Crown Steel Buildings® Panel Overlap

Arch Panel Diagram
  • Last 9" of panel is smooth - flat, no crimps
  • Fits snugly together
  • No struggle with assembly
  • Saves 30-40% on erection time
  • No caulking required for waterproofing

Competition's Panel Overlap

Arch Panel Diagram
  • Entire panel is crimped
  • Does not fit snugly together
  • Difficult to assemble
  • Requires 30-40% more erection time
  • More alignment needed with drift pins
  • Caulking is required for waterproofing - very time consuming, as each overlap must have four rows of caulking to prevent leaks

Crown Steel Buildings® Panel Crimping

Bolt Diagram
  • Crimps are closer together and smaller in depth
  • No buckling problems
  • 25% increase in panel strength

Competition's Panel Crimping

Garage Doors
  • Crimps are farther apart and larger in depth
  • Buckling problems
  • Panels are weaker

Crown Steel Buildings® Hardware

Prefabricated Garage Kit
  • Grade 2 bolts - 500 hr salt spray test, JS Clear Coat (five times more rust resistant)
  • Optional - Grade 8.2 bolts - 1500 hr salt spray test, JS Clear Coat
  • More durable
  • High strength
  • Corrosion resistant

Competition's Hardware

Crown Steel Building's Factory Worker
  • Some use zinc fasteners - no JS Clear Coat, not spray tested
  • Less durable
  • Low strength
  • Not corrosion resistant

Crown Steel Buildings® Arch Specification

  • Raw materials ordered to minimum specifications and tight tolerances
  • Less tolerance variation
  • AZ55 Galvalume® - 55% aluminum, 43.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone, direct warranty from steel mill
  • High resistance against corrosion
  • 35 year rust-through perforation limited warranty directly from the steel mill
  • Studies show panel life is 40+ years
  • Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 150 mph. Florida approval number FL-5897

Competition's Arch Specification

  • Raw materials ordered to nominal specifications and loose tolerances
  • Greater tolerance variation
  • AZ50 Galvalume® - 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone
  • Low resistance against corrosion
  • Only a 20 year warranty
  • Some use galvanized zinc coating –no warranty
  • No Florida testing approval

Crown Steel Buildings® Arch Material

Crown's Arch Material
  • Rust through warranty
  • Minimum yield = 55 ksi
  • Manufactured in accordance with ASTM standards
  • Manufactured in accordance with ASCE building codes
  • 9"overlap of panels
  • Two rows of bolts
  • 16 gauge beam equivalent at overlap with two rows of bolts, 0.030 overlap over a 0.030 overlap = 0.060

Competition's Arch Material

The Competitions Arch Material
  • Minimum yield = 50 ksi
  • Some do not meet ASTM standards
  • Some do not meet ASCE building codes
  • 7"overlap of panels
  • Weaker overlap with one row of bolts

Crown Steel Buildings® Endwall Panel

Crown's Endwall Panel
  • AZ55 - 55% aluminum, 43.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone
  • 3 1/2" corrugation depth
  • 35 year rust-through perforation limited warranty directly from the steel mill
  • Direct warranty from steel mill
  • Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 150mph. Florida approval number FL-5898
  • High resistance against corrosion
  • From a minimum of 22 gauge to 20, 18, 16, and 14 gauge, depending on wind loads and snow loads

Competition's Endwall Panel

The Competition's Endwall Panel
  • AZ50 - 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc, 1.5% silicone
  • Only a 20 year warranty
  • No Florida testing approval
  • Low resistance against corrosion

Crown Steel Buildings® Color Options

Endwalls

  • Polyester silicon or paint with endwalls
  • 26 gauge, 80,000 ksi - galvanized C-channel framing
  • Florida testing approval for high wind velocity, up to 150 mph. Florida approval number FL-3895
  • Paint warranty of 40 years against
    • Chipping
    • Blistering
    • Cracking
    • Pealing
  • Designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes

Competition's Panel Color Options

Endwalls

  • No color endwalls
  • No Florida testing approval
  • Not designed to withstand the strictest of wind codes

Crown Steel Buildings® Panel Manufacturing

  • Manufacturing plant is located in the United States –Pittsburgh, PA
  • Comply with all U.S. state and federal laws
  • Leadership has over 40 years of experience
  • Largest manufacturer of arch buildings in the world

Competition's Panel Manufacturing

  • Warranty is subject to the guidelines of a foreign country
  • Because they manufacture outside of the USA they are not subject to state and federal laws
  • Leadership has less years of experience
  • Warranty problems are headaches - some claims must be made in foreign countries

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BUILDING APPLICATIONS

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A-MODEL
A-model steel building

Featuring a 4:12 roof pitch, the A-model is ideal for areas with high snow loads. These steel building make great garages, workshops and backyard storage sheds.

P-MODEL
P-model steel building

High sidewall clearance, sizes available from 14' to 30' with unlimited lengths. Ideal single or multiple car, RV or boat garages, equipment storage, workshop and more. Add color to customize to fit your homes décor.

S-MODEL
S-model steel building

Maximum vertical storage with column-free interior for all useable floor space makes this model ideal for warehouses, auto body garages, distribution centers, crop or machinery storage and more! Range in size from 16' to 50' wide with unlimited lengths.

Q-MODEL
Q-model steel building

Versatile for many applications including airplane hangars, grain and livestock storage, boat and automobile storage, retail outlets and more. Available in sizes 20' to 100' wide and unlimited lengths.

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