Steel Buildings Disasters | Why do they happen? How can they be prevented? 

This is something that goes without saying but it still needs to be said. Thanks for making this video.

temporary chain and binder or cable x braces really help stiffen the steel and also make the structure a little more ridged until the girts and purlins are installed. and yes having to adjust these for fit is a pain in the butt. it's way better than having the steel back on the ground.

I need a building and have been all over the internet looking for the best option, this was very informative. Thanks

I built prefabricated steel buildings for many years, I have seen so many people cut corners. Educated erectors are the key

Thanks for the video Eric. I think it’s really important to stress the importance of some of the key details to the erection process. This is a great resource for both the DIYers and contractors.

Thanks for sharing this! I feel our building was built like fort knox. We did have storm with high-winds roll thru the day we started erection, we had 3 bays up, and a few purlins and girts with some tie outs on the end structure. It blew our eazy-up canopies across our pasture, but the building didn't budge at all! I may have someone swing by that has been talking to you. They wanted to check out a building and caught my videos online :) Hands down, I feel you guys have the best product in the market.

Great video! very straight forward and informative.

Great Video. Scary to see that some erectors would consider that foundation and technique of bolting it down to the surface safe. Hopefully this video will help educate some of those that may need a bit more knowledge when it comes to putting up a steel building. Thanks for posting it. Hoping one day to being one of your customers, but until then, its always nice to see another Saturn 5 fan.

Quite the Opus collection... thanks for the video. Charles

A large metal hanger was being built at MacDill AFB FL, when disaster struck. The error that was made, was installing the rafters, but not fastening them to each other. The wind came up that night, tipping over the rafters, which bent the sills and vertical beams. The building was a total loss.

Thanks for sharing

Thank you for the video, you made it very informing for me.

Geez, I keep getting uglier, fatter and hairier. Good video Justin! Thanks for the hard work

You guys should include a foundation plan as part of the building plan. It would eliminate problems like this, especially for only $800.

The first span up and desconnecting it from the crane is always the most risky part. It will be standing naked as you called it. Therefore, before desconnecting from the crane, we always put tension belts, like the ones used on trucks, 6 in total, 3 to each direction at the gutters and at the eve. We use the racket to position the span as vertical as possible. Only then we disconnect the crane, then we lift the next span as quickly as possible, fix purlins at the corners and at the eve followed inmediatly the wind braces. Then you have 2 spans up and secured. Only then you can take a breath and continue building. The tension belts we'll usually let them until the structure is complete and they get in the way. Oh the tension belts you fix to whatever heavy thing that may serve, but if you connect it to any vehicle like a fork lift or so, I'll have the keys in my pocket.... you don't want anyone to drive off with the structura attached. And when operating a lift around the belts, make sure a guy on the ground is keeping an eye. One of our teams met disaster when a lift hit a temportary wind bracing cable.

Hello Eric, like your videos, keep them coming. I build hangars in Florida. Used to live in Junction. What's B.D.E.?

I'm a site manager for one of the largest erection companies in the US. This can be stopped with a dedicated temp. bracing plan. Great video. However, depending upon how many frame lines are in a building determines upon if the wall sheets catches more wind than the web of the rafters. You also have to calculate rafter depth and percentage lost due to wind shear on each rafter. On these small buildings shown, the wall sheets will always catch more wind. Once you get into much larger facilities this changes. I'm on my wife's RU-vid account BTW.

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