot to be desired.

I have two 12'w X 10'h rollup doors that I open for a breeze, and a personal entrance door. I didn't want to go any narrower with the doors as I plan to back trailers into the barn and did not want to try and "squeeze" a 7'-8' wide trailer in the barn (at nite sometimes).

I have posted a link to the building manufacture I bought mine from - Mastercraft now Olympia. It shipped out of PA. Feel free to call or write. Shep [email protected]
w 800.331.4289 x4766

P.S. to the rest of ya'll I will post layout in approx. 2 wks, traveling to Coloma, MI this Sunday. BRRRRR R....

• Master Craft Buildings

Only concern in your case would be security. A determined crook with a screw gun could let himself in an a manner of a couple of minutes.

Of all roofs, steel is the best and last the longest but more expensive to install.

T_Bone

The difference in the cost of different buildings is usually how thick the sheets are. Some of them get very thin, 28ga and some smaller buildings 30ga. To me that would be the most important question on this type of building as the thicker the sheet is the least amount of damage will occur over time.

Ask them if they have one installed in your area then go take a look. Doesn't have to be exactly what your wanting but will give you a good idea of what to expect. They go up very fast and take a ton of screws. Use Milwukee screw guns.

Yep the instructions loaded. It is the rib design. It doesn't really say how the pannels go together, what kind of joint? It says something about a slip and if thats the pannel joint design, it will go together real slow. The lap joint pannels are much faster.

Do alot of checking before you buy!

T_Bone