STEEL BUILDING FAQ'S

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How long has Rhino Steel Building Systems been in the steel metal buildings business?

Rhino has been in business since 1988 and its management has decades of experience in all phases of construction in pre-engineered steel buildings. Rhino has delivered thousands of buildings in 48 states. We invite you to call the Better Business Bureau to compare us against the competition. Over 28% of our business includes repeat or referral customers.

What is a Rhino Steel Building?

Rhino sells pre-fabricated steel buildings that consists of components that are pre-engineered in an AISC certified plant. All steel building frames and other materials for a complete structure are delivered to the customer's lot. Each building is designed to meet the wind, snow, seismic, and local building codes of the county in which the building will be constructed. All Metal buildings are designed to meet or exceed the recommendations of the MBMA. You will receive 3 sets of stamped, engineered blue prints, a letter of certification and a 138 page erection manual and video with your structure.

Will Rhino erect the buildings that it sells?

Rhino does not have it's own crews but we know of many independent erectors that can construct our buildings for you. Commercial, storage or farm building contractors can be recommended.

Can I put the building up myself? How long does it take?

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.

What type of equipment do I need to erect this structure?

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.

How about shipping costs?

Your shipping costs will be determined by the overall weight and driving distance from plant to your location. Rhino offers shipping points all across the country to keep the overall costs of steel metal buildings to a minimum.

 

What is included in a "standard" Rhino steel building package?

Standard steel metal buildings include all steel building frames amd panels, cast zinc aluminum screws, color wall panels and color trim, closures and mastic at the base, top of the wall panel and underneath the roof sheet at the eave to completely seal the building. Also included is an erection manual and framed opening for a door up to 20' wide. Base trim and cover trim for overhead doors is also standard with 3 sets of stamped prints and letter of certification, Even simple farm storage buildings can be more esthetically appealing with Rhino's standard features.

Does my building come with anchor bolts? Can I buy them from you?

Anchor bolts secure your steel building frames to the slab foundation. The manufacturer does not furnish anchor bolts but they are easily obtained locally.

What makes a Rhino steel building unique and how do you compare with your competition?

Simply put, we provide more standard items than our competitors. And unlike most prefabricated steel buildings, we provide PBR roof and wall panels, zinc cast aluminum screws with galvalume panels, standard closures, overlapping purlins, 25 year written warranty for color panels, clips already welded to frames for the attachments of girts and purlins making the erection process easier, all AISC certified manufacturing plants, standard base trim and cover trim for all overhead door framed openings.

Who provides the design for concrete slabs?

The manufacturer supplies a complete anchor bolt design with the building dimensions and reactions (or KIPS). From this information an engineer (hired by the customer) can design the proper foundation (required to receive local permits).

What kind of foundation is required?

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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