This simple guide will explain basic terms and help you to plan your pre-engineered steel building.
Openings:
Indicate where you would like to have doors and windows. This is extremely important as doors must be the right size for large machinery. Dimensions will determine what can fit inside your facility.
Building Envelop:
Choose what colour walls, roof and trim you want. A pre-engineered building can now be combined with masonry, glass and wood exterior facades, giving you unlimited choices in the aesthetic of your facility.
Height:
(1) Overall height is measured on the outside and regulated by zoning laws.
(2) Interior clearance height usually has a greater impact on your facility. Heights of 9m or higher can accommodate extensive warehouse shelving systems, and any tall heavy vehicles within the facility.
Roof:
‘Single slope’ roof starts with one side wall higher than the other and the roof simply slopes down from the high wall to the lower. ‘Gable’ roofs have a traditional peak with the roof running down on both sides. It depends on factors such as what you want to store at which area of your facility, or how you would like natural ventilation to be designed.
A bigger roof pitch means the roof is steeper and helps to improve the building’s ability to shed rain in southeast Asia.
Once you have established the above, a Nova Buildings engineer will create the specifications and design blueprints for the building. It will specify what materials should be used and what loads the building will need to withstand, to meet local building codes.
While the building components are being fabricated, your building site can be prepared. Steel buildings require foundations which are usually poured concrete. Actual construction can begin once foundations are ready. An erector can be hired to put up the building.
