By: Amy Nutt
Trying to find space in your home for all of your loose and large items can be a difficult task. One useful way of storing items is to install a metal garage. A metal garage is an effective way to store items without having to worry about water and temperature damage to the stored items. If you are interested in building a garage yourself, it can be easy when you use ready-made prefab metal garage that is supplied in a kit.
The prefab metal garage is designed for the do-it-yourselfer. It is easy to put together and there is no shortage of appropriate tools. They are available in a broad range of types that includes different styles and sizes. It is much cheaper than hiring a professional to build a metal garage from the ground up.
Each metal garage is shipped with an easy-to-follow and step-by-step building manual that provides a list of all of the components included such as standard sized size bolts for all connections. They also have polyethylene washers for sealing the bolt connections.
To give you an idea of what building a metal garage entails, the following are guidelines to building a garage:
1.) Your pre-fabricated metal building kit should include the following items: build arches, raise arches, and endwall panels. These pieces will be pre-cut, pre-drilled with components such as weather strip and heavy-duty curved angles. You will have to acquire the appropriate tools from a hardware store.
2.) A solid and long-lasting foundation is essential for installing a metal garage. You have to consider such factors as the location, conditions of the soil, and foundation material such as concrete cement. Install the flooring by pouring a floating concrete perimeter footing onto a level and secure site.
3.) The arches are used for the sidewalls and the roof. It has to be water tight to avoid future leaks. Helpers can assist you with raising the arches. Secure the arches to the foundation. If is going to be a tall metal garage, you may have to construct a scaffold.
4.) The endwall panels are pre-cut and numbered which makes them easy to install. They are designed for any type of door. End wall panels are the walls that fit on either end of the structure. They are designed to easily bolt onto the base connector and the end arch panel. Steel-framed openings are installed into the end walls for doors and windows.
We could all use extra storage space, especially for items that we only use occasionally such as sports equipment, camping gear, snow plows, gardening equipment-etc. If you build a garage that is also big enough serve as a workshop, you will be making an important addition to your home as it will increase the value of the property. Metal garage kits offer a number of reasonably priced and heavy-duty selections and installation choices such as the do-it-yourself kit which one can easily erect without expert help just by sticking to the easy to follow directions.
