How metal garages make the perfect auto shop building
Metal garages allow for enough height and an open-floor space plan to fit all your auto shop equipment.
An auto shop is more than just a place to hang your tools. Metal garages are also the best way to ensure that you can fit your car bays, parts, paints, solvents, and more while meeting fire, health and safety regulations.
A customized pre-engineered metal building can meet any commercial application, including warehouses, welding shops, and auto shops. Metal buildings are built to last, require minimal maintenance, and can be erected quickly by skilled builders who provide exceptional results and quick turnaround times.
The advantages of metal garages include:
Flexible design and space
Not only is there significant cost savings in erecting metal garages, the flexible design allows for more open space and height to fit lifts and hoists, as well as specialized auto part tools such as air compressors, diagnostic equipment, and other large equipment. You can also customize your garage to allow for an office space with a customer waiting area.
Fire protection
As most auto shops need to be fire rated due to the combustible materials that technicians work with, you need a structure that can meet fire ratings. Steel is a non-combustible material and a manufacturer and builder of metal garages must meet fire-resistance codes set out by the National Building Code of Canada, so they'll have you covered on meeting the regulations.
Metal garages can be easily ventilated
Carbon dioxide can be a problem when engines are running in an auto shop. There are also the dangers of paint or solvent fumes. Pre-engineered steel structures can be easily ventilated for better air circulation with proper insulation as well as the installation of fans, and roof and wall vents.
Minimal maintenance
It’s true. Metal garages are built to last and require very little maintenance. Save for an annual inspection and the occasional cleaning, you will have little to do. A steel building uses standardized components and fasteners, which makes them as easy to repair as that coolant leak in a radiator hose.
Looking to build a customized mechanic shop, read our blog on why you should use pre-engineered metal buildings for a mechanic shop.
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