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Professionally designed dairy barns built for success. Advanced dairy farm building design can future-proof your farm and set you up for generations. Learn more.

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The structure was divided into several purpose-built spaces including retail services and display, offices, amenities, equipment services, and spare parts sales. 

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How to bring down the cost of your farm shed

Rising costs demand for cost-effective solutions. In this article, we've listed down practical options to achieve cost-efficiency without compromising the quality of your building.

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The new warehouse needed to fit in with the existing infrastructure onsite and feature 10m eave heights to increase vertical storage capacity. 

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How To Build A Custom Portal Framed Building

How To Build A Custom Portal Framed Building

Building a portal framed shed or house

Building a custom portal framed building with Central Steel Build is a streamlined and simplified process. We endeavor to make the building process as easy and hassle free as possible.
Below the stages of building any custom designed shed are listed below.

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Stage 1 – developing a concept

Firstly you must come up with the perfect idea and concept for your custom building. In this stage it is important to take into account all factors such as site conditions, permit laws applying and practicality of your structure. Think about how you would like to use the building and work around this purpose to create the ideal concept.

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Stage 2 – Working with your architect

After coming up with your ideas it will be necessary to find an architect to work with on your project. Having a good architect to take care of your project is critical when building a custom designed building.
Central Steel Build works in with client’s architects to achieve your desired result.

Stage 3 – Find a builder

After teaming up with your architect you need to tackle the task of finding an appropriate builder for your structure. The builder will have to be able to easily work with highly customizable frames and designs. It is worth researching past jobs done similar to your own as a conveyance of the builder’s ability to construct your project.

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Stage 4 – Get quotes

After finding some potential builders it is time to get some quotes from them. When comparing quotes ensure you know exactly what the company is offering. Sometimes if one quote is a lot cheaper than others it infers that something is missing, or the building will be of lesser quality.

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Stage 5 – Build your custom structure

After deciding on a builder to construct your project it is time to start the engineering and construction of your custom building. This stage involves sufficient communication between your architect and builder to prevent misinterpretation of details.

 

If you would like to find out how much your custom portal framed building will cost request a quote here.

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