STEEL BUILDING FEATURES

• Over 50 years of building design and manufacturing experience producing top quality products at factory-direct prices.
• Simple prefabricated bolt-together construction that is easily expandable to any length.
• Personalized service from trained technicians who will respond to your inquiry, discuss your needs and price a steel building to your specifications


• 40-year limited rust-through perforation warranty
• American Steel Span's buildings are 100% made in the USA using only the highest grade U.S. commercial steel to ensure the best quality and workmanship available.
• One of the w orld's most durable pre-engineered building designed to withstand the harshest weather conditions - heavy snow, hurricanes, thunder, storms and more.
• Remarkably affordable
• Voted superior to similar sytle buildings
• Made only from the highest quality, heaviest-gauge commercial U.S. steel available in the world.
• Easily expanded to any length
• Virtually maintenance-free
• Fire-resistant
• Computer aided design and manufacturing
• Every steel building is custom made to customer specifications
• Highly versatile, perfect for virtually any commercial building, industrial building or consumer application

American Steel Span's Panel Overlap	Competition's Panel Overlap
Last 9" of panel is smooth	Last 9" of panel is crimped
Fits snug together -saves 30-40% on erection	Does not fit snug together - difficult to assemble, requires 30-40% more erection time
No struggle with assembly	More alignment needed with drift pins
No caulking required for waterproofing	Caulking is required for waterproofing - very time consuming, as each overlap must have four rows fo caulking to prevent leaks
American Steel Span's Panel Crimping	Competition's Panel Crimping
Crimps are together and smaller in depth	Crimps are farther apart and larger in depth
No buckling problems	Buckling problems
25% increase in strength	Panels are weaker
American Steel Span's Hardware	Competition's Hardware
Grade 8.2 bolts - 1500 hr fastener	Grade 2 bolts - 500 hr fastener
More durable	Less durable
High strength	Low strength
Corrosion resistant	Not corrosion resistant
American Steel Span's Arch Specification	Competition's Arch Specification
Material minimum 0.030	Material minimum less than 0.030
Minimum grading	Nominal grading
Less tolerance variation	Greater tolerance variation
AZ55 40-year limited warranty	AZ50 NO driect warranty from steel mill 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone
High resistance against corrosion	Some use galvanized zinc coating - no warranty
40-year limited warranty	Low resistance against corrosion
Studies show panel life is 40+ years	Only a 20 year warranty
Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 140mph. Florida approval number FL-5897	No Florida testing approval
American Steel Span's Arch Material	Competition's Arch Material
Rust through warranty	Minimum yield = 50 ksi
Minimum yield = 50 ksi	No ASTM standards
ASCE building codes	No ASCE building codes
9" overlap of panels	7" overlap of panels
16 gage beam equivalent at overlap with two rows of bolts, 0.030 overlap over a 0.030 overlap = 0.060	Weaker overlap with one row of bolts
American Steel Span's Endwall Panel	Competition's Endwall Panel
AZ55 - 55% aluminum, 43.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone	AZ50 - 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone
40-year limited rust-through perforation warranty	Only a 20 year warranty
Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 140mph. Florida approval number FL-5898	No Florida testing
High resistance against corrosion	Low resistance against corrosion
American Steel Span's Color Options (see options)	Competition's Panel Color Options
Endwalls	Endwalls
Polyester silicon or paint with endwalls	No color endwalls
26 gauge, 80,000 ksi	No Florida testing approval
Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 140mph. Florida approval number FL-3895	Not designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes
40-year limited warranty against - Chipping - Blistering - Cracking - Pealing
Designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes up to 140mph
Arches	Arches
Arch panels are offered in color	Arch panels are not offered in color
Designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes up to 140 mph	Not designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes
Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 150mph. Florida approval number FL-5897	No Florida testing approval
40-year limited warranty against - Chipping - Blistering - Cracking - Pealing
Come with colored bolts
American Steel Span Panel Manufacturing	Competition Panel Manufacturing
AMERICAN MADE Manufacturing plant is located in the United States – Mckees Rocks	Manufacturing plant is located in Canada
Employing American workers who produce and make the best product anywhere in the world	Warranty is given by Canada
Because we manufacture in the USA we are subject to state and federal laws	Because they manufacture outside of the USA they are not subject to state and federal laws
Our leadership has over 50 years of experience	Leadership has less years of experience
Largest manufacturer of arch buildings in the world	Warranty problems are headaches