March 17th, 2007
The structure can be built on piers or a perimeter foundation with or without a concrete slab. If a slab is poured, it is normally poured at the same time as the perimeter foundation. Many farm building plans, for instance, only require piers. If only piers are used we need to delete the base angle and use a base girt. The base girt is larger and of thicker metal which will support the sidewall sheathing without the use of a concrete foundation. The advantage of perimeter foundations is the way the building would be sealed. There is a closure strip that matches the corrugation of the panels and is inserted between the bottom of the wall panel and the base angle around the entire perimeter. This seals the building in a way that cannot be matched by a base girt or by dirt pushed up against it.
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March 10th, 2007
For a 14′ door, your eave height should be 16′. There should be at at least 2′ from door top to eave.
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March 5th, 2007
Absolutely. Easy to obtain insulators should be used. Commercial structures usually require conduit.
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February 27th, 2007
Yes. However, it is more economical to order color panels from the factory.
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February 21st, 2007
Each Rhino building is designed to meet your local seismic, wind and snow load requirements.
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February 14th, 2007
A large percentage of the metal buildings that people buy from us erect the structure themselves. It’s all bolt together with no welding required. The building has been pre-engineered ahead of time for easy installation. It’s basically a big kid’s erector set. Rhino has people on staff that have put up steel building for years. There is not a single situation that you can encounter that we have not handled before. If you have a question during the erection process, we are just a toll free call away. The average time to erect a 40′ x 60′ x 14′ building with a three man crew is around 5 days. A 60′ x 100′ x 16′ would be about 7 days.
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February 10th, 2007
Rhino buildings are solid rigid frame structures.
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January 30th, 2007
Typical lead time is 6 to 7 weeks from date of order.
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January 20th, 2007
Yes. Building widths of 70′ or 80′ are more efficient in terms of parts required and associated costs.
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January 18th, 2007
You pay your local tax rate…whatever that is.
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January 14th, 2007
Cast zinc aluminum screws are our standard.
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January 13th, 2007
Besides the normal everyday tools, you would require some type of lifting equipment to raise the column and rafters. A typical farm building will have a 16′ column that is 200 to 250 pounds and the rafter would weigh 500 to 700 pounds for a 60′ wide rafter. A rented forklift, track loader, or a front end loader will work if it will reach your height requirements. A screw gun will be required to install the self-drilling screws. The gun should have an adjustable clutch that will disengage the driver so as not to strip out the neoprene washer on the screws as it tightens to the building. The cost of a new screw gun from Dewalt of Black and Decker is around $130.00.
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January 9th, 2007
No. You should arrange for that ahead of time.
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July 14th, 1916
The base trim, employed at the bottom of the wall panels, features a colored steel edge that the wall panel rests on resulting in two major benefits. This eliminates the need for a 1 1/2” notch in the concrete around the perimeter of the slab. Thus, your panel will not rest on the concrete which may later cause rusting. It also will typically save an average of 4 yards of concrete on a 5,000 sq. ft. building…an average $300 savings.
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