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An Update for our Family, Friends and Customers

Future Buildings is here for our essential services – and for you! Future Buildings would like to take the opportunity to send our family, friends and customers our best wishes during these uncertain times. More than ever we are grateful to be able to do our part during this critical time and manufacture efficient, quick-build structures to support essential service-fronts needed in healthcare, emergency services, transportation, utilities, and crucial supply chain storage. Every customer and…

Matching a New Steel Building to Existing Structures

Adding a stand-alone building to your property allows you to gain usable square footage, and a boosted property value with added curb appeal – and customizing your steel building to match existing structures on your property is easier than you may think! Future Buildings custom steel building kits can suit a variety of aesthetics and blend to perfectly match your home or other structure. Read on to learn about 3 basic components to coordinating a…

Questions to Ask Yourself When Ordering a Steel Building Kit

Considering ordering a custom steel building kit? Learn some of the questions you’ll want to ask yourself throughout the design and ordering process to maximize the potential and benefits of your new steel building! 1. How will I use my steel building? Whether you want to use your building for a garage, storing recreational vehicles or household items, a workshop space or even livestock, knowing some of the specifics of your building’s intended use will…

5 Ways to Use a Quonset Hut Building

Quonset huts, also known as arch buildings, are prefabricated metal buildings that can be used for a wide variety of applications. These metal buildings feature durable steel construction and require little maintenance over the years. Trusted by reputable building experts, the huts can last a lifetime and offer incredible customization options to meet your unique needs. The original use of Quonset buildings lies with the military, where they have been used for centuries to provide…

Is an Architect Needed to Construct A Steel Building?

Are you looking to own a modern, highly efficient metal building? Steel buildings are becoming very trendy, and the industry is set to continue growing. As prefabricated kits, they come in precise sizes and trims that fit perfectly to form sturdy self-supporting structures suitable for a wide variety of applications. Steel buildings are very durable and fully customizable. They can be used in different industries, including: Aviation – for aircraft hangars Automotive – mechanic shops…

Top 10 Steel Building Kit FAQs

If you’re thinking about adding a building to your residential, farm or even commercial property, we understand you probably have many questions about how the process works, as well as what the benefits are of choosing a custom steel building kit for your project. Get the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions from customers considering a Future Buildings steel building kit here: 1. Is Future Buildings a retailer only? Much more than…

10 Custom Steel Building Kit FAQs

Whether you’re considering adding a steel building to your residential, commercial or farm property, we know you’ve probably got a lot of questions – from who we are, to just how we can help make your steel building project a great success. Read on to learn about 10 of the most frequently asked questions we hear from our potential customers when they’re researching custom steel building kits: 1. Where is Future Buildings located? Future Buildings…

How a Metal Building System Gets Your Commercial Project Up Quickly

Commercial metal buildings are becoming quite popular for their multiple benefits. Structures made from prefabricated steel parts are sturdier and can be customized to meet any construction requirements. A metal building system also uses fewer materials and can reduce the overall cost of completing the building. The critical advantage of a metal building system is its short project completion time. It takes a much shorter time to complete commercial steel buildings, reducing other expenses that spring…

8 Tips for Installing a DIY Steel Building Kit

Choosing a custom steel building kit designed and fabricated by Future Buildings allows you to get the perfect steel building for your garage, carport, workshop or other project. If you’re getting ready to erect your basic DIY steel building kit, check out our 8 installation tips! Before You Start Installation 1. Make Time Future Buildings’ DIY basic building kits can be assembled and raised when it suits you. Some of our customers find they can…

4 Steel Building Trends to Watch for in 2020

Since founding in 1986 Future Buildings has seen many exciting trends and innovations when it comes to designing and fabricating steel buildings. As we continue “building for the future” with a new decade upon us, we’ve put together our top 4 steel building kit trends for consumers to watch for in 2020! Eco-Friendly Options More and more consumers are considering the environmental impacts of their building projects and looking for sustainable and eco-friendly options –…