Friday, January 16, 2009

FAQ - Buildings: fasteners

Does all the hardware come with these buildings?
All the parts you need to assemble your building are included except that we do not supply the anchor bolts for rigid-frame commercial buildings. The relatively large anchor bolts for this type building are usually set when the slab is poured, well before the building arrives. We see them as part of the slab, not the building, so we don't provide them. By contrast, mini-storage buildings have lots of smaller columns, perhaps several dozen, and it is impractical to set all these when the slab is poured, so we provide the required number of drill-in anchor bolts with the buildings.

Do you use stainless steel screws?
No, our standard screw is a Zinc alloy long-life fastener, which is superior to stainless steel in this application. We guarantee them for 20 years. Our roof fasteners have a Zinc-Aluminum alloy head and carry a lifetime red-rust warranty.

What size are the connecting bolts?
This depends on loading, but the average bolt is going to be ¾ inches or less in diameter.

1 comment:

Graham said...

These are some useful answers to the questions I had about building fasteners. I've been looking around to find the best deals for my company and someone recommmended your company as well as another called Ejot, but I like the sound of the Zinc alloy screws more.