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Air Curtains: Are They Right For Your New Building?
If you live in an area where it gets very cold or very hot depending on the season, you’re already used to stepping through a curtain of air as you enter and exit the store. Air curtains, which also are known as air doors, blow a concentrated stream of air across an...
How Much Does The Snow On My Roof Weigh?
Not everybody needs to take this into consideration, but snow load capacity is important to know if you’re searching for a prefabricated metal building. Geography plays a big role in the consideration. If you are in a location where you can experience significant...
Concrete Garage Floor Slabs: What You Need To Know About Preparing For One
It’s not always necessary, but most people choose to put their prefabricated metal garage on a concrete slab. These slabs are going to take a lot of abuse. They’ll support heavy cars or trucks – or maybe even a recreational vehicle or boat. The surface will endure...
Steel Buildings And High Winds
We often think of wind – if at all – as what messes up our hair when we go outside. Wind has a wide variety of impacts, ranging from the damage it can do to structures, to its benefit when harnessed for energy creation. The United States Office of Energy Efficiency...
What You Need To Know About Ridge Vents For Metal Buildings
Even if you use adequate insulation, your metal and steel prefabricated building can be susceptible to condensation and heat transfer – especially if you opt to use metal as your exterior siding. Your building needs proper ventilation, and ridge vents are an optimal...
What’s Important To Know About Trusses?
What does your new Miracle Truss® DIY prefabricated building kit have in common with some of the most famous bridges in the world? They take advantage of a basic form, the triangle. By using this design, high weight and stress is safely held by load-bearing beams and...