Product Review - Steel Buildings

Varco Pruden’s (VP) steel systems construction products include frames – some examples include a rigid frame, continuous truss, continuous beam, and hybrids of these and others – roofs, walls, and panels for you to choose from. You can also choose from plenty of finishes and accessories, including major items such as facades, skylights, windows, doors, and louvers, and a wide variety of special-use items.

All VP’s components are manufactured to meet or exceed the highest standards of testing and certification. The pre-engineered materials are then delivered to the construction site ready to be assembled using high-strength, bolted connections. You can create the look you want for your building with an exterior of glass, masonry, metal, stone or numerous other cladding materials.

Varco Pruden

3200 Players Club Circle

Memphis, TN 38125

(901) 748-8000

vpsales@vp.com

www.vp.com

Lester Building Systems, LLC

Lester Building Systems offers a wide range of custom buildings from simple pole barns to commercial facilities designed to shatter any pre-conceived ideas about pre-engineered buildings. Each Lester building is designed to your specific needs and local building code requirements, as opposed to pre-manufactured kits or stock packages. The company has erected more than 140,000 buildings since 1947.

As one of the leading U.S. manufacturers of post-frame structures, Lester buildings are generally available through independent Lester dealers located from the eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains. In select areas, a local Lester representative who can provide design, pricing and construction services direct from the factory, will handle your project.

Find a local representative or dealer on the company’s website.

Lester Building Systems, LLC

1111 2nd Avenue South

Lester Prairie, MN 55354

(800) 826-4439

www.lesterbuildings.com

Morton

With a Morton building, no matter what your building needs— aeronautical, agricultural, equestrian, commercial, industrial, municipal, recreational, or residential— your local Morton Sales Consultant is able to help you plan and build the structure you desire. Morton offers custom machine storage buildings to protect your equipment and other possessions.  With this flexible, custom product line, the only limit is your imagination.

To give your building that personal touch, Morton offers a selection of options – you can choose features that enhance the appearance, comfort, functionality, and energy efficiency of your building.  Just a few of Morton’s optional features include heavy-duty trusses, protective liner, continuous vented ridge, cupolas, Energy Performer® package, gutters and downspouts, and a monolithic slab foundation.

Morton Buildings

PO Box 399

Morton, IL 61550-0399

1-800-447-7436

info@mortonbuildings.com

www.mortonbuildings.com

Sentinel

From steel frames with a minimum of 50,000-psi yield strength to standard 1-1/4" foam closures to its extensive list of options and accessories, Sentinel’s Plainsman is custom designed with your input to meet your needs for years to come. Plainsman buildings are quick and easy to erect, saving time and money. Sentinel also takes pride in their customer service – according to their website ‘Sentinel customers are considered customers for life, and [the company goes] to great lengths to never give them a reason to go anywhere else.’

Just some of the Plainsman’s options include a variety of foundations, building frames of whatever size fits your operation best, and interior lining and partition walls. There are also options for things like cupolas, overhangs, gutters, downspouts, wall supports, types of structural beams, and light panels.

Sentinel Buildings Systems

P.O. Box 348

237 South 4th Street

Albion, NE 68620

(800) 327-0790

infosbs@sentinelbuildings.com

http://sentinelbuildings.com

Pro Build

ProBuild can help you decide what the right building is for you and your equipment and vehicles. They offer post frame construction or conventionally framed construction. With pre-designed packages like Pole Garages, Machine Sheds, Multi-Storage Buildings and many more, they can present you with a wide variety of pre-proven large storage buildings. You can also ask their specialists about designing a custom plan to personally fit your needs and budget.

With every package you purchase, ProBuild provides detailed plans, material lists, and specifications. ProBuild’s steel building designs are either ‘ready-to-go projects or ‘ideas ready-to-inspire’ storage buildings. ProBuild also gives you choices for roofing, siding, and many other aspects of your steel building. For more information about pricing and customizing these plans, contact your local ProBuild or visit www.probuild.com(Do It Yourself tab).

Not all products available in all areas; refer to the store locator (on top of the page throughout the website) for product availability the store nearest you.

UBC/ProBuild

29160 U.S. Hwy 160

South Fork, CO

(719) 873-5481

www.probuild.com

Wick

When it’s time for your next outbuilding, Wick can provide you with a custom-built structure for all your needs. Just some of the buildings they can make include machine sheds, farm shops, commodity storage, grain storage, dairy buildings, and livestock housing for everything from beef cattle to hogs to sheep.

One quick scan through the pictures on Wick’s website, (www.wickbuildings.com) shows that the company can add just about any feature but you’ll get design flexibility, professional engineering/construction, high quality materials and warranty protection no matter what you choose with their 50 years plus of experience designing agricultural buildings. Wick calls this a ‘total building solution’. Contact them at (800) 356-9682 and they'll help you plan and construct a structure that fits your operation.

Wick Buildings

405 Walter Rd

Mazomanie, WI 53560

(800) 356-9682

www.wickbuildings.com