Pre-engineered Metal Buildings

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I wanted to write you a letter and let you know how impressed I am with your product and your organization. When we began our search for a manufacturer and supplier for our new building, we had many choices. There were the high pressure commission guys that promise that the price is going up by [read more]

Design & Price your Metal Building Project

Rapidset’s new metal building designer tool is now available. Graphically layout your building, create an engineered design, price the project and even print out plans.

The designs for Barndominiums are as varied as your imagination. Another advantage of this system is that you can greatly reduce the costs for design work by drawing it up yourself. Architects are fine, and if you have to retain one to finish your project then do it. But this way instead of the architect handing you HIS plans, you get to hand him yours. [read more]

Designing your Aircraft Hangar

Hangar Building

When a call comes in to design a hangar we start with the door. We ask the size and style of the door they would like. Whether it is a bi-fold, which folds up into a wedge, or a hydraulic style, which tilts up from the front of the building. [read more]

Rapidset Metal Building Order Process

Here is how to order a metal building from Rapidset;

1. When a quote is completed online or a custom quote is created, the first thing to check is the expiration date. Sometimes steel fluctuates in price where we need to adjust prices. If the quote is past expiration please ask for it to be updated or do another design online.

2. We usually need to talk through and look over any quote or design before we can accept an order.

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The Rigid Frame Metal Building

The building system consists of primary framing members, secondary framing members, roof system, wall system, and accessories. The prime objective of the Steel Building System is to provide a quality structure. Our buildings are available in a range of configurations - from the small, standard structures to maximum performance structures with creative architectural refinements [read more]

Available Building Accessories

In addition to frame, wall, and roof systems, there are other components of a metal building system generally referred to as accessories. These include roof vents, light transmitting panels, interior liner panels, louvers, wall lights, wall openings, windows, pedestrian doors, overhead doors, fascias, mansards, canopies, and trim in general. [read more]

Aircraft Hangar Buildings

Aircraft hangar building presents some unique challenges. A hangar building looks simple enough - they’re usually just rectangular buildings with lots of open floor space, right? While they do, indeed, look simple, appropriate aircraft hangar design requires careful attention. All the normal design considerations of a typical pre-engineered metal building apply to aircraft hangars, as well. Wind and roof loads and local building codes must be met, along with any other [read more]

We had a great time at Oshkosh this year!

Vans RV-14A Airplane at Oshkosh tradeshow

We had a great time at Oshkosh this year! It seemed the activity at the booth in Hangar "D" was very last this year and hope this year is even better. Thank all of you who came over to introduce yourselves. We are grateful! [read more]

Rapidset Buildings Customer Service

A company’s customer service record should be a core consideration when making any buying decision. This especially applies to buying a pre-engineered building. Each metal building should be designed and built to order. Nowadays the building department scrutinizes each detail of a design before granting their approval.

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Metal Building Failures, Deflection and Shear

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An Anonymous Metal Building Supplier

I spent nearly a decade in the metal building business in the Southeast US selling all types of pre-engineered (PEB) buildings - garages, agricultural buildings, industrial buildings, hay barns, commercial buildings, church buildings, storage buildings, livestock sheds, RV storage buildings, mini-storage complexes - you name it, we did it. Our company rolled our own metal siding [read more]

The Value of Steel Buildings

Hangar Building with 4 Schweiss Hangar Doors

It has been our continuous philosophy to forge strong relationships by continually building a solid reputation with all of our clients. That is why our Builder, Erector, and Reseller clients continue choosing Rapidset Buildings for all their steel building projects. You can, too, when you take the first step and give us a call today! [read more]

Combine Storage Shed

Steel buildings go far beyond simple warehouse buildings. Today, steel buildings are utilized as commercial spaces, residential facilities, sports complexes, and aircraft hangars. This is due to the fact that steel building offers a wide variety of advantages. Steel buildings serving as hangars is now commonplace. Aircraft have special requirements [read more]

A hangar we sent to Paris, France

Hangar [read more]

Steel Frame Buildings vs Wood Frame Buildings

Over the years, however, steel construction has become more popular and presents significant advantages over wood materials. Pre-engineered steel buildings are now the method of choice for most commercial, industrial, and warehouse structures due to their economy, ease of construction, and design flexibility. [read more]

1/4 Mile Long Train Terminal Building

Train Cover for loading petroleum

See the original letter from Suncore.

The team at Suncor's Grand Junction, CO Products Transfer Terminal, like everyone in the oil & gas industry, operates in a challenging environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. [read more]