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Olympia Steel Buildings specializes in high quality, 100% made in the USA steel storage buildings. Do you need a mini-warehouse building to store valuable possessions of any size? Look no further. We have helped hundreds of businesses build steel storage facilities for various uses. Olympia steel buildings can accommodate any type of mini-storage need. Metal building kits, metal storage buildings, prefabricated mini storage buildings pre-engineered steel mini-warehousing and self-storage metal buildings designed and supplied by Olympia Steel Buildings.

Olympia self-storage buildings and warehouses have confidence built into every unit.

The self-storage business has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Current businesses are expanding and new companies are starting up every day. The industry operates in all parts of the economy from residential neighborhoods to industrial parks, in urban areas and in rural settings. Owners and managers require that their facilities meet and exceed industry standards for quality, reliability, convenience, and accessibility - that is why they choose Olympia steel buildings for all their self-storage needs.

As the owner of a self-storage facility you will love the features and benefits that an Olympia steel building offers. From a variety of options including twelve panel and trim colors to the virtually maintenance-free, durable materials used in every Olympia building, you will be pleased with Olympia’s quality, selection and unsurpassed customer service.

Olympia Steel Buildings delivers quality, strength, and service on multi-functional mini storage self-storage and mini-warehouse metal building kits. Olympia buildings ship factory-direct to you the customer, saving you time and money. Call today for building specials: 1-888-449-7756

Olympia Steel Buildings Puts Smiles On Young Olympic Hopefuls’ Faces

Case Study: Jewart’s Gymnastics, Wexford PA

Jewart’s Gymnastics, a recreational center in the North Hills of Pittsburgh was experiencing growth pains and knew they needed to expand their facility if their business was to continue to grow. The company was not sure where to turn. They needed more than just space; they required a large column-free area to accommodate equipment, training, practice and gymnastics competition that would be both attractive and affordable. The found Olympia steel buildings on the web and liked what they saw. After giving Olympia Steel a call, they found that a pre-engineered steel building from Olympia was the answer to their building needs.

Because the unique building site required a design for new athletic facilities while expanding on existing construction, a custom steel building was perfect for their needs. Knowledgeable pre-engineered metal buildings designers and consultants designed and supplied a custom pre-engineered steel building for Jewart’s Gymnastics that was completely clear-span and afforded tons of practice space for trampoline, parallel bars, uneven bars, balance beam, rings and more, giving the company the boost they needed with additional functional space and putting smiles on their young gymnasts’ faces.

Everyone is pleased that the interior of the new space meets every requirement, providing locker rooms, restroom facilities, equipment storage and practice space with multiple stations designed for a variety of specific athletic activities. Many activities can now be conducted simultaneously, making for efficient use of space and no Olympic hopeful has to wait for floor time.

About Olympia Steel Buildings

Olympia Steel Buildings designs, engineers and supplies pre-engineered and custom steel buildings and metal building systems for recreational buildings, athletic facilities and sports arenas with 100% clear span interiors in widths up to 200 feet and unlimited lengths. Olympia steel buildings easily accommodate gymnasiums, event centers, sports arenas, hockey skating rinks, indoor driving ranges, indoor tennis courts and paintball arenas needing column-free interiors, high ceilings and design flexibility. Olympia steel buildings provide diverse recreational building needs and you will be amazed at how quickly your facility is erected and functioning.

Olympia Steel Buildings Announces Steel Building “Stimulus” Package

Steel Prices Hit Historic Low - Price Jumps Forecast for 2010

 “For a limited time,” says Arnold Davis, President of Olympia Steel Buildings, "Olympia is offering its own ‘steel building stimulus package’. Customers who act immediately and order steel buildings or metal building systems in the month of November can save thousands by locking in their price before the cost of steel again rises, causing building prices to increase as a result of the increased cost of materials.”

In mid-October steel prices started falling to an historic low not expected to last beyond November 2009, with steel prices expected to rise again to new highs in only 3 months.

 “We expect steel prices to escalate 15-20% by January, 2010,” says Davis, noting the following factors expected to contribute to escalating prices:

• Steel demand is increasing, according to U.S. Steel and Nucor, the two largest U.S.-based steelmakers, at a recent conference.

• The Government’s infrastructure stimulus programs are beginning to boost steel demand, the full impact of these programs expected by January 2010.

• Rising automotive demand, ignited by the cash-for-clunkers program, has already begun to push steel prices higher.

• The World Steel Association has forecast that world demand for steel will grow 9.2% in 2010.

• Recently imposed US duties on steel pipe from China will put more pressure on demand for US steel in 2010.

"We want to give our customers the opportunity to benefit from the current low steel prices when ordering metal buildings and custom steel buildings systems," says Davis. "But they need to act immediately because steel's historic low price is not expected to last beyond November, 2009."

About Olympia Steel Buildings
Olympia Steel Buildings supplies durable high quality pre-engineered steel buildings for commercial, industrial, agricultural and residential applications using only the highest grade commercial US steel available. Olympia Steel Buildings has been a leader in pre-engineered steel buildings for more than 40 years and is proud to provide excellent customer service and quality products 100% made in the USA and backed by a 50-year limited structural warranty.

To learn more about Olympia Steel Buildings, please visit www.OlympiaBuildings.com

With Olympia Steel Buildings You Can Have It All

How Olympia Steel Buildings helped one company achieve their dreams.

Case Study: Seger Glass, Easton, MD - Retail and Industrial

Olympia Steel Buildings offers affordable steel buildings that are versatile, fully customizable and can be unique, like this 27,000 sq ft. pre-engineered steel building in Easton, Maryland. When the owners of Seger Glass contacted Olympia, they knew what they wanted, but they weren’t sure they would be able to afford a building that had office and retail space and an industrial area for manufacturing their products all rolled into one, or whether such a building design would be possible to achieve. After looking at all their options, they decided that pre-engineered steel buildings were the only way to go, and with Olympia’s help, they were able to have it all. Olympia’s steel building design technicians, metal buildings estimators and consultants showed them how they could achieve the building they desired while saving up to 50% off the cost of conventional construction. Plus with pre-engineered steel building construction they would have all the clearspan space their growing business would require.

Their new multi-use building is both attractive and functional, showcasing the best of metal buildings design and technology. The building is divided into four distinct areas, featuring a 5,000 sq. ft. retail showroom and including four offices and a lunchroom. Behind the showroom is an industrial space with 30’ ceilings. Nine overhead doors provide easy access for bringing in raw materials and taking out finished goods. Several large cranes were easily accommodated in the building design and make for easy transportation of materials inside the building.

Olympia has helped hundreds of growing businesses like Seger Glass build multi-functional buildings. Olympia understands that your company has specific space requirements and budgetary constraints and will work with you every step of the way to design a building that meets your business requirements.

Whether your need is for a new building or you are expanding your existing facility, Olympia offers steel buildings and metal building systems that are fully customizable with a variety of options including: ceiling lights, windows, doors, building colors and more. You can choose from 12 panel and trim colors available in a variety of color combinations.

Olympia’s steel building design technicians and cost estimators will listen to your requirements and custom design a steel building or metal building system to your exact specifications. From purchase to completion, your Olympia Steel Buildings representative will stay with you throughout your building project.

Olympia Steel Buildings Saves the Day for Keystone Foam Manufacturing

Case Study: Keystone Foam, Industrial Facility, Derry, PA

Family owned company turns to Olympia Steel Buildings for fast service and the right price.

On August 2nd of 2007, a massive fire destroyed a 160,000 sq. ft. family owned manufacturing facility in a small town east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One hundred firefighters from 12 companies in Westmoreland County, PA battled the blaze. Thankfully no one was injured and the company set-up a temporary workplace within weeks of the disaster. The fire may have destroyed the building and its contents, but not the spirit of the owner and his drive to succeed. 

The first thing the company did was contact Olympia Steel Buildings. The owners of Keystone Foam were eager to re-build and knew they could count on Olympia for fast service and the right price on a pre-engineered steel building to replace their lost industrial manufacturing plant - both important factors in the rush to rebuild their facility. The Olympia steel buildings designers and metal buildings estimators listened to their needs and worked with them every step of the way to ensure their new building would be exactly what the business required. The new industrial steel building went up quickly, constructed on the original building site and the owners were pleased to see their manufacturing business up and running again at full capacity in no time.

Olympia Steel Buildings prides itself in meeting customer needs with quality materials and outstanding customer service. Olympia’s pre-engineered steel buildings, with their clear span interiors, are a perfect fit for industrial use and Olympia steel buildings comply with regional building codes, wind load (hurricane), snow load and seismic (earthquake) requirements. Olympia delivers pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems to all 50 states and every country throughout the world. Delivery time varies because we design every project individually for each customer’s exact specifications. Your estimating consultant can give you a better idea of your delivery time after understanding your requirements.

Since Olympia provides an easy to follow metal building erection manual with every building shipped, many customers erect their buildings themselves. If you would rather have someone else erect your building for you, ask about Olympia Steel Buildings Construction and Turnkey Building Erection Services.

Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Work For Public Works

Case Study: Pre-engineered Steel Buildings Work For Public Works - Oakland, MD

Many municipalities are deciding to build public works projects with pre-engineered steel buildings construction. After investigating all options and receiving multiple building and construction quotes, municipalities are finding that not only are steel buildings durable, but they are cost-effective and energy efficient.

This historic Maryland town found that after considering the cost of building materials and the total bill for construction, pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems can save up to 60% off conventional construction costs. Compared to conventional construction with brick, block or wood, time to completion can be surprisingly fast - only a matter of days for small buildings and just weeks for large construction projects.

This public works building in Oakland, Maryland uses pre-engineered steel building construction and is covered with a Zeus-Shield® standing seam metal roof. The steel building was constructed with minimal crew size and once the foundations were poured the metal building system went up quickly. Several different crews were able to work simultaneously to complete this public works complex in a timely fashion.

The clear span of the steel buildings interior space provides an unencumbered area, perfect for vehicle and equipment storage, maintenance, workspace and offices. The Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roof has a number of advanced features that make it the best in its category, supplying superior performance, wind and weather protection at minimal cost.

Olympia Steel Buildings Offers Zeus-Shield™ Standing Seam Architectural Metal Roof

The Zeus-Shield™ Architectural Standing Seam Roof System is a heavy-duty architectural or functional standing seam metal roof for covering pre-engineered steel buildings, metal building systems and other types of buildings where architectural appearance, water resistance, expansion/contraction and insulation efficiency are of prime importance.

Zeus-Shield’s Architectural Roof System for steel buildings and metal building systems is designed to be water resistant and have a long life expectancy when properly specified by a qualified metal buildings designer who is aware of the conditions normal to industrial buildings and commercial building roof installations. The steel buildings designer will analyze the requirements of the specific building being covered with the Architectural Roof System to determine if the features and limitations of the system will be compatible with the design requirements of the specific building.

The Architectural Roof System is intended primarily for architecturally driven commercial steel buildings with steeper single or double sloped rectangular roof areas. Architectural roofs can be applied to more complex roof configurations with proper consideration given to the potential for increased material and labor cost and potential erection problems resulting from the complexity of the parts and their installation.

The Architectural standing seam metal roof panel is better suited for special roof details than the Trapezoidal standing seam roof panel because it is an easier metal panel to seal and make weather tight at the ends or at slope and bevel cuts.

More complex roof configurations and non-rectangular configurations such as beveled eaves, beveled gables, hips and valleys, are designed similar to their rectangular counterparts with the exception of the transitions which require field cutting of the panel and special factory or field-fabricated flashing parts.  The Architectural Roof System is not recommended for arched roofs.

Changes in roof pitch require a transition joint or ridge between the different pitched roof sections. The transition joint may require provisions for expansion and contraction of one or both roof planes. The designer may be required to provide special secondary structural members to accommodate fixing the roof panels at locations other than the eave. Panels that run “over the eave” onto a mansard will require rib clips or covers.

Ask your Olympia Steel Buildings pre-engineered metal building designer for more information about Zeus-Shield™ standing seam metal roof systems. See how a Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roof can add value to your steel building construction.

Three Seaming Systems For Standing Seam Metal Building Roofs

The Zeus-Shield™ Standing Seam Roof System for Steel Buildings Uses Three Roof Seaming Methods:

1. The “RollLok” seam does not require an electrical seamer to complete the roof. All that is required to seam the “RollLok” seam is a hand seamer, used to crimp the seam at clip locations.  The “RollLok” seam provides greater uplift loads than any of the existing no-seamed metal roof systems.
2. The “TripleLok” seam is formed using an electrically powered seamer that forms a seam that will resist higher uplift loads than any seamed metal roof system on the market.
3. The “QuadLok” seam is used in very high wind load portions of seamed roofs for pre-engineered steel buildings or metal buildings systems where other roof systems would require narrower 2'-6" purlin spacing, narrower 18" wide panels, thicker 22 gauge panels or a combination of all of these options.

The “QuadLok” seam is formed by seaming over the “TripleLok” seam to further tighten and form an additional strengthening bend in the seam. The “QuadLok “ seam is typically used in areas of the roof that require extreme uplift resistance such as the corner and edge zones of roofs in high wind areas.

Standing Seam Roofs for Steel Buildings & Metal Building Systems

The aesthetic appeal of a roof seen from the street or above, including both steep-slope roofs and even low pitch roofs is important. Zeus-Shield™ “Architectural” and “Trapezoidal” standing steam metal roof systems for pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems are designed with aesthetics in mind for use in architectural or functional applications where both appearance and weather resistance are primary concerns. Many metal standing seam roof systems may have a similar appearance but have major differences in performance. Zeus-Shield standing seam metal roof systems have many advantages over other roof systems, offer excellent weather resistance and are practically maintenance free.

Zeus-Shield’s Architectural and Trapezoidal standing seam metal roof systems are adaptable for use on new construction or as a replacement roof for existing buildings where weather resistance and architectural appearance are the most important design considerations.

The Classic “Trapezoidal” standing seam metal roof system for pre-engineered steel buildings and metal buildings systems is a heavy-duty roof system intended for use where water resistance, expansion/contraction and insulation efficiency are of prime importance. This metal roof system is designed primarily for industrial buildings and commercial steel buildings roofs with single or double-sloped rectangular areas, but can be used for more complex roof configurations as well.

The minimum allowable roof slope is .5:12 as standard; the maximum allowable roof slope is 6:12 as standard, based on general and typical roof applications.

Both “Trapezoidal” and “Architectural” roof systems consist of metal panels joined together by Zeus-Shield’s patented factory-formed interlocking seam, and are easily assembled and seamed in the field.

The roof panels are Galvalume coated steel, the strongest, most durable and maintenance free of practical roof materials, with proven weather resistance. Roof panels are available in nine Trinar® Cool Chemistry® Series color coatings with a 35-year limited warranty, providing long-lasting weather protection. These remarkable color coatings contain ceramic pigments that reflect infrared energy while absorbing visible light so the roof retains its richness of color while keeping your steel building 20 degrees cooler in the hot sun. The steel panels are impervious to moisture and resist falling objects and roof traffic better than other commonly used roofing materials. They resist live load and wind uplift without the complexity and cost of additional sub-framing that most other roofing systems require.

Olympia Steel Buildings Announces Recent Building Projects

Olympia Steel Buildings is proud to announce the completion of these recent building projects:

• Indoor little league baseball facility in Trenton, Colorado


• 27,500 square foot industrial building in Eastern New Mexico


• Cold Region Test Center in Ft. Greely, Alaska


• 5,600 square foot Baptist Church in Montezuma, Indiana


• 3,000 Square foot Equipment rental Building in Morgantown, West Virginia

Let us know if you have a pre-engineered steel building or prefab metal building project, either current or past, that you would like to see highlighted on www.OlympiaBuildings.com or on our corporate blog! We love to hear from you about your building projects, and we love to receive your building photos too! In fact, all of the building photos and videos on our website are projects we have completed, photos and videos provided courtesy of our large and growing contingent of loyal, happy customers.