Coastal Steel Structures

We are sometimes asked whether a steel structure or a wood-framed pole barn is the better building system for our customer’s project. The answer, for durability and strength, is obvious from where we sit. However, there may be benefits to choosing a pole barn over a steel structure when it comes time, price, or utility.  Still, we feel it is important to point out aspects of pole barns a consumer should consider before purchasing one. A Brief Origin Story: Pole barns have been a hallmark of America’s rural landscape for the better part of 90 years. Post and beam construction has existed for centuries and was a staple of Colonial America. The building of pole barns got its start in the 1930s and has its roots in the economic impacts of the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Pole barns were constructed from old telephone poles, which were available and affordable, earning them the name, “telephone pole barns.” Even after the economy recovered, generations of farmers and ranchers...

Prefabricated  aircraft hangars  can support a wide variety of doors systems. Your choice of door depends primarily on the size of your your aircraft and location of the openings. The type of door you choose can have significant structural consequences for your hangar. Here are a few doors available for aircraft hangars, Sliding Doors: These doors are on rollers which follows a track, including both crossover, and outrigger. They are simple and easy to install, cost-effective, sturdy and simple to clean. They do have some drawbacks. For instants, sliding doors are usually manual and require strength, and the tracks can become jammed and must be cleaned regularly. Self-Supported Hydraulic Door System: Self-supported hydraulic doors have an all steel frame construction and are engineered to your building code. Bottom of the door jamb is anchor bolted to the finished floor and the top of the door jamb is braced back to the aircraft hangar. As a result, the doo...