Guidelines and Specifications Of A Quality Built Building

1. Columns should have a warranty for both in the ground and above the ground for a minimum of 25 years. Tru-Bilt columns are factory made under strict mechanical guidelines, not homemade.
2. Columns should be three (3) 2 X 6, factory made, Southern Yellow Pine fully treated top to bottom, glued and nailed under pressure with Zinc coated nails.
3. Columns should be laminated not solid. Solid posts have a tendency to twist, warp and rot off at ground level because of a lack of chemical penetration to the core of the post. A true laminated post is glued and clamped on 4 sides and nailed 1' on center of both sides of column.
4. Both wall and roof metal should be a minimum of 100,000 PSI tensile strength. There is a direct correlation between the tensile strength and the wind load. The higher the tensile strength, the higher the snow load and the wind load your building will handle. Our closest competitor offers 80,000 PSI metal.
5. Both walls and roof metal should be installed with color-coded screws, not nails. Nails have a tendency to back out and leak over a period of time.
6. Building and trim metal should have a full sheet warranty, not just the flat portions. The warranty should be at a minimum of 25 years and should include both metal and paint. The pre-painted sheet of metal should be pre-heated before the metal is formed. This process will relieve the stress in the paint. Micro-cracking in the corrugated high rib is prevented because of this important step in the metal forming process. Our closest competitors offer no warranty on trim metal.
7. Roof trusses should be pre-engineered and stamped. They should be manufactured by a certified truss company.
8. Walk doors should be at a minimum of 20 gauge steel, insulated and painted, not primed.
9. The interior wood of the building should be a minimum No. 2 Yellow Pine. Roof purlins and side girts should be on 24" centers, not 30" centers.
10. Overhead doors should offer 125,000 tensile strength metal and have a 10 year warranty, not 5 year.
11. The company hired should be in good standing with the National Frame Builders Association. This will require the company to follow the standards of the industry.
12. Gutters and downspouts should be steel and not aluminum. Steel gutters are stronger and last longer. Tru-Bilt attaches the gutters with straps to the roof eliminating ice damage.
13. Choosing a reputable company is vital. A reputable company hires their own workers not subcontractors. A reputable company also provides liability insurance and worker's compensation for their employees, eliminating the customers' liability.

A Tru-Bilt post frame building is designed to withstand 85 mph winds, 3 feet of standing snow and seismic 3 standards. Only the best materials and trained employees are used on Tru-Bilt buildings. We cut no corners and have your satisfaction in mind from start to finish. We hope this guide helps you in making your decision on a post frame building.