Beauty and Durability for Churches
A number of today's most beautiful churches in the United States are built with 100% metal. That's right - metal. Metal buildings no longer are the rusted out barns that blemished the American landscape for many years. Metal buildings now have hundreds of applications from sports complexes to schools, from self-storage structures to grocery stores. Metal building technology has undergone design and engineering changes that have made this method of construction one of the fastest growing facets in the church building industry today.
The popularity of metal structures for use as churches is seen in the simplicity of design lines that so many congregations want in their buildings today along with the versatility of the structures. Not only are metal buildings being used for sanctuaries but for fellowship halls, gymnasiums, pastors' residences, offices and many other applications. As a whole churches are requiring two things for their buildings. One is clear-span construction (or column-free interiors) and the other is high ceilings. Both of these features are easily and readily accommodated with quality metal building design.
The question of why metal buildings have become very attractive to churches also revolves around the cost effectiveness of pre-engineered construction. All component parts of a metal church are pre-punched, pre-drilled, and pre-welded at a factory prior to shipment to the erection site. This results in a lower quantity labor force required along with attractive rapid assembly processes. A church, once delivered and depending on size, can be completed in a fraction of the time that more traditional building methods take. Metal buildings are also extremely flexible and can be designed for virtually any configuration. Metal building design is no longer limited to the "box" shapes of the past.
The popularity of metal buildings for churches continues its strong trend of growth well into the 21 st century. A lot of this is due to the cost advantages that metal buildings offer. Some metal buildings can be purchased and erected at about half the cost of conventional construction. This is due in large part to the state-of-the-art cost estimation process that most quality metal building manufacturers and suppliers utilize. The computer generated models and material designs allow for more accurate estimates. All component parts are pre-engineered at the factory prior to shipment to the job site. This pre-punching, pre-welding, and pre-drilling allows for rapid assembly processes and precludes the need for a specialized, and expensive, workforce. There is no need for additional architectural fees as most manufacturers or suppliers have these abilities in house and bundle those fees into the total purchase price of the building.
Most metal building manufacturers or suppliers have a list of qualified erectors that can put up a church quickly and inexpensively. Some congregations find that they have enough construction experience and personnel within their assembly to do the erection and finishing, thus save an even larger amount of money and time.
If you are a pastor of a new congregation and are looking into building a church or if you are a growing congregation that simply needs more room, look into all of the advantages that building with metal can provide.
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