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You?ve done your shopping around and collected three or four quotes from different steel building companies. Out of all of the firms that sell steel buildings, you figure that you?ve picked the one that offers the lowest priced metal buildings, but at the same time you felt comfortable with the salesman and everything you discussed is on your purchase order for your steel barn. You?ve signed all of the paperwork and sent in the deposit. So now what? Almost every pre engineered building company operates the same way, using the same standards for time frames when it comes to receiving your drawings and your metal building.

Once you?ve finalized your steel garage order with the salesman or project coordinator assigned to you, you can expect to receive your permit/approval drawings in approximately three weeks. The permit drawings are engineer stamped for your state and are the set you take to your local building department if you need to get a building permit to erect your metal barn. If you purchased a foundation design, which can be added to steel building orders for an additional cost, that will arrive about two weeks after you receive your permit/approval drawings. Most companies require you to review the approval drawings then send in a written approval to move the steel garages into fabrication. The approval drawings are for your review and if any changes need to be made the firms that sell prefabricated buildings require that you mark up those drawings to show the changes that you need. If the changes are due to a mistake made by the steel building company, then those changes should be corrected free of any charges. If you are the one making changes to your original contract then you will be responsible for any costs associated with those changes.

You?ve made your steel building purchase, received your drawings and finally your building department has approved your application for a building permit to put up that steel barn on your property. Then you gave your approval to the factory to move your steel building into fabrication. So now what can you expect before the truck shows up?

In about two weeks you will receive the anchor bolt layout labeled ?for construction? so you can get started on your foundation. Now I must mention that the actual anchor bolts are not included with standard orders for metal buildings. A lot of people get confused when the salesperson tells them they will be getting an anchor bolt layout for their steel garage. They expect that the anchor bolts are included but they are not unless it?s stated in writing on the contract. Along with the anchor bolt layout, you will receive the fully detailed copies of your construction drawings. These drawings are more detailed than the ones you took to your building department, to help with the construction of the pre engineered buildings.

Soon after you will receive your estimated week of delivery. That estimated time usually falls about five to six weeks after you gave your approval to move your metal barn into fabrication, depending on where your job site is in relation to the steel buildings factory. Some companies that sell the prefabricated buildings ship them as commingled freight, meaning that if they have one or more orders going in the same direction or to the same state, they can pass the freight savings on to the customer.

Please read below the history of the Metal buildings and metal garage history.

Building construction began with the sole purpose of creating a controlled environment to protect against the forces of Mother Nature. It had its beginning way back in the time of the hunter-gatherers of the Stone Age. Since the hunter-gatherers covered large areas in search of food, they built temporary shelters using stone or wood poles supporting animal skins forming crude tents. Archaeological records date the evidence of these structures in Europe back before 12,000 BC. Over time, these temporary structures evolved into permanent dwellings since people didn?t have to travel to find food anymore. Thanks to the Agricultural Revolution (around 10,000 BC) they now remained in one place to tend to their fields.

The earliest building materials were obviously a lot less durable than the building materials used today. Leaves, branches and animal skins gave way to clay, stone and timbers. Then finally brick, concrete, plastics and metals were used. With this increased durability of materials it was possible to start building structures of increasing heights and spans. The year 1880 saw the beginning of the second industrial age, which included the mass production of steel. All of this steel in the beginning was produced to make railroad rails. This rolling technology of steel for rails paved the way to rolling other shapes like angles and channels, making the metal much tougher.

Steel is made from ores still found in large quantities around the globe. Due to advanced technology, the time it takes to transform iron ore to steel has been whittled down to within one day. Because of steels ability, regardless of how old it is, to be scrapped and melted, it is the most recycled material in the world. And steel consumption has long been the gauge for measuring economic progress.

prefabricated building gained popularity in the early 1900?s. During World War II was when Metal buildings use became most prevalent. But it?s been recently, in the past few decades, due to the numerous designs available because of Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs, that pre engineered building use has literally exploded around the country. The smaller pre engineered building is such a common sight nowadays because of its ease of construction. You see them being used as storage buildings, warehouses, retail shops, barns and even living spaces. There are numerous benefits associated with Steel buildings, such as durability and fast construction. Purchasing a Metal buildings is the most cost effective construction choice when you?re ready to build that garage, barn or workshop.

One of the biggest costs a company can face, forcing it to recoup lost income by increasing the mark-up on its product, is correcting expensive mistakes. To minimize this potential problem so we can keep offering you the lowest prices, our administrative staff and sales reps are highly trained, intelligent people with many years of experience in the Steel buildings industry. We run a very tight ship at Price A Building. Our internal order management process is completely streamlined, first confirming all information with you then double and triple checking for accuracy before each order is submitted to its respective factory.

We realize that the steel building industry is very competitive, and we believe that low prices combined with customer satisfaction and communication throughout your entire order will make Price A Building your one stop source for all of your (and all of your friends) metal building needs. And keep in mind, lower price doesn?t have to mean lower quality. Lucky for you, in Price A Building?s case, it just means we?ve got it all figured out. You?ll be amazed by how much you can save without sacrificing quality when you buy your steel barn from Price A Building.

References:

1. Encyclopedia Britannica - The History of Building Construction
2. Wikipedia - Global Steel Industry Trends