Metal Building Framing
Building Sketch
Frame Types
Gable Symmetrical
Product Description
Gable Symmetrical: A ridged (double slope) building in which the ridge is in the center of the building.
Gable: The triangular portion of the endwall from the level of the eave to the ridge of the roof.
Finish: Red Oxide Primer, Gray Primer (available upon request)
Usage: Low rise construction
Limitations:
- Support widths from 10′ to 600′ or more
- Support height from 10′ to 100′
- Support clear spans up to 300′ or more
- Support roof slopes of 1/4 :12 up to 12 :12
Gable Unsymmetrical
Product Description
Gable Unsymmetrical: A ridged (double slope) building in which the ridge is off-center.
Gable: The triangular portion of the endwall from the level of the eave to the ridge of the roof.
Finish: Red Oxide Primer, Gray Primer (available upon request)
Usage: Low rise construction
Limitations:
- Support widths from 10′ to 600′ or more
- Support height from 10′ to 100′
- Support clear spans up to 250′ or more
- Support roof slopes of 1/4 :12 up to 12 :12
Single Slope
Product Description
Single Slope: A sloping roof on one plane. The incline reaches from one wall to the opposite wall.
Finish: Red Oxide Primer, Gray Primer (available upon request)
Usage: Low rise construction
Limitations:
- Support widths from 10′ to 600′ or more
- Support height from 10′ to 100′
- Support clear spans up to 250′ or more
- Support roof slopes of 1/4 :12 up to 12 :12
Lean-To
Product Description
Lean-To: Ideally suited to give you that extra space you need alongside your building. The Lean-To ties in at the eave of your building or below the eave and can provide a variety of uses from a covered area to a completely enclosed addition to your building.
Finish: Red Oxide Primer, Gray Primer (available upon request)
Usage: Low rise construction
Limitations:
- A structure having only one slope and depending upon another structure for partial support. A Lean-To can be located at eave or below eave of the supporting structure.
Long Bay
Product Description
Long Bay: Provides a clean, uncluttered interior that is ideal for manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, or retail applications requiring a large area of open floor space with few interior columns.
Finish: Gray Primer
Usage: Low rise construction
Limitations:
- Offered in bays of up to 65′
- Roof loading up to 70 psf
- Long Bay construction can provide interior bays from 30′ to 60′ and greater. The 50′ long bay is the most economical module spacing that American Steel offers.
- Support height from 10′ to 100′
- Support clear spans up to 250′ or more
- Support roof slopes of 1/4 :12 up to 4:12
Secondary Framing
