The Advantages of Using Metal Buildings

From saving money and ensuring the build quality of your new structure to finding solace in energy efficiency, there are several advantages to PEBs and reasons why you should consider using them.

Rapid Completion

PEBs are pre-engineered unlike some other forms of buildings. This means that your construction is going to arrive just a few steps away from a complete building. A standard DIY project can be finished in a matter of weeks with a steel building kit. For more traditional forms of construction, the completion time hovers around 1-6 months.

Lower Overall Cost

The overall assembly cost is much lower for PEBs than it is for other forms of traditional construction. The building parts necessary for metal buildings are all designed to fit perfectly together like puzzle pieces. Since they’re cut and prepped using an automated process, production costs go down. Overall cost of construction can be cut by nearly 60% when using these types of buildings.

DIY Construction

Constructing your own DIY building with steel parts can end up saving you half of overall costs. Since everything is pre-made, you cut out significant expenses that would go towards hiring laborers.

Construction Accuracy

Recent advancements in technology now make it possible to construct buildings more accurately. With each piece specifically cut to fit with the others, your PEB is going to fall into place much smoother than other buildings. This works to cut out preventable costs including excessive materials and labor.

Saving On Energy

This precision throughout the process also reduces the potential for gaps in windows, doors, and other areas where air might escape. When you throw in a reflective paint job, you get a real recipe for reducing HVAC costs.

Savings On Insurance

More traditional building styles made from wood typically incur higher insurance rates than their steel counterparts due to flammability issues. In fact, premiums for steel buildings can be nearly 40% less.

Reduction In Maintenance Costs

PEB buildings that use steel are built to last. Many come with paint finishes that include multiple-decade warranties that protect against peeling, blistering, cracking, chipping. Wooden structures are subject to potential warming or rotting while steel buildings aren’t.

Comparing Steel Costs Versus Those of Other Construction Types

Enhanced Durability And Strength

Since metal buildings are constructed with solid components, they’re able to withstand some pretty harsh weather. In fact, many models are designed to handle winds traveling at speeds of 180 mph and loads of snow reaching 120 lbs/sq ft. Whether you’re in Alaska or Florida, these PEBs are ideal.

Stable And Secure

Metal buildings aren’t going to contract or expand as moisture levels fluctuate.

Reduction Of Fire Risk

In addition to the reduction in insurance premiums, metal buildings also give owners an extra peace of mind that their structure doesn’t have a high likelihood of catching on fire.

Containment Of Fire

If there is a fire, steel buildings are able to trap the flames to prevent the spread of the problem. This is due to the inherent properties of steel that are flame retardant.

Recyclable

Metal buildings can be recycled and are also often called ‘green buildings’ since they use fewer materials, less energy, and develop less waste when compared to other construction methods.

Friendly To The Environment

Steel buildings only require around six scrapped vehicles for construction while a normal home with 2,000-square-feet needs around 40-50 trees. –The Steel Recycling Institute

Reduction In Waste

Buildings built with prefabricated materials are typically producing less waste than those that utilize traditional methods. When there’s no need for prepping, drilling, or cutting on-site, the amount of material waste produced is greatly minimized.

Not As Toxic

Metal buildings can last longer than more traditional, wooden structures that require the use of harmful chemicals to prevent natural processes such as rotting. The environment isn’t the only benefactor of this difference. Any livestock you house in these steel structures also benefit from the lack of chemicals.

Expanding

Since PEBs are designed modularly, it’s quite easy to expand. Parts can be added cost-effectively and at a rapid pace. All you have to do is remove a piece and add another, like a puzzle.

Relocating

Buildings that are under 10,000-square-feet are able to be taken down and relocated with ease.

Boundless Design Possibilities

Architects can have a heyday with metal buildings with the sheer variety of architecture options. There are so many wall panels and roof panel choices that combine for an endless array of possibilities.