To enhance the appearance of a metal building, experiment with different colors, upgrade to heavier grade steel panels for a visually striking look, add doors, windows, and custom shutters, install new lighting strategically to accentuate architectural details, and incorporate sustainable elements like solar panels. These elements make your metal building look more welcoming and inviting, making it more appealing to potential buyers.
Customized color schemes and unique roofing options can also enhance the visual appeal and brand identity of steel buildings. Prioritizing energy is crucial when choosing the right color combination for your metal home. Explore textures and patterns from corrugated steel to ribbed panels to add depth and visual interest to your building’s exterior.
In addition to the exterior walls, consider adding various aesthetic elements such as brick, glass, wood, stucco, or stone in combination with your building’s existing steel. Customizing the exterior using different materials, such as corrugated metal siding, can create an interesting exterior that resembles a home.
Exterior lighting can accentuate the highlights of your metal garage, giving it an inviting and cozy look. Installing design features like hipped roofs, dormers, and kick-out windows can further enhance the look of your building.
To make your metal building look extraordinary, consider adding wood or shiplap siding to even the most basic metal building. Customized color schemes and unique roofing options can also enhance the visual appeal and brand identity of steel buildings.
📹 How to build a steel frame building
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Does a metal building increase home value?
Steel building can significantly increase property value, especially when compared to building a brand-new property. A recent study by Florida State University found that the presence of a regular-sized metal garage building increased a home’s value by 13 when compared to similar homes without a garage. This article will explore how steel structures can increase property value and provide a more affordable solution for adding value to existing properties.
How to make a metal building look better?
To improve the exterior of a metal building, start with curb appeal and exterior beauty. Affordable options for cleaning up the exterior include spotlighting and landscaping, while more expensive options like upgrading doors, windows, and shutters can create a more interesting and inviting look. Installing unique overhead doors, barn doors, glass doors, sliding doors, double front doors, or embellished doors can also enhance the building’s appearance.
To create an aesthetic and functional interior, attach plywood between the girts and floor to hide existing electrical cables and provide a finished look for outlets. Add shelving, cabinets, workbenches, extra lighting, or storage to improve productivity and organization. A fresh coat of paint on the walls and a finish to the cabinets can also enhance the space’s look.
To improve comfort and energy efficiency, ensure all joints, penetrations, and openings are sealed well across the building. Properly sealed roofing, doors, and penetrations can cut back on HVAC load, save energy, and prolong the life of these systems. Roof and ground sealing is the best way to avoid water leaks, damage, mold, or pests. Effective methods of sealing and waterproofing the exterior include pre-cured silicone sealants, membrane and fastener sealant systems, liquid sealants, and pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. A proper seal with the right insulation can improve comfort and resiliency while keeping the building better protected from moisture, dust, and pests.
How to decorate the outside of a metal shed?
To customize a metal shed, paint can be a cost-effective and easy way to change its appearance. With a good eye for color and a good understanding of your home’s exterior and garden decor, you can easily transform your shed’s appearance. Paint can also cover up rusting metal if your shed is old. However, before starting the project, it’s crucial to clean, scrape, and sand the metal structure, especially if there’s existing paint. Correct and fix dents to ensure smooth paint application. Additionally, treat the steel material with rust neutralizers and metal primers, which should be completely dry before applying the paint.
What is the best exterior paint for metal building?
To paint a metal building, use a paint sprayer and high-quality acrylic paint for better results and longer durability. Allow panels to dry thoroughly before applying the second coat. Metal-specific paints are best for certain situations, such as galvanized metal coated with zinc to prevent rust, which requires a water-based acrylic primer. For ferrous metal, an oil-based primer is recommended to prevent corrosion and create a bonding layer between the metal and paint.
Apply two coats of oil-based paint after the primer has dried. Pre-primed metal should be cleaned and painted quickly to prevent rusting. Factory-Baked enamel over metal requires minimal maintenance and only needs painting if the enamel deteriorates or if the color needs to be changed. Choosing lighter or reflective colors can enhance the aesthetics of a metal building and save energy.
Do you need to prime exterior metal before painting?
Priming metal before painting is crucial to prevent rust bleeding and ensure paint stickiness. If rust isn’t removed, coat the metal with a zinc chromate primer formulated for rust coating. Apply a self-etching primer, specifically designed for ferrous or non-ferrous metal, incorporating a self-etching component. Verify the primer’s compatibility with the paint, as oil-based or water-based primers have different drying and cure times. If the metal is going outdoors, add a second layer of primer to delay metal oxidation. Always follow the instructions on the primer label to ensure proper application.
What is the best exterior finish for metal?
Polyurethane coatings are a popular choice for businesses and manufacturers due to their exceptional weather resistance and performance in harsh environmental conditions, rendering them an optimal solution for the protection of outdoor equipment, structures, or products.
How can I make my metal shed look good?
This post discusses a DIY metal backyard shed makeover that involves cleaning out debris and weeds, power washing the shed, choosing the perfect black metal paint, painting the shed, and finishing touches. The shed was previously covered in weeds, dirt, and rust, and the owner had considered scrap metal companies for hauling it away. However, while working around the shed, they discovered that the metal had some rust and staining but was not completely rusted.
The platform/floor was in great shape, so the owner decided to bring the shed back to life by using a pressure washer and two cans of paint. The post also mentions affiliate links and the potential for a more affordable solution to a neglected shed.
How can I make my metal building look better?
To improve the exterior of a metal building, start with curb appeal and exterior beauty. Affordable options for cleaning up the exterior include spotlighting and landscaping, while more expensive options like upgrading doors, windows, and shutters can create a more interesting and inviting look. Installing unique overhead doors, barn doors, glass doors, sliding doors, double front doors, or embellished doors can also enhance the building’s appearance.
To create an aesthetic and functional interior, attach plywood between the girts and floor to hide existing electrical cables and provide a finished look for outlets. Add shelving, cabinets, workbenches, extra lighting, or storage to improve productivity and organization. A fresh coat of paint on the walls and a finish to the cabinets can also enhance the space’s look.
To improve comfort and energy efficiency, ensure all joints, penetrations, and openings are sealed well across the building. Properly sealed roofing, doors, and penetrations can cut back on HVAC load, save energy, and prolong the life of these systems. Roof and ground sealing is the best way to avoid water leaks, damage, mold, or pests. Effective methods of sealing and waterproofing the exterior include pre-cured silicone sealants, membrane and fastener sealant systems, liquid sealants, and pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes. A proper seal with the right insulation can improve comfort and resiliency while keeping the building better protected from moisture, dust, and pests.
How to keep a metal shed cool in the summer?
In order to maintain a metal shed at an optimal temperature during the summer months, it is essential to implement a series of strategies aimed at reducing heat gain. These include ensuring adequate insulation, facilitating ventilation, utilizing extended shaded coverings, sealing gaps, employing reflective paint, and integrating landscaping techniques to enhance the shed’s energy efficiency. To prevent the build-up of heat within the metal shed, it is essential to implement a series of measures, including the creation of a heat barrier, the introduction of adequate ventilation, the sealing of any gaps, and the use of reflective paint.
How do you make a metal building cool?
To regulate your shed’s temperatures during the hot summer season, create a heat barrier by properly insulating, reflect heat with light color paints, install cooling add-ons to windows and doors, use a cool metal-roof system, proper ventilation, and smart landscaping. Metal buildings, being good conductors of heat, require additional cooling techniques to keep them cool. This article guides metal building owners on simple ways to keep their structures cooler, even during the broiling summer season. Metal buildings are affordable, durable, and easy to maintain, making them a worthwhile investment.
📹 Building the Dream: Episode 7, installing steel
In this video I show how we layout our walls for steel. I also talk about the method we use to start with a perfectly level base trim.
I’m binge perusal RR Buildings. Can’t stop…Bored and completely thrilled at the same time. Seems to me that one man’s perfection is another man’s organization. Kyle, your organization makes me feel better about myself because everyone tells me I’m a perfectionist and all I can see is exactly what you keep saying over and over…organization and preparation make for the best work without errors. If this is perfection well…i guess to me it’s just more money in my pocket. I don’t know how many of these articles you have but I”m probably going to be here for a few more days.
Yeh! I get the competitive thing. I’m an iron worker and we are always competing with each other. We have a saying. “Always do my best to work myself out of a job”. Then it’s off to the next one. I like perusal your articles because they show true craftsmanship and pride in ones work. Thanks for that.
Thanks very much for your really useful tutorials. We’re installing steel siding on a former construction office trailer. The trailer sags from the axles forward and back to both ends. Your articles have helped us realize our mistakes and how to correct them, plus how to move forward in a reasonable fashion.
Really appreciate these detailed vids! Do you have one where you go through how to calculate your steel order? And an all inclusive trim, website, soffit, etc rundown on what you use every build. I’ve watched many of your vids but not all of em – yet. I’m planning my first, and maybe only, DIY building. The steel is intimidating.
This is coming from an Ex-Iron worker who is now disabled. First, it is called an awl (One word not letters). Secondly, instead of spending $3 dollars on one when it is just going to bend on you. Why not try using a 12 penny nail. They are cheaper and just as strong to punch holes in the Sheet-metal siding. When I was able to work, we opted to use them instead of drilling as well. Just a friendly tip.
This was a good one lol the hammer toss, girl asking to see greg work and then saying Greg’s annoying lol Hey what’s the metal called that you put on the bottom with the laser that looks like a drip cap and where can you find it? Is that the same one you put on top of the 3ft sheet? Im digging the metal long and short sheets is that something you custom order? Thanks in advance and for the article 🤘🏾
I don’t comment much but I feel like putting my two cents in on one of your questions. The company I work for just had training on how to do Hardie Board Siding. When my company does Hardie Board Siding, we run the house wrap down to the pressure treated board like you did. After installing your base trim like you did around 11 minutes into the article. We put tyvek tape on the top of the metal where it meets the house wrap to seal it off. So if there was any water to get behind there it’d drain off onto your base trim. I know that’s not the reason your using it but the instructor really wanted us to know that you never to put the house wrap over the base trim and tape the top of your base trim.
First let me say I love perusal these post frames go up. But I have a suggestion for your articles productions, if you’re going to call them all a dream shop, you might want to differentiate them with a name like Jimmy’s dream shop. Just saying the dream shop on building after building makes the term too generic.
I remember someone making a comment once about how you treat Greg when you’re joking with him about his work, that they were worried it’ll affect job morale. That they said it was even a bit unprofessional if I remember correctly. Anyway, my point is, this article proves it goes both ways when it comes to the joking. They joke with you just as much as you joke with them, lol. Joking around and having fun with your coworkers, actually liking them too, is what keeps morale up. There’s nothing worse for job morale than coworkers finding the job boring and tedious. You guys make a great team and are a pleasure to watch. 😊
Hey Kyle… In my area, it seems that all of the builders put a Z trim across the wall on the gable side. Is that because they are lazy and can’t stand up a tall wall panel or do you think they have a reason? Maybe it’s a local supplier or transport issue? If they can get a 40′ truss here why can’t they load in a 27′ piece of wall steel, right?
Fine work gentlemen. Missed your last Tuesday article because of the abnormally warm weather had our corn ready to pick. Might be something to those global warming theory’s…anyhow cheers, always enjoy the large buildings. Great comparisons for what we keep equipment in. I won’t say the M word on your website.
Don’t beat yourself up over still using imperial measurements instead of the metric system, it’s all just numbers. My father was a shipwright who for most of his life used imperial and only in his 40’s had to change to metric. I remember the struggle he initially had but eventually, he adapted. I still have all of his imperial woodworking tools and I am also quite comfortable switching between one or the other. All of the lumber sold locally has these weird metric dimensions like 19mmX305mm which is actually a 3/4-inch x 12-inch board so yea we metricated in 1971 but still sell imperial lumber. 😁 Another thing is I can not do fractions in my head as my father could, I have to think hard on it. Just for reference, I live in Cape Town, South Africa. Thanks for the article’s, I really enjoy them.
Given your house wrap is for water control, you should seal that wrap-to-foundation joint. Yes you have foam in there, but I wouldn’t trust that for water control. I’d use a liquid applied flashing or Block-it compatible tape to cover that gap. Then shingling the wrap over the metal trim isn’t even a discussion. Also, you should never assume your cladding (metal in this case) actually keeps all water away from the structure.
They make straps with clamps that go onto your scissor lift (not sure what they are called sorry), they strap to the cage and then clamp to the sheeting so you can raise the sheets up via the lift. Only reason I know this is because I do demo and while we was ripping off old sheeting, a company was following behind us installing the new sheeting in this fashion (huge steel mills)…. was super quick and obviously saved a lot of physical labor for them…. I just wished I knew what they was called for you to check them out is all… with shorter pieces they was running multiple of them at a time, was pretty cool to watch.
As of the metric stuff. You can get a measuring tape that has both metric and imperial, like Stanley 30-696. 5m/16ft, 18mm width. Really handy, especially for woodworking. Really good quality measuring tape too. They also sell Stanley 1-30-656 which is 8m/26ft. Width 25mm/1in. Stanley also has a FatMax version of this 8m/26ft tape, with 32mm width, more heavy hook, which is even better for construction sites. Even if you don’t use metric that often, it makes you get really accustomed to it very quickly and it always is there in the same tool, or to share on articles 😀
Absolute fantastic professional work on that drip cap you started off with at the bottom. Your miters, your lap joints are the way I did it for 35 yrs and it’s nice to see someone else do that level of craftsmanship on metal even though in the end it won’t be seen. I always told my guys anyone who puts that effort into things you don’t see imagine how good their finish work will be
At 10:35 when you’re talking about not running house wrap over that sill flashing piece… I agree that it would look like crap if the house wrap ended up showing later, but you never know when water may get behind there. So to satisfy that and to satisfy the perfectionist in you (I’m a perfectionist as well) I would run a line of FlexWrap EZ by DuPont (self sealing flashing tape). There are other brands out there too that you could use. Try it and see if you like it; I think it would make for a better install.
I was taught to house wrapped over the base flashing. Just leave the bottom un-stapled and snap some level lines on your grade broad. Better than packing that grade stick around ever time you go to set a nail. I hate that beeping and seems more productive to just snap some lines. You can always double check it once it’s installed for peace of mind, if you want.
4:07 Yeeeees!!! I had a math teacher in college last semester and he teaches almost everything that has numbers involved but absolutely everything and up to the highest level including super crazy physics and I remember that one day in class he was explaining about an exercise and he turned around and he said. You know guys, I have been a teacher for more than 30 years and still asking myself why in the world the American school system still want to teach you the English system ? You guys can’t even imagine the easy life that it could be if you use metric system like the rest of the world. And beside that all big companies that you will potentially work they do metric anyway. That was his words and I totally support that because I had to learn the English system and I got it really well but guys metrics is mind blowing how easy is to use it especially when you don’t have to use fractions. Cheers!
Another great article. I like the use of the Milwaukee Surge. For those that are interested in tools as well as their applications, there is another website called VCG Construction that does a ton of articles testing and comparing tools, putting them through their paces, and they did a couple good ones on the surge. Here’s a link, go check them out as well. youtu.be/gD3CCHUhUZA Keep up the great work, Kyle!
I’m in love with this articles series. Some might find them boring but I don’t. Looking at how a whole shop is built is fascinating 😍. I wish I could drive all the way there and work with y’all, alas youth has escaped me and my strength is no longer what it was. But enjoy these articles I will. Thank you truly for sharing this.