From Airplane Hangar to Guest Cottage, There Is a Metal Building For You
View PDF | Print View
by: fredthompson
Total views: 122
Word Count: 454
There is no arguing the versatility of metal buildings. Their various designs make metal buildings ideal choices for all your housing and storage needs, be they for a backyard shed or small airplane hangar.
First, some background on metal buildings. Metal buildings were developed during World War II by the Navy Seabees to address the need for lightweight housing and storage units that could be assembled and torn down 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. These metal buildings were initially used for troop and equipment housing, but vertical sidewalls were eventually added to the structures to increase the amount of usable space for more diverse purposes such 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. You can even customize these metal buildings with 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. The A series design is strong enough to withstand high winds and snows in severe winter climates and functions very well as either 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.
About the Author
Read more about metal building kits, go to blogskinny.com/?What-are-quonset-huts&AID=3453.
Rating: 0.00