Palm
Coast Steel Buildings vs. Pole Barns
Palm Coast Steel
Buildings surpass our competitors' pole barns
and pole buildings to build a vastly superior
building with the highest quality to last
you a lifetime. Let me review the quality
and features we put into our all steel metal
buildings, as all buildings are not created
equally.
First and foremost, the most important part of any building is
the roof. If the structure of the roof isn’t sound, it collapses.
If the roof leaks, you don’t have a dry building and the
items you store will be ruined. If the roof rusts, you will have
leaks and maintenance on your building. The roof takes a beating
from wind, snow, and rain, from the dust and all the elements in
the atmosphere.
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Palm
Coast Buildings
Our
roof is made of Galvalume® which
is AZ55 – 55% of the
coating on the roof is made
of aluminum, 44% zinc and 1%
silicon. The more aluminum
in the coating, the more resistance
to rusting.
With AZ55, the steel mill gives you a 25
year rust through perforation warranty.
Should a hole go through the panel, the steel mill will replace
the panel.
With Galvalume
you have no maintenance.
Galvalume
will not turn grey, but retains the same luster
as when it was originally installed, so you will
never have to paint or maintain your roof. The
cost of AZ55 over AZ50 is well
worth it for this exceptional material.
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Pole
Barns
Our
competitors offer only a 15 year
guarantee on the roof, and use,
in some cases, only a zinc coating
which will oxidize, turn dark
grey, and rust. Some of our competitors
use only AZ50, providing only
a 20 year warranty on the roof.
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Palm
CoastSteel Buildings use a stainless
steel capped fastener which has
a lifetime warranty that it will
not rust.
It is important to know that
the fasteners on the roof have
to be compatible with the AZ55
or AZ50 or the steel mill will
not warranty the roof.
Palm CoastSteel Buildings capped fasteners are made of stainless
steel, which is steel which has 18 parts chrome and 8 parts
nickel.
Stainless steel will not tarnish, turn dark or black and
will not rust. The roof remains free of rust and retains
its beauty for a lifetime!
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Pole
Barns
Some
companies use a zinc fastener,
which will rust, therefore, your
warrantee is not valid.
Other companies use a long life alloy head, which will not
rust but which will turn dark grey or black, and the roof
does not retain its beauty.
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Palm
CoastBuildings' roof panels are
made of 26 gauge AZ55 Galvalume,
80 yield, which makes the steel
durable, and hard, so you can
actually run up and down the
roof.
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Pole
Barns
Other
companies use only 29 gauge steel
on the roof, which is 35% lighter
than 26 gauge so you cannot have
the same strength or durability.
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Palm
CoastBuildings
Palm
CoastBuildings have a 1 ¼" depth
in our corrugation in the sheeting
on the roof. Olympia's depth of corrugation
adds tremendous strength to the roof.
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Pole
Barns
Other
companies use only a 5/8” depth
of corrugation, which is a full 50%
less depth than the 1 ¼" corrugation
and do not provide the strength .
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Palm
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The
sheets on the roof overlap at
each bay. If your building is
60’ long, you will have
3 bays, as every 20’ is
a frame.
When the sheeting overlaps at each bay, the Palm CoastBuilding
panel overlap goes all the way to the bottom of the corrugation
and along the bottom like a reversed “L”. This
prevents water from backing up through the overlap into the
building, thus preventing leaks and giving you a dry building.
The design of this overlap, which goes over the top of the
corrugation, and to the bottom of the corrugation, and along
the bottom like a reverse “L” looks like the
letter “Z” resembling the purlins on the roof
which join the rafters together.
This purlin braced roof provides tremendous strength and
prevents the roof sheeting from bending or cracking.
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Pole
Barns
Some
companies use an R panel roof,
which means that the sheeting
overlap goes only 1/3 of the
way into the corrugation and
not to the bottom and along the
bottom like a reverse “L”.
This means you will develop leaks, as the water will back
up into the building.
This short overlap also does not provide the strength that
is required for the roof.
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The
polyester baked-on paint we use
on the sides and ends of the
building has a 30 year warrantee
against chipping, cracking, peeling
and blistering. So your building
maintains its beauty year after
year.
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Pole
Barns
Our
competitors only warranty the
roof for:
- 10 years
- 15 years
- 20 years
- 30 years - Only Palm Coast Buildings
Some pole barn manufacturers are Lester, Wicks, and Morton
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To
protect against rusting, the
purlins - the 8” Zees,
16 gauge beams, which join the
rafters together, and the girts
- the 16 gauge 8” beams
joining the columns together
at the side of the building,
have a zinc-galvanized coating
applied at the mill. This is
not a primer, which is only an
oxide, but a zinc-galvanized
coating applied at the mill.
15-20 years from now the purlins and girts will not corrode
and leave unsightly rust leaking from the roof and sides
of the building.
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Pole
Barns
Our
competitors use wooden girts
and purlins, which will bow or
bend causing screws to loosen,
sheets to flap, and causing leaks.
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Palm CoastBuildings
Rigid frame, plate
steel, H beam construction
A. No warping, unlike wood
B. No fire hazard
C. Insurance: 25 - 40% less
D. Termite proof
E. No cord going across truss – which means:
(1) complete space in building
(2) no way for birds to perch and defecate on machinery – saves
tremendous costs in maintenance
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Pole
Barns
Wood
frames
A. Wood rafters will warp over time
B. Fire hazard, as wood will burn
C. Insurance: 35 – 50% higher
D. Termites will eat the wood
E. A cord goes across truss width, causing:
(1) loss of space
(2) birds perch on cord and defecate on machinery – causing
harm to equipment, and tremendous costs in maintenance
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| Types
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"P" Model
• Widths
from 16' to 32'.
• Traditional
gable-style appearance.
• Ideal for
both residential and commercial applications
including: backyard shops, garages,
equipment and supplies storage, crafts and woodworking
shops.
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“S” Model
• Widths
from 10' to 70'.
• Straight sidewalls and curved arch roof
allow for large pieces of equipment and inventory
to be stored against all walls – no wasted
space.
• Perfect for
a wide range of commercial, industrial, agricultural
and military applications
including: boat storage, aircraft hangars, heavy
equipment storage/repair, and manufacturing.
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Special
Engineering Roof Model
• Widths
from 20' to 120'.
• A simple and
durable roof system.
• Conventional
appearance.
• Ideal for
storing salt, ore, coal or any bulk materials
with your existing walls in place.
• Economical
solution for roof replacement.
• Unique architectural
element for housing and roof systems.
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“Q” Model
• Widths
from 20' to 120'.
• Ground to
ground curved profile.
• Superior strength,
durability and economy.
• Withstands hurricane force winds, extreme
snow loads – virtually any harsh weather
conditions.
• Ideal for
agricultural and industrial applications including:
bulk material storage,
crop and hay barns, equipment storage shelters,
architectural applications, and livestock shelters. |
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