From Airplane Hangar to Guest Cottage, There Is a Metal Building For You

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, a quick history of metal buildings. During World War II, the Navy Seabees developed metal buildings to be used as lightweight housing and storage units that could be raised, torn down and transported 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. They became so popular with the troops that some of them even purchased the surplus metal buildings for their personal housing after the war.
Todays metal buildings come in several different design kits. Each kit includes an easy to follow assembly manual that even the most mechanically challenged of us can interpret. The P series of metal buildings utilizes a more traditional style of arched steel roof atop vertical sidewalls that increases the amount of usable space for a backyard workshop, garage or guest cottage, if you like. These metal buildings can be customized with accessories like doors, skylights and windows to match the exterior of your house.
The beauty of the A series design of metal buildings lies in its 4 to 12 pitch roof that extends the arched roof to ground level. This design is engineered to withstand the high winds and snows of a severe winter climate and is ideal for use as a garage or workshop.
The Q series of metal buildings are a modern day version of the Quonset hut. With the rounded shape of their arched roofs, they are one of the strongest structures in architecture and are able 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.
This brings us to the S series of metal buildings, which sport high sidewalls and an arched roof that easily withstands the ravages of heavy snow and rain. This structural design works well for small manufacturing, commercial and industrial purposes or fire and airport fueling stations. Like the other designs, the S series offers 100 percent usable space. See here also Garage buildings

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