How will you use your building? Start buy making a list of what you need your building to do for you. If you don’t know what you want, you can be easily persuaded to purchase a larger, more expensive steel building without really needing it.
For example, think about the last major purchase you made – a computer, car, or house. Prior to speaking with a realtor, you knew how many bedrooms you needed, what neighborhood you liked, and what price range you were interested in, right? Same principle applies to a car. When buying a car, you based the purchase on your needs. You determined what you would use the car for and then purchased the right car to do the job. Here is a list of questions to ask yourself BEFORE you start shopping for a steel building:
- What’s this building going to do for me? What needs will this building satisfy?
- What size building do I need?
- Do I need column-free interior space?
- What type of doors do I want on my building? Overhead, sliding, walk doors?
- Where should I place those doors? On the sides or the ends?
- What accessories will I need? Gutters, downspouts, skylights, roof jacks, windows, etc. How tall do I need the building? Will I insulate the building? Will I finish the interior?