Steelsmith has a well earned reputation of providing our customers with quality, reliability, and service. It’s a reputation we’ve earned and one that has stood the test of time. We use only high-quality American made steel in every metal building we construct and we back our product with one of the strongest, non-prorated warranties in the industry.
At Steelsmith we know that our attention to detail, high quality, expertise, and dedication to meeting our customers’ individual building needs makes us an industry leader. With many years of experience constructing metal buildings—and with our constant drive to take the best we have to offer and make it even better—we’re able to offer innovations and cutting-edge technology that aren’t available elsewhere.
We are proactive in finding solutions for our clients that best achieve their goals. Lasting relationships are the lifeblood of our business. We want the client to feel that our staff is even more committed to the effort than their own staff…that’s what distinguishes us. Personal attention to our clients as individuals…caring about them as individuals. Our founders, Shawn Cortner and Donald Gilmore, referred to our clients, appropriately, as our “respected friends.
Because we self-perform much of our work, we have greater control over the entire construction process—from project management to cost/quality controls. We thrive on the challenge of working ‘hands-on’ and owning responsibility for the most complex and challenging of projects, both large and small; so we can deliver the best final cost, every time.
A Steelsmith pre-engineered steel building system provides substantial advantages in performance, and cost savings compared to conventional construction methods. All the components are engineered and fabricated at the manufacturing facility and shipped to the job site as a complete package. This allows for significantly faster construction than other building methods. And, because all the components are made from high quality American steel, a Steelsmith steel building is virtually maintenance free.
A Steelsmith steel building consists of solid web I-beam column and rafter primary framing. These columns and rafters are engineered specifically for your building site so that your building will meet or exceed your local wind and snow loads.
Attaching perpendicularly to the columns and rafters is the secondary framing. Secondary framing typically consists of cold formed Z and C channel steel girts on the walls, and purlins on the roof. Depending on the exterior cladding of the building, these members may also be extruded or welded.
Finally, we come to the exterior of the metal building. There are countless options for the exterior of a Steelsmith steel building. The basic building package will include 26 gauge GBR (Girt Bearing Rib) panel on the walls, and 26 gauge PBR (Purlin Bearing Rib) panel on the roof. These panels are sealed with a wide mastic tape, and screwed to the girts and purlins using a long life steel fastener painted to match the color of the panel. If you are interested in a more traditional look, Steelsmith can accommodate that as well. A Steelsmith steel building can support split and decorative block, brick, stucco, and almost any other veneer you can think of.
No matter what you choose for your building’s exterior, all Steelsmith metal buildings come complete with a full commercial trim package with the same color options you have on the panel. Eave trim, rake trim, corner and base trim, and even cover trim for your framed openings all comes standard with our building.
If you are ready to start your building project, or would just like some more information about metal buildings, call one of our project managers today and let us show you why a Steelsmith steel building is the right choice.
