Metal Building Systems (MBS), also known as pre-engineered buildings, are used in over two-thirds of all new low-rise nonresidential buildings in this country. These versatile structures, which are designed and produced by their manufacturers, can be found in all kinds of buildings from factories to churches. Cost-effectiveness, speed of construction, and many other benefits of MBS explain why they have become one of the fastest growing segments of the construction industry.

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  • R.M.Mangold, Inc., can review with you every aspect of MBS, from specifics of their foundation design to the available types of metal roofing and wall materials.
  • R.M.Mangold, Inc., can offer you tips on avoiding construction problems with MBS.
  • R.M.Mangold, Inc., can show you the available types of metal building systems and the optimal range of their uses. You will know whether to use single-span or multiple-span rigid frames or to consider other types of metal-building structures.
  • R.M.Mangold, Inc., will let you know how various building needs influence the choice of wall materials, and inform you about the limitations of using each of these in metal building systems, from metal panels to precast concrete and masonry walls.
  • R.M.Mangold, Inc., will notify you if using a MBS is the appropriate application for your project. For instance, when the building is too large or too small, has a complex layout, requires nonmetal wall materials, or has fixed-base columns.
  • Suppliers & erectors of Metal Building Systems are not the same. Throughout your search for the right builder, Please keep these words in mind…

    • It is unwise to pay too much, but it's worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money… that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because what you bought was incapable of doing what it was bought to do.

    The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot - it can't be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run. And if you do that, you will have enough to pay for something better.