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If you require metal building plans that engineer so that you can submit to your local building department for permits, we can help you. Obviously, it is impossible for us to stay
abreast of all the governing
municipalities in this country
that regulate building requirements
in their respective areas of
jurisdiction. However, we can still provide you engineered metal building plans.
In the event you do wish to
have original engineered metal building plans
showing all the appropriate
structural calculations along
with the concrete / foundation
plan for your local building
department, we have relationships
with engineers who are licensed
in forty-eight states and
are familiar with the metal buildings
available from Absolute Steel.
 In general, compliance
with your local building codes
is your responsibility.
Many of
our customers do not obtain
permits even though we always
inform our them that anything
that is affixed to the ground
requires a building permit.
At minimum, we suggest that
you observe the required property
setbacks so you do not erect
the structure in violation of
where it is allowed to go on
your land.
Obtaining a building
permit after the fact is not
much trouble if you properly
anchor and assemble it. Relocating
the structure is an unnecessary
hassle that can easily be avoided
with a small amount of due diligence
in the beginning.
In some
cases, we have sold structures
to out-of-state customers who
have gone to their local building
department and found that submitting
our assembly instructions is
adequate for permitting purposes.
If you
are not obtaining a permit,
it’s a good idea to photograph
(show the measuring tape to
clearly illustrate) the depth
of your concrete caissons or
footings and floor, whatever
is applicable, and to include
a photo of the properly placed
steel rebar in the footings
for a steel building.
Visit
our concrete / foundation
information page for advice
on what is recommended by engineers
for our building and carport
/ canopy products.
Some customers have experienced
municipal fees (both design/plan
check and building permit fees)
associated with permitting in
excess of $800.00 for a just
a carport. Others have said
the costs were less than $100.00.
In the event you do wish to
have original engineered plans
showing all the appropriate
structural calculations along
with the concrete / foundation
plan for your local building
department, we have relationships
with engineers who are licensed
in over forty-eight states and
are familiar with the structures
available from Absolute Steel.
Should you wish to receive three
sets of original stamped and
sealed plans by an engineer
licensed in your state, we can
provide you with them. There
is a fee of $450.00 for carport structures
and $650.00 for most of our
metal building kits
for this service.
Custom or
nonstandard steel structures sometimes
cost a bit more. For example, if you are requiring a stepped slab or footing due to irregular site conditions, engineered plans can run from $1200 to $2000. Your Absolute Steel representative will be able to narrow this cost down for you when you speak to him / her.
We are
not in the business of selling
plans for a profit; this is
what we are charged for the
“signature” and
the engineer having the liability
for his/her calculations. We
will always do this for you,
even if you find you need them
after the structure is erected.
We have no desire to sell you
plans if you can not use them.
Before
ordering engineered plans you
need to check with your local
building department and verify
they will allow you can put
the building where you intend.
Every Building Department or
Planning and Zoning Department
has certain rules about “accessory
structures” which is what
our smaller products are usually defined
as.
Two very
important items to ask about
in order to verify you can build
the structure are:
1. Property “set back”
requirements or distance from
your property line in which
they will allow something to
be built.
2. Distance from other structures
Remember:
You have no benefit in ordering
plans if they will not allow
the structure to be built. It
would be a waste of your money!
Assuming
you have checked out the above
described items and your placement
of the building complies with
the regulations, you are ready
to move forward with ordering
your plans. Please fill out
the Engineering
Request Form online, or
print a copy and fax it to us
(480-768-1514) along with a
hand drawn sketch of the floor
plan you have in mind. Remember,
you must furnish us with all
the Design Loads called for
on the Engineering Request Form.
We can not order plans without
this information.
We will
then provide you with a more
detailed and “to scale”
floor plan along with an invoice
which you can review and then
arrange payment.
Absolute
Steel does not order your engineered
plans unless they are paid in
full.
Please
Note: If you are only required
to provide” shop drawings”
or copies of engineered plans
(no original signature or seal
and perhaps not originally prepared
by an engineer licensed in your
state) and we have them in our
archives, which we often do,
we charge you nothing.
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