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Originally posted by cstreit
Thanks Souk...
I looked at some of the pre-fab designs from American Steel Span, etc.....
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I had a "P" building from American Steel Span, and sold it, unbuilt a couple of months ago (long story).
The building is entirely 22 ga. galvalume steel. No frame, whatsoever. It uses large 'corrugations' to give it strength. You can have doors and windows on the 'sides' but they have to nave complex panels that conform to the corrugations. these are among the endless pricey options...
American Steel Span (and about five other companies operating out of McKees Rocks PA), are marketing companies. Somewhere, there's a manufacturer. The marketing companies are just boiler room operations with the ability to set final prices way below initial quotes. The more time you spend with them, the better the price will be. Freight is the killer. My 25 X 30' building was 3,000 lbs. It was on a skid, but included long panels up to 12'. Put that on a big truck by itself, and you'll pay about a buck a mile to ship it. The building marketers have solved that with a 'community freight' offer that gets rid of any shipping deadline, and allows them to accumulate buildings going to your general area before shipping.
PM me if you want more about the steel buildings of this configuration. The best alternative I saw was from a company in Texas that makes steel buildings with actual steel frames and straight walls... All of the manufacturers/marketers are on eBay, by the way.