How do Metal Buildings, Steel Clad Post Frame Buildings, and Prefabricated Post Frame Buildings differ from each other?
With all the terms used in the construction industry, it’s important to clarify their meanings. Metal Buildings is a large category that includes all buildings incorporating metal as a large component. This would include buildings that are made with steel frames as well as buildings such as our metal buildings that are made with a wood frame and clad with steel. Post Frame Buildings are buildings constructed with a frame that consists of a wood roof truss or rafters connected to vertical timber columns or sidewall posts. They are also called pole buildings or pole barns. Pole buildings are prefabricated (manufactured in advance) in standard sections so they can be easily shipped and assembled efficiently while maintaining strict quality standards. Steel-clad post-frame buildings are made with the wooden post-frame system but with steel siding. Walters Buildings designs, engineers and constructs quality post-frame buildings consisting of Southern Yellow Pine lumber framing clad with 28-