Buying Advice Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada?

   / Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada? #1  

ottawarob

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We're looking to have a workshop built on our property, been looking at steel buildings. A lot of these sites leave something to be desired, any recommendations for companies to avoid or reviews of steel building kits you've been impressed with?
 
   / Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada? #2  
I stayed clear of them all, because they just all "SEEM" like Scheisters! I'm guessing some are and some aren't.
 
   / Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada? #3  
Dont know if they deliver there, but I just used DIY pole barn out of Ohio they shipped to NY. Quality, on time, and very good company to work with. They were 32% cheaper on materials then locally and cheaper then most on the internet. From when I paid them to delivery was about 5 weeks right as they said. Overall good experience. I used their preferred contractor who had my 30x50 up in 3 days. Material, delivery, and install cost the same as materials alone if I would have bought locally.

If your talking true all metal there is a few there. Mine was wood sheethed with steal, post frame construction rather simple structure. I opted against all steel for a few reasons. Some of the more affordable ones just looked cheap. But the bigger reason was modifying later. For example, insulating and sheething steel frame wouldnt be as easy as wood. Or if I simply wanted more windows or doors, thats fairly easy compared to monkeying with steel. Vs wood simply cut things out, add things, need a repair just screw it back together. MY wood framed building was rated and stamped for an 85 snow load and 115 mph winds.
 
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Too many cases of "surplus" buildings and I have even talked with some of these companies on the phone. Then, reports have been, that you pay a deposit and that's the end of your money! It all stinks to high heavens!
 
   / Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada? #5  
Too many cases of "surplus" buildings and I have even talked with some of these companies on the phone. Then, reports have been, that you pay a deposit and that's the end of your money! It all stinks to high heavens!

The places that start out with we have a building that somebody didnt buy, gets hung up on.
 
   / Steel building suppliers near Ottawa, Canada?
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I've been talking to a guy at Olympia Steel buildings, he seems pretty good. Ha, it's heartening that I'm not the only one that finds a lot of these companies odd.
 

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