A steel garage makes for an interesting choice for residential, agricultural, and industrial property owners. There are usually several available general design choices with metal garages such as a flat roof, an A-frame appearance, a car port, and other options.
The A-frame option is perhaps the most popular because it allows both rain and snow to roll off the sides of the building to prevent the kind of roof sagging and collapsing problems that bricks & mortar and wooden buildings often suffer from.
Safer than brick-built garages
It’s a reality that we sometimes either drive poorly or have not paid attention and missed the garage entrance entirely at some stage. Unfortunately, a crash into a brick wall can create a questionable structural problem that’s even worse if it’s part of the main residence. With a steel garage wall, it’s stronger and independent of the main building which avoids many of these issues in the case of an unintended accident.
Steel structures can easily have dents removed with the right process just like they can with a car wing where it took an accidental knock. Due to the materials the building is made of, the structural integrity of a steel building is unlikely to be affected because there are many points that work towards keeping the structure upright.
Indeed, many steel garages are designed to handle bad wind storms and other weather events that often take the slate roofs straight off UK buildings, causing a call to the insurance company to both report the damage and check the coverage limits.
More dependable than wood buildings
Some existing garages are still made of wood. Even if there’s a metal door, wood has been used to create simple structures not always intended for long-term use like sheds in the back garden and an occasional garage.
A report on the incidence of fire damage from the UK government in December 2012 looked at fire issues with wooden framed structures vs. other types of building structures. It was found that fire damage spread over a 100-square metre distance occurred in more than twice the rate in wooden buildings than other types. Furthermore, wooden buildings still under construction vs steel framed buildings and other types collectively were roughly six times more likely to experience fire damage covering a 100-square metre area.
Despite improvements to wooden protective coatings and preparation to avoid fire damage, it’s clear that the risk still remains high enough to make property damage more significant than with buildings made predominantly of other materials.
Customisable size & features
Steel structures offer bespoke options to create a single-car or two-car garage that fits into the space that you have on the property. When you own a Humvee H1, you can create a car port or covered garage that will accommodate it and have a large enough electrically-operated steel door to drive it in and out effortlessly.
Creating a garage that goes back deeper on your land to house a larger car fleet is also a possibility because most steel buildings for sale are built to order and are not single choice structures. This kind of customisation is available through online websites such as steelbuildings.co.uk where you can input your exact building dimensions and get a free online quote.
It’s possible that the minimal fire risk and detached nature of a steel garage could save money on UK insurance. You will need to talk to your favourite insurer to find out. Steel properties tend to be classified as non-combustible and lower-risk which sometimes reduces the insurance premium. It also depends what protection systems are installed like a water sprinkler system, etc. Certainly, it’s worth a little investigation to see whether you can rack up some savings on property insurance.
