[SEL] Metal building

Wed Apr 26 20:35:28 PDT 2006

Ron,
Do you have to consider seismic  requirements?  Will this building meet your 
local zoning regulations?   Do the engineering drawings have to be approved by 
your planning  commission?  Is your purchase, contingent on approval by your 
local  regulating authority?  Who is responsible for the floor and foundation  
engineering?
I have a friend who has a  similiar structure with a dome type roof.  He had 
a hard time erecting it  and keeping it level and plumb.  The corrugations 
have a tendency to  creep.  Once he start using scaffling instead of ladders, the 
assembly  became much easier.  It was assembled with nuts and bolts which 
have a  sealing washers to prevent water leakage.  Nevertheless, now that the  
building is erected, it looks good.  However, the local county zoning  
regulations made him install a rest room (with septic tank and drain field), a  water 
heater, and floor drains.  Of course, these last items (along with  utilities) 
were not part of the  building package nor was the concrete floor and 
footings.  The  concrete floor and footings had to have steel reinforcement bars.  The 
 floor was raised about 4" above the building footing to prevent rain water  
from entering under the bottom of the vertical panels.  

Francis Maciel
Santa Maria,  CA

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