Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations METAL BUILDING QUESTION?

I KNOW THIS ISN'T REALLY POND RELATED BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD BUILDINGS BUILT.

HAVE ANY OF YOU GUYS EVER HAD A METAL BUILDING BUILT BY CLEARY BUILDING? IF SO ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM LEAKING?

I HIRED THEM TO BUILD ME A 24 X 24 GARAGE. MY UNCLE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS BUILDING LEAKING WHERE THE METAL MEETS THE CONCRETE. BUT HE HAD THE CONCRETE AND EXCAVATION WORK DONE ON HIS OWN BY ANOTHER COMPANY WHERE I AM HAVING CLEARY DO THE JOB FROM START TO FINISH.

That is a leak prone area in any building built on a slab, especially metal buildings which generally have little or no overhang. I have built a few metal buildings and have found the provided sill sealer less than adequate. You may wish to contact a grain bin dealer in your area and take a look at what they use to seal between the bottom of the bin and the concrete slab. What I've seen is black and sticky, almost like tar impregnated foam about 3/4" thick. One side has double sided tape and it compresses once the bin is lowered, forming a pretty good seal on less than perfect concrete. I haven't tried it myself but it might be worth looking at and save some caulking later. I would also seriously consider looking at a roof system that doesn't use fasteners that penetrate through the panels. IMHO, washers will eventually leak no matter what they're made of.

Usually the foundation dropps down about an inch and a half to allow the siding to hang lower then the sill plate. This lets the water run down teh side of the metal siding and off the foundation. The siding should never end at the bottom of the floor, but below it.

Eddie

This is how they did mine



They used that black sticky tar paper stuff to seal between the floor and the walls. The manufacture guarantees the building not to leak or rust for 20 years…so far so good.