Steel Building Features
At Mayflower Steel Buildings, we offer you quality craftsmanship that will last you a lifetime. We strive to give your steel building the attention it deserves. You will find that our experienced team of sophisticated steel building experts is among the best and brightest in the business. They understand the complexities of the steel building construction process in a variety of in-dustries including commercial, industrial and residential. Through strong leadership and collaboration, we will work to exceed your expectations on every project.
So why choose Mayflower? See how we stack up against the competition. Listed below is a side-by-side comparison between our panel overlap, panel crimping, hardware, arch specification, arch material, endwall panel, color options and panel manufacturing.
Panel Overlap
Mayflower Steel Buildings
No caulking is required for waterproofing because the last 9″ of panel is smooth allowing the panels to fit snugly together. This makes assembly less difficult and saves you 30-40% on construction time.
Competition
The last 9″ of our competitor’s panels is crimped, preventing it from fitting snugly together. This makes it more difficult to assemble because more alignment with drift pins is required adding 30-40% more construction time. Caulking is also required for waterproofing taking up even more time because each overlap requires four rows of caulking to prevent leaks from occurring.
Panel Crimping
Mayflower Steel Buildings
Crimps are closer together and smaller in depth preventing buckling problems. This adds 25% more strength.
Competition
Crimps are farther apart and larger in depth creating buckling problems and a weaker panel.
Hardware
Mayflower Steel Buildings
- Grade 2, indented hex head flange bolt with JS1000™ coating
- Assembled with a poly washer and a 5/16-18 square nut with a JS1000™ coating
- JS1000™ fasteners that have been tested and proven to remain rust-free in over 1000 hours of salt spray testing
- Hexavalent chromium free and RoHS compliant and environmentally friendly
- Provides the same performance as a stainless steel fastener but is more cost effective
Competition
Other steel building companies use zinc fasteners—no JS Clear Coat and not spray tested.
Arch Specification
Mayflower Steel Buildings
- Material minimum 0.030
- Minimum grading
- Less tolerance variation
- AZ55 warranty
- High resistance against corrosion
- Florida testing approval for high wind velocity. Florida approval number FL-5897
Competition
- Material minimum less than 0.030
- Nominal grading
- Greater tolerance variation
- Some use galvanized zinc coating—no warranty
- Low resistance against corrosion
- Only a 20-year warranty
- No Florida testing approval
Arch Meterial
Mayflower Steel Buildings
- Limited rust through perforation warranty
- Minimum yield = 50 ksi
- ASCE building codes
- 9″ overlap of panels
- 16 gauge beam equivalent at overlap with two rows of bolts, 0.030 overlap over a 0.030 overlap = 0.060
Competition
- Minimum yield = 50 ksi
- No ASTM standards
- No ASCE building codes
- 7″ overlap of panels
- Weaker overlap with one row of bolts
Endwall Panel
Mayflower Steel Buildings
Our steel building endwall panel is made up of AZ55, which is a compound of 55% aluminum, 43.5% zinc and 1.5% silicone, which make them more resistant to corrosion. They are backed directly by a 40-year limited rust-through perforation warranty on AZ55 Galvalume®. These steel building panels also have a Florida testing approval for high wind velocity. Florida approval number FL-5898.
Competition
Other steel building manufacturers have a panel made up of AZ50, which are 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc and 1.5% silicone. They only back their building with a 20 year warranty and no Florida testing.
Color Options
Mayflower Steel Buildings
Endwalls and Arches
- Polyester silicon or paint for the endwalls
- 22 gauge, 50,000 ksi
- 40-year limited warranty against, peeling, flaking, loss of adhesion
- Variety of colors offered on arch panels
- Come with colored bolts
Competition
Endwalls
- No colored endwalls
Arches
- Arch panels are not offered in color
Panel Manufacturing
Mayflower Steel Buildings
- Manufacturing plant located in the North America
- Over 50 years of experience in the steel building industry
Competition
- No colored endwalls
Arches
- Not subject to state or federal laws because they manufacture outside of North America
- Leadership has less years of experience
- Warranty problems are headaches
Why People Choose Mayflower
All Mayflower Steel Buildings feature:
- Decades of steel building design experience
premium products and materials at a savings of up to 50% over conventional construction
- 40-year limited rust-through perforation warranty
on AZ55 Galvalume®
- Trussless design
100% usable interior space—no poles or beams to get in your way
- 40-year limited paint warranty
siliconized polyester colored coating for walls and trim
- Quality to last a lifetime
extreme weather conditions including torrential rains, heavy snow, strong winds and even earthquakes are no match for our steel buildings
- Variety of beautiful color options
Akzo Nobel Ceram-A-Star® 1050 coating system keeps your painted arches, end wall panels and trim looking pristine
- Efficient delivery scheduling
community freight reduces delivery costs and saves you money
- Easy-to-build and stress-free
no special tools necessary to erect
- High-end design
meets or exceeds industry standards
- Amazing Value
negotiates the best prices during every step of the steel building process so the savings can be passed on to you
Hear What Our Customers Have to Say
“I needed a building because the old one had fallen down. It arrived and I had a 19-year old young lad help me and we erected it together. It was fun putting it up, it was very easy to follow the directions, if I ever needed another building I’d do the exact same. I’ve got my workbench in it, I’ve just unpacked all my stuff becuase of lack of space with the other building falling down and generally store all my tools, signs and equipment, whatever I have. I can now pull my mower in here. If I move everything I can pull my tractor in here if I want to work on it. I can just about do everything – it worked out great! Ijust love it. I can stay in here – live in here. If my wife kicks me out I might move in here.” – Nursery owner, Florida.
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- Available building accessories, such as skylights and vents
- Details to think about when choosing the right steel building supplier
