If your garage is full or you’re considering renting a storage unit, adding a prefab building to your property may be a wise option. These rugged buildings are cost-effective, quick to erec, and extremely versatile.
1. Increase Your Storage
Adding a new prefab metal building to your property can give you a great deal of weather-tight storage. Whether you live in the desert or in a rainy country, these rugged structures offer a secure place for boxes and bins. You can even finish the inside and add AC to create a temperate spot for your belongings.
2. Create a Workshop
Run power to your prefab metal building and you can create a workshop. Thanks to the post and beam construction and metal framing, you can easily add shelving and workbenches to the walls of your metal building. You can also customize the interior of your building so you have plenty of spots for large rolling tool chests or work islands inside the space. Concrete floors are standard inside prefab metal buildings, so you’ll have a rugged surface for storing raw goods and finished products.
If you’re building a new house on a raw plot of land, consider also running power directly to your prefab building, especially if you want tools that require a lot of power. Your metal building expert can help you locate the most logical spot for your breaker box and electric hook-up.
3. Utilize a Durable Structure
You can increase the usable space in your prefab metal building by adding a loft within the structure. Because prefab metal buildings are post and beam structures, you can enjoy rugged, open spaces under the roof. Simple additions, such as interior walls and loft decking, can be customized to your needs.
4. Customize Access
Rugged prefab metal buildings can have simple passage doors, garage doors, and even barn doors. If your new prefab building is to serve at the end of a driveway, it may be wise to put a garage door on both sides so you can easily drive through the building to the rest of your property.
Bring these ideas to your metal building expert so you can design a structure that holds what you need, allows you to work in the space, and offers access points that function logically on your property.
5. Reduce Fire Worries
If your prefab metal building will be used as a welding or woodworking shop, you can be confident that the structure is inherently fire-resistant. The exterior of your metal building is also less flammable than a wooden building would be.
Of course, no structure is completely fire-resistant. If you’re storing gas, diesel, or oil in your prefab metal building, you will need to keep fire extinguishers at the ready, just as you would in your wooden garage.
A top-quality prefab metal building will quickly become a convenient work and storage space for your household. Work with a metal building expert to find the best location for your structure and enjoy your new building!
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