Metal Building Recomendations

[kossetx]

Can anyone steer me toward a nice looking metal building? I'm not looking to get the standard box. I want it to have some style and internet searching has turned up little. I'd especially like to know of CEN TX companies or builders.

thanks for any help.

mark

 

[texbaylea]

Can anyone steer me toward a nice looking metal building? I'm not looking to get the standard box. I want it to have some style and internet searching has turned up little. I'd especially like to know of CEN TX companies or builders.

thanks for any help.

mark

Mark

Have you looked at Mueller, Inc. - Home Page. They have a broad range of products both residential and commercial. I used their standing seam roofing for the new carport and the rework of the house roof. Good quality and price.

Vernon

 

[UpToNoGood]

I would have to agree that the Mueller buildings are nice, but require alot of work to get them installed if you plan to install it your self.

Alot depends on what you want.
Concrete floor or dirt?
Sq Ft of the building?
height of door i.e. to fit an RV
Elec/plumbing

 

[kossetx]

Vernon,

I haven't been around in a while. Thanks for replying. Mueller is exactly what I'm not looking for though. In buildings all they seem to offer are boxes. By boxes I mean square-ish single pitched roofs.

Upto, No, it doesn't depend on what I want with the exception of nice looking. A building with style is the same whether it is 12X16 or 60X100. It has style. What on earth would electical/plumbing have to do with that?

But, to be more specific, I'm looking in the 1800 to 2500 sq foot range with standard 10' door, or doors.

 

[JimRB]

Some people believed the school building of the 1960's were good architecture. I happen to like the look of an early 1900's school building. You are talking really vague terms when you describe good looking. Dorris Day, Betty Grable, Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Demi Moore, Nicole Kidman, Lynda Carter, Joanna Kearns. All attractive women but different architecture.

 

[UpToNoGood]

Go to an architect and pay him. Then pay him again and again, until he gets your "good looking" building right in your eyes.

Good luck

 

[kossetx]

Jim,

I'm actually easy, but I am talking metal buildings. Not architecture, but large metal buildings. I just don't want square(or rectangle) 2 sided roof, like most are. I was wondering if anyone had a building they were happy with that didn't look like a box. Even a "barn" type would be fine. By barn type I mean pretty much square, but the 2 sided roof has 2 angles.

Thanks, mark

 

[UpToNoGood]

Jim,

I'm actually easy, but I am talking metal buildings. Not architecture, but large metal buildings. I just don't want square(or rectangle) 2 sided roof, like most are. I was wondering if anyone had a building they were happy with that didn't look like a box. Even a "barn" type would be fine. By barn type I mean pretty much square, but the 2 sided roof has 2 angles.

Thanks, mark

Check out lumber link. It is wood on the inside but you can have metal on the outside. And the good thing about the wood is none is in the ground.

 

[JimRB]

You want a mansard roof or Dutch roof instead of a typical A-frame type roof? Any building place should build what you want. You take a picture of what you want, draw what you want or you get your architect to draw it up. Take it to the contruction company and they give you a quote. just because some company's website does not have a picture of what you want does not mean they do not know how to build it.

The Dutch Roof

 

[PaulieD]

Mark,

Have you looked at Morton Steel Buildings yet? I had one built for me in late 2009, and I was very happy with their quality and their professionalism. The sales person had worthwhile suggestions and helped me make decisions on what to invest in and what to exclude. I was on a budget and wanted to limit my exposure to features that provided value.

The crews were excellent. Each crew arrived on time, worked their asses off, were polite and answered all our questions, and left each day with our property in good order. The subs who handled the garage door installations were also a quality crew. All in all, I would say that Morton was the best contractor I ever worked with.

I was advised by many TBN followers that Morton is expensive. Some provided real life examples of buildings they constructed for much less than the the bids they received from Morton. I tried to follow their suggestions and find other alternative builders, but alternative bids in my little economic micro climate didn't pan out.

My 30X40 garage workshop is not what you are looking for, but in doing the research on Morton, I did get to appreciate their variety of offerings. This company might be worth a look.

Paul

 

[texbaylea]

Another option is http://socketsys.com/custom.htm. A wood frame which can be metal clad. I used the sockets to reframe the house roof to span a greater distance then applied the Mueller roofing.

Vernon

 

[UpToNoGood]

Another option is Pole Barn | Pole Barn Kits | Socket Systems | Custom. A wood frame which can be metal clad. I used the sockets to reframe the house roof to span a greater distance then applied the Mueller roofing.

Vernon

That is what I said I just called it lumber link.

 

[NIdaho]

If you are interested in a Gambrel or Barn style roof you can get a bonus room upstairs. :thumbsup:

When I built my shop 30' x 30' I framed 10' high walls out of 2x6's. This was on on top of concrete footings and a short stem wall (footings below the frost line). It then uses roof trusses that have a "2nd story room" inside of them. It is a 30' clear span (no beams or posts in the bottom level). The upstairs room has a full 8' high ceiling and is 17' wide and a full 30 long. The bottom cords of the trusses are 2x12 lumber and top cords are 2x6s. The trusses are on 24" centers, on top of the 2x6 walls. So it isn't a pole building -- I originally thought about going that way but after investigating and finding out that I would have to have glue-lams down both side walls On top of the poles to set the trusses on, I decided to go with stick framed walls.

I was originally going to put metal roofing and siding on it but decided to go with lap siding instead. Did go with ribbed metal roofing, metal soffits, and fascia though.

The trusses are just under 14' high from the bottom of the bottom cord to the peak. the top roof pitch is 5/12 and the steep lower sides are 13/12. For the flooring in the upstair room, I used 3/4" T&G subfloor that is glued and nailed with ring shanks into the bottom cords of the trusses. It is definitely not a bouncy floor! In fact I would venture to say that it is more solid than most homes being put up today. These trusses were designed to meet our county snow loads of 50 lb/sq ft Then I put 5/8" sheeting over them and then the ribbed metal roofing. Since it was built we have had 2 winters that have been record setters 07-08 & 08-09 with over 5 feet of snow on the ground (unlike 09-10 as the ground was bare most of the winter).

 

[ace10]

Are these "nice looking" buildings?

King Construction's Home Page...serving horse owners, and especially the hunter, jumper, dressage & thoroughbred industry

 

[kossetx]

Thanks for the replies folks.

JimRB, I guess a dutch roof is what it would be called. For me, anything but the standard square 2 solped roof would be fine. I never thought of asking any builder if they would do that. I just thought if the did, they'd show a pic of it.

NIdaho, Part of the idea is not for another room, but a walkway I could store more on, about 7' off the ground. I dunno, maybe another room now...

Thanks again, Mark

 

[Brad_Blazer]

I have a Heritage building I am happy with. I am pretty sure Kodiak Homes is the same company. They offer a variety of standard styles.
Kodiak Steel Homes | Models and Pricing

Kodiak Steel Homes | Metal Houses, Prefabricated Homes, Pre Engineered | Home Page

 

[kossetx]

Are these "nice looking" buildings?

King Construction's Home Page...serving horse owners, and especially the hunter, jumper, dressage & thoroughbred industry

Dang, Ya'll see those? I missed it first time around. Lets see, if I sell my land and the house I might be able to get one...

 

[ace10]

Dang, Ya'll see those? I missed it first time around. Lets see, if I sell my land and the house I might be able to get one...

They post plenty of pictures on their site. Lots of ideas, some of which may be scaled down to a reasonable level.

My neighbors have King putting up their barn now. Slab/stick construction. Tall gambrel style 96X36 with a 3/4 car gambrel garage attached. It's coming along nicely. Probably a five to six month job for a crew.