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10/07/2016

Base Rail system for non-typical foundation mounting options

07/06/2016

Thank you to Wilbur-Ellis, 138th largest private company in America.

05/02/2016

Metal Roofs Last Forever??? Daily I hear the phrase that "Metal Roofs Last Forever". Yet, there is an entire industry based on just replacing and fixing metal roofs...huh? How is that possible? Are they replacing metal on the old airplane hangars or potato sheds from the 1950's? No, they are repairing recent and modern roofing installations. Here is a perfect example of 23 of 24 metal roofs purchased by a school district failing. Read the article at your own risk, it may change your paradigm... (courtesy of Oregon DJC)

Metal roof systems spur concern
By: Justin Carinci in Construction February 10, 2010
Keith Schaber, a roofing consultant, displays a model of a correctly built metal roof. When metal roofs fail, it’s usually because of design or installation problems, not the metal itself, Schaber said.

Often, however, warranties only cover the metal and paint, not the entire roof system.

Faced with the prospect of replacing asphalt-shingle roofs every 15 years, Oregon school district officials have looked for a longer-lasting material. Many have settled on metal roof systems.
And many of those roofs have failed. Roofing consultant Keith Schaber surveyed districts that built metal roof systems since 1998. Officials in 23 of the 24 districts who responded to the survey reported roof failures, Schaber said. They failed in different ways, he said, but never because of the metal itself.
“Of those that have failed, there has not been material failure involved,” Schaber said. “It’s been design or workmanship failures.”
Terry Thetford, facility manager for the Forest Grove School District, had worked successfully with metal roofing as a contractor. Still, he was skeptical of using metal on the Tom McCall West Upper Elementary School, finished in 2008.
The school has a very slight slope, gaining 6 inches per 12 feet. “It’s darn near flat,” Thetford said.
“You don’t find any contractor who will apply their (metal) roof to that low slope application.”
But the roof system manufacturer repeatedly reassured Thetford the system would work. “The manufacturer wanted to make the sale,” he said. “Their application was marginal and their specifications – that we followed throughout – were not correct.”
The system involved joining overlapping metal sheets with rivets and sealant tape. As the metal expanded and contracted, the rivets raked over the ice-and-water-shield underlayment.
The movement also created holes around the rivets themselves. “The first winter, we started having leaks,” Thetford said.
In Redmond, the application was different but the results were the same. Elton Gregory Middle School was built in 2006 and started experiencing leaks soon after, said Doug Snyder, the district’s chief operations officer.

“It’s been a painful lesson,” Snyder said. “Three years into it, we have a building that still leaks.”

Once the roof started leaking, Snyder found that the roofing supplier’s warranty didn’t help. “If you were putting on any other kind of roof, the supplier of the roof has a warranty that deals with the issues we’re talking about.
“When you boil the warranty down from the (metal roof) manufacturers, they’re not valid until you have two years of leak-free conditions.”
Such warranties are getting more attention as use of metal roofs increases, said Steve Olson, principal with Dull Olson Weekes Architects, which specializes in school projects. “The warranty for a metal roof is not written in the same way as it is for a built-up roof,” Olson said.
“Right now, the warranties cover the metal itself and the paint on the metal, but not necessarily the system itself.”

“One thing we’re taking more care with is how it’s designed and detailed in its drawings,” he said. “With metal systems, it’s important to have an expert in the field inspecting, somebody working for the owner or architect that’s an expert and does this every day and knows the details of how these go together and makes sure they’re installed properly.”

05/02/2016

Here's why purchasing a "cheaper" option may NOT be the wisest decision you can make. Typically building costs are a direct reflection of the amount of quality materials used in it's design and implementation. This customer of a competitor's building (manufactured in the midwest) couldn't justify the "extra" $5,000 it would have taken to build their arena to meet the proper wind loads, as we advised and estimated. Now their damage is in the Tens of thousands and insurance won't cover it because they didn't build it to the "required code". Insist that your building manufacturer provide engineer stamped drawings for your building, proving they will avoid losses like this.

05/02/2016

Need an indoor Gymnasium? or Manufacturing Facility? Call us today! Fair pricing, knowledge, low pressure service. Free Estimates and project advice. Call today. 208.772.2027

20/01/2016

Indoor sports facilities by Fabri-Steel

13/01/2016

WE are steel connection experts in Idaho, Washington and Montana

13/01/2016

Shiny Steel is sooo cool!

17/10/2015

01/09/2015

Is low price always the best solution? How does expertise save you $100,000? While repairing a competitor's large building for a customer (who chose a slightly cheaper product), I pointed out the difference in end-wall design between their "cheaper" option and an industry standard end-wall design. The multi-piece "kedered" end-wall (shown in red) works great on the drafting board, and decent in a new construction installation. However, when time for a new cover, after being blocked by a large conveyor system, placed on a 14' high wall then corroded by fertilizer...well, it's not the cheapest thing to replace. Compare this to the white colored building, similar application and installation. Notice how the interior view shows methods to tighten (tension) the fabric horizontally as well as vertically. Most importantly, being a 2-piece (or sometimes a 4-piece) end-wall design, this end-wall cover could be replaced 50-75% faster (meaning lower costs) than the multi-part "kedered" end-wall.
Expertise is gained through experience. At Fabri-Steel we use this EXPERIENCE to help find you the BEST fabric building solution for your needs. The more information you provide to us, the better solution we can provide to you based on our EXPERTISE.
We seek only one type of customer...a long-term HAPPY customer!

27/07/2015

Fabric Riding Arenas are our specialty. Here is one with crumbed rubber about to be installed on the surface. Call us today for your arena quote.

27/07/2015

We frequently have customers that take the D-I-Y (do it yourself) approach. Our building packages include a step by step building manual. In addition to our friendly sales and service, we are here to provide support when needed.

16/07/2015

There are predominantly 2 types of fabrics in use throughout the industry. PE (polyethylene) and PVC (poly vinyl chloride) based materials. They are similar in lifespan and strength with the biggest difference being that PE fabric is much more translucent than PVC. PE fabric is also 100% recyclable whereas PVC is Toxic to the environment and non-recyclable. PVC fabrics costs nearly double that of PE fabrics. PE fabrics are offered in about 12 different color variations and PVC is available in more than 30 color options.

08/07/2015

Fabri-Steel is proud to be chosen as the contractor of choice throughout the Western U.S. to provide professional support before, during and after building installation. With over a decade of fabric building experience, building some of the largest fabric structures in the country, we can handle any sized project.

26/06/2015

Thanks Jacklin Seed

26/06/2015

Thanks to Leading Ag producer Agrium for your business

30/10/2014

Fabric-Steel-Logs

18/08/2014

JR Simplot & Jacklin Seed project