Steel Building Warehouse. Many businesses quickly find that they need more space and need to know what their options are. Pre-engineered steel buildings are an economical way to quickly construct a solution and add a significant amount of under roof area. While wood stud, tilt up, and metal buildings are all options for expanding indoor space, metal buildings tend to be faster, cheaper, and more reliable. The clear spans alone result in more usable floor area and faster build times than conventionally constructed buildings of the same size.
The Benefits of a Steel Building Warehouse
Metal buildings provide a number of benefits including speed of construction, lower costs to build and insure, and reduced maintenance costs. Since Allied Steel Building kits are prefabricated, when the kits arrive at the jobsite they are ready to assemble. Allied Steel Building kits allow architects to efficiently design 150’ x 250’ buildings quickly and safely, all at an affordable price.
Certainty
Pre-engineered steel building kits from Allied Steel Buildings offer other benefits too. With the cost of construction materials constantly rising and supply chains shaky, Allied Steel Buildings add certainty to any construction project. Compared to traditional building methods, Allied Steel Buildings can be assembled into a 150’ x 250’ building in about 33% less time than traditional methods.
Material Savings
Not only are labor costs reduced, but material costs are too. The pre-engineered pieces in the Allied Steel Building kit are precision-cut from bulk purchased steel, resulting in cost savings that go directly to your project. Since the kits from Allied Steel Buildings are pre-designed and ready to assemble, you’ll save time on the jobsite as well.
Lower Cost to Insure
Natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, fire, and pest infestations are nightmares for insurance companies. Metal buildings are incredibly strong and preferred by insurance companies due to their strength and reliability. Because of their resilience, insurance rates are typically lower for a metal building than their wood-framed counterparts.
Lower Maintenance Cost
Strong, reliable buildings aren’t just cheaper to insure, but to maintain too. With a 150’ x 250’ building, it is incredibly important that everything stays in good, reliable condition. Naturally resistant to mold and rot, the main concern for metal buildings is corrosion. By coupling your Allied Metal Building with a superior paint finish, your metal building is not only protected but can come with a decades-long warranty. Additionally, cracking, peeling, blistering, and chipping are easier to note and correct during routine inspections, even many years into the future. Noticing rotting wood inside of walls is much more difficult.
Applications of a 150 x 250 Sq Ft Steel Building
What can a 150’ x 250’ building be used for? The options are endless with your imagination being the only limitation. With Allied Steel Buildings’ modular design, it is easy to customize your building to fit your specific needs. Due to the flexibility of the design, these buildings have many different applications:
- eCommerce center
- Self storage
- Warehousing
- Auto service center
- Hangars
- Industrial manufacturing facility
- Warehouse store
With globalization, many companies were comfortable holding less inventory and running a just-in-time production model. With disrupted global supply chains, many companies have found it makes more sense to hold more raw products or finished goods closer to where they will be needed. Adding a 150’ x 250’ warehouse to your company’s portfolio is a great way to increase resilience in uncertain times. If the company’s needs change, the flexibility of large metal buildings means the building’s use can change over time too.
How Much Does it Cost to Build a 150 x 250 Sq Ft Steel Building?
Construction prices fluctuate greatly and can change drastically due to labor or material shortages. With that said, a typical 150’ x 250’ building costs between $12 and $19 per ft2 to build, or $450,000 to $712,500. Stud-framed warehouses, in comparison, cost between $28 and $48 per ft2, and tilt-up construction costs $27 to $40 per ft2.
When budgeting the cost of your 150’ x 250’ building, plan out the desired use of the finished building and keep both the hard costs and soft costs in mind.
DISCLAIMER: The drastic fluctuation in construction prices mandate using this information as a general guide. It is important to understand that supply chain issues, material costs, and consumer demand can significantly impact cost estimates.
Hard Costs
Hard costs can be thought of as the brick and mortar costs of a construction project. Since these items are more tangible they tend to be easier to estimate.
Materials
Often the largest chunk of a project’s cost are the materials. The concrete, wood, and steel needed to build the building have associated costs that need to be estimated. Due to the high variability in these prices, always check costs again close to the beginning of the project.
Labor
Someone has to take all of those materials and turn them into your 150’ x 250’ building, and labor isn’t cheap. With wages rising, good project management is more important than ever before to keep labor costs from creeping up.
HVAC Equipment
Depending on how your building will be used, you may need extensive HVAC equipment or none at all. To control temperature, humidity, and air quality effectively you’ll need to install the right equipment from the start.
Soft Costs
Soft costs tend to be a bit more intangible which can make them harder to estimate. While often less apparent, soft costs are often a significant part of a project’s budget. Common soft costs include:
- Architectural, Design, Studies fees,
- Rentals, Equipment, and Tools
- Loans, Accounting, Finance, and Insurance fees
- Project Management, Taxes
- Land, Permits, Survey fees,
- Advertising, Marketing, PR fees
Additional Design Options
Allied Steel Buildings offer many flexible design options so it is important to plan out what you want ahead of time. With a 150’ x 250’ building, small changes can have big impacts. Carefully plan ahead of time so you’re aware of these costs before you start.
Flooring
The type of flooring that works best for a 150’ x 250’ metal building depends on how the building will be used. Options range from finished concrete flooring to high quality SPV vinyl flooring:
- Concrete flooring provides a nice, durable, and easy to clean floor for your metal building. This type of flooring is lower cost and resists fire, stains, water damage and other issues. It is also easy to repair over time.
- Adding a resin layer on top of the concrete is a great way to make the surface even more resilient and better able to withstand use in an industrial environment. Epoxy resin forms a hard sturdy layer on top of the finished concrete, perfect for forklift and heavy traffic use.
- A 100%-waterproof rigid core vinyl (SPV vinyl flooring) is a wonderful alternative to finished concrete when you want your building’s floor to have a more finished look. This type of floor covering remains very strong thanks to its stone-plastic composite core and is ideal for warehouse and high-traffic areas.
Ventilation
When not done properly, inadequate ventilation can be expensive to operate or worse dangerous for the building’s occupants. While not every building will need heating or air conditioning, ventilation is essential for providing condensation control, temperature regulation, and air quality preservation. Both natural and active ventilation methods can be used to keep your metal building and its occupants happy and in good condition:
- Without ventilation, a metal building would get very hot and uncomfortable. Natural ventilation can be as easy as adding louvers, windows, and ridge vents to allow natural paths for air to flow through the building.
- Sometimes natural ventilation is not enough and active ventilation is required. Active ventilation uses large fans and other energy consuming devices to pull and push fresh air in and stale air out of the building. Both active and natural ventilation systems are often used in conjunction with each other.
Insulation
Insulation makes your 150’ x 250’ metal building more comfortable, cheaper to operate, and extends the life of the building. Without insulation, energy bills will be considerably higher and condensation can damage the building’s structure over time. Insulation also reduces the size and cost of the HVAC equipment needed to keep the building comfortable. Cavity insulation and continuous insulation methods exist that can keep your metal building conditioned year round.
Design Your 150 x 250 ft2 Steel Building with Allied Steel Buildings
Allied Steel Building Pre-Engineered 150’ x 250’ metal buildings are a cost-effective, flexible, eco-friendly, safe, and durable solution for your large building needs. Whatever your application, there is an Allied Steel Building for you.
Don’t hesitate to contact our professionals at Allied Steel Buildings today to learn more about the cost to build a 150’ x 250’ metal building.