Hybrid Steel Buildings
Steel Where You Want Strength.
Wood Where You Want Flexibility.
A hybrid steel building is just what is sounds like – a hybrid of materials. It combines two proven building materials (steel and wood) in a way that lets each do what it does best.
Miracle Truss® Buildings use structural steel trusses and steel columns to create a strong, clear-span building frame, while standard dimensional wood purlins and girts provide familiar, flexible framing for the roof and walls.
The result?
A steel and wood building that gives you the strength and durability of steel without giving up the flexibility, finish-ability and familiarity of conventional wood framing.
That’s the Miracle Truss Advantage.
Is a Hybrid Steel Building the Same as a Web Steel Truss Building?
In the case of Miracle Truss®, yes.
Our hybrid steel buildings are built around a structural steel web truss system. The word hybrid describes the combination of steel primary framing and wood secondary framing. Web steel truss describes the structural steel truss itself.
Different terminology. Same proven Miracle Truss® building system.
Why Build a Hybrid Steel Building?
Strength Where It Matters
The primary frame of a Miracle Truss® Building is structural steel – engineered similar to a bridge truss — very strong.
Our clear-span steel trusses provide the backbone of the building while allowing wide, open interiors without interior load-bearing walls or columns getting in the way. And no flat ceilings to impede the open feel of the space.
That means more usable area for:
- Workshops
- Garages
- Agricultural buildings
- Equipment storage
- Commercial buildings
- Barndominiums
- Riding arenas
- Aircraft storage
- Hobby buildings
- And just about anything else you can imagine
Wood Where It Makes Building Easier
Instead of using steel secondary framing throughout the building, Miracle Truss® uses readily available dimensional wood purlins and girts mounted on edge in our proprietary steel clips. Simple.
That creates edge-mounted framing approximately every 24 inches throughout the walls and roof.
If you’ve ever worked with conventional construction, that should look and feel pretty familiar.
It makes it easier to:
- Install conventional insulation
- Run electrical wiring
- Install plumbing and utilities
- Attach interior wall and ceiling finishes
- Add windows and doors
- Modify the building later
- Use a variety of exterior finishing materials
You don’t have to reinvent everything just because you’re building with steel. And you don’t have to be a welder in order to make modifications either.
Easier to Assemble. Easier to Insulate. Easier to Finish.
One of the biggest advantages of a hybrid building becomes obvious after the shell is standing.
Those wood purlins and girts create natural cavities for many common insulation and finishing systems.
- Want a finished workshop?
- An office inside your building?
- A heated garage?
- Living space?
- A clean interior wall or ceiling?
You have options.
That’s one reason Miracle Truss® Buildings work well for projects that may evolve over time.
Unlike many other types of structures, with Miracle Truss your building doesn’t have to know everything it wants to be on Day One.
Clear Span Means Clear Possibilities
The open-span Miracle Truss® design gives you usable space from wall to wall without interior support columns dictating your layout.
Park equipment today.
Build offices tomorrow.
Add a loft, workshop, storage room or living area later.
The structure provides the space.
You decide what happens inside it.
Built for Today. Adaptable for Tomorrow.
Buildings change because life changes.
Businesses grow.
Families grow.
Hobbies somehow require more equipment and space than originally advertised.
And that “little shop” sometimes becomes a very big shop.
A hybrid steel building gives you flexibility to modify doors, windows, interior walls, insulation and finishes without fighting an all-steel secondary framing system every step of the way.
The Miracle Truss® Hybrid Building System
A Miracle Truss® hybrid building brings together:
Structural steel trusses and columns
for strength and clear-span capability.
Wood roof purlins and wall girts
for insulation, finishing and field flexibility.
Factory-built components
designed and fabricated specifically for your building. And designed with the DIY’r in mind.
A building designed around you
rather than forcing your project into a one-size-fits-all package.
Strong Enough to Be Steel.
Flexible Enough to Feel Familiar.
That’s the beauty of a hybrid steel building.
And it’s what Miracle Truss® has been doing for decades.
Putting You In Control of Your Build.
Take control of your project – From blueprint to build day, Miracle Truss® makes it easier.
Miracle Truss® brings together the best of steel and wood, with a system trusted nationwide for over 45 years. Built strong. Built smart. Built for your next project.
Feel free to call us at 800.208.1969 or send us a message through our website. Let’s explore how we can assist you with steel building kits for your building needs! We look forward to connecting with you soon!
