Metal garages

Has anyone used this company in NC?

www.usametalstructures.com

I wonder if there are condensation issues in certain climates

Where i am they will absolutely have condensation issues if not properly insulated.

I built a Tri Steel metal shed back in 1991 7.5m x 6.5m and extra height it gets very hot in summer when its all closed up but I had a big sliding door when open cooled the shed down, but I have now replaced the old sliding door with a wide roller door, inside I built a mezzanine floor 1/4 off the shed for storage, and 4 years ago I built an open steel roof/frame (7.5m x 4m) off the front of the shed I have a honey suckle vine that has grown over the top of the open awning and has covered 1/2 of the shed has made the shed a lot cooler when working up there.
Living in the sub tropics I haven't had any problems with condensation at all but my shed is open when I am home and only locked up at night or away, I have my snooker table under the open awning and my bike lift table rolls under the snooker table when not being used and if working on the bikes it's always outside under the cool awning, only long term rebuilds are done inside the shed, I made my L shape steel work bench in the shed its been bolted to the shed frame and only has 2 standing legs, same as the steel frame mezzanine frame all bolted to the shed frame, my big slot car raceway is set up under the mezzanine floor.
A few pics of my set up, the vine at the front of the awning has grown over the top of the awning and front 1/2 of the shed now.

ashman said:

I built a Tri Steel metal shed back in 1991 7.5m x 6.5m and extra height it gets very hot in summer when its all closed up but I had a big sliding door when open cooled the shed down, but I have now replaced the old sliding door with a wide roller door, inside I built a mezzanine floor 1/4 off the shed for storage, and 4 years ago I built an open steel roof/frame (7.5m x 4m) off the front of the shed I have a honey suckle vine that has grown over the top of the open awning and has covered 1/2 of the shed has made the shed a lot cooler when working up there.
Living in the sub tropics I haven't had any problems with condensation at all but my shed is open when I am home and only locked up at night or away, I have my snooker table under the open awning and my bike lift table rolls under the snooker table when not being used and if working on the bikes it's always outside under the cool awning, only long term rebuilds are done inside the shed, I made my L shape steel work bench in the shed its been bolted to the shed frame and only has 2 standing legs, same as the steel frame mezzanine frame all bolted to the shed frame, my big slot car raceway is set up under the mezzanine floor.
A few pics of my set up, the vine at the front of the awning has grown over the top of the awning and front 1/2 of the shed now.View attachment 118355View attachment 118356View attachment 118358View attachment 118359View attachment 118360View attachment 118361View attachment 118362View attachment 118363

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No pictures of the pooch? I see an empty dog dish

BERT said:

No pictures of the pooch? I see an empty dog dish

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Is that better lol, but really the dog dish is when the wife has kicked me out of the house when I had too many beers, I am always in the dog house lol.

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Is that better lol, but really the dog dish is when the wife has kicked me out of the house when I had too many beers, I am always in the dog house lol.View attachment 118364View attachment 118365

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Looks like those two know how to handle the heat

BERT said:

Looks like those two know how to handle the heat

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They are Aussie cattle dogs, working dogs the red dog is mum she is now 14 years old and still good, the blue dog is one of her first litter out of 10 pups 2 were blue out of red dogs, but Bonnie her blue dog was put down 4 months ago cancer got her she was 9 years old, sad day for all of us.

Is that Harry's shop?

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Closed cell foam install will cost more than the building kit. It'll do the job though.

There's a few companies out there that will engineer the building to take the usual sheathing and siding, so you don't have the metal siding/condensation/insulation issues.

Most of the problems with metal buildings seem to do with the erectors hired to erect the building using bad workmanship, but that's always the case with low-bid sub'ed work, isn't it?

Planning my own metal building currently, and I've buried myself in the metal building world. No personal experience, but whipped myself into a frenzy of imagined downfalls, failure points, what-ifs, and pro/cons.

I'd heard that foam insulation like that was quite flammable but never looked into it. Nice space though Concours I'm jealous. I like the clock you have there ashman and the old scooter hanging from the ceiling too.

MikeG said:

Is that Harry's shop?

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Yup.

He's planning to add a toilet & shower.

Something to think about.

My welder comes back from it's foster home

t ingermanson said:

Something to think about.

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t ingermanson said:

Closed cell foam install will cost more than the building kit. It'll do the job though.

There's a few companies out there that will engineer the building to take the usual sheathing and siding, so you don't have the metal siding/condensation/insulation issues.

Most of the problems with metal buildings seem to do with the erectors hired to erect the building using bad workmanship, but that's always the case with low-bid sub'ed work, isn't it?

Planning my own metal building currently, and I've buried myself in the metal building world. No personal experience, but whipped myself into a frenzy of imagined downfalls, failure points, what-ifs, and pro/cons.

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YEP!

I love my barndo. I designed and specified it, the metal supplier put together the parts list per my drawings, and the welder (recommended by the metal supplier) erected it, insulated it, and installed the windows and doors.

Apart from starting a 100-acre fire on DAY 1, they did an essentially PERFECT job. Zero condensation, zero leaks, and only one short run (about 15' of panels at the end) that were specified too short and needed extension pieces underlaid; virtually invisible.

An area of work they hadn't done before was the framework and bracing for my "swing-up" hangar doors using Harbor Freight winches; they are flawless. I did pattern them after my friend's virtually identical doors, but his has a totally different winch setup bolted directly to his roof structure, no separate mounting system.

My family and I built ALL of the rest, apart from some of the initial sheetrocking and all of the painting (I have learned that I don't like painting massive walls, much less cutting details). Makes a fantastic hangar/shop/garage/living space with 2 large bedrooms, full kitchen/dining/ a standard bathroom with shower, and a 3-room group bathroom with privacy toilet, privacy tub/shower, and double vanity area.

I pretty quickly added a large lean-to roof to park our camper & boat under, with the help of my sons & a couple of friends.



Note hangar doors raised on the upper left. You can also see the 7' wide rolls of fiberglass mesh scrim-covered fiberglass insulation rolls (still need to insulate the doors) REQUITE TRIUMPH ON THE FAR LEFT, AT THE BACK - "ThunderLegend" 900 triple



Fun for the whole family (that's only about half of us)

Enclosed 50'x40', 40'x30' air conditioned, roof/slab 50'x100', on 11 acres