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Gambrel roof steel buildings are used in both residential and industrial settings. Most commonly they are utilized in agricultural, commercial and storage applications. The lyrical gambrel roof line gives these structures their familiar homespun appeal.
What is a Gambrel Roof?
The iconic visual of a gambrel roof is the big red country barn with a hip roof but with jointed gables forming a point at the top of the roof line. The gambrel roof line was popularized in Europe and then brought to the American colonies, and it remains a key architectural style in farming and agricultural buildings.
Attributes
Steel gambrel roofed structures have a number of unique functional benefits beyond their decorative aesthetic. Steel is strong and impervious to severe weather conditions. Because of the gambrel roof, these structures can be built with larger entrances/doors allowing even very tall equipment easy access. The multi-jointed hip roof line of the gambrel makes for a more spacious interior than other roof lines, thereby making it an efficient building choice for a number of uses both commercial and residential.
DIY or Professional Buildout?
Most steel gambrel roofed buildings are built modularly from kits purchased from manufacturers. Kits can be purpose-built or in many instances custom-designed to suit your specifications. Because these structures are modular, they can be erected by experienced do-it-yourselfers. As they are typically built on a poured concrete foundation, an experienced masonry hand or contractor will be needed.
Cost Considerations
The 2009 cost of constructing a steel gambrel roof building can vary widely based on the size of the structure. Available kits range from $500 for a small shed size to $14,000 for an 800 square foot combination barn and living cabin to $19,000 for one 3,500 square foot model.
Uses
Gambrel roof steel structures are typically built out at a large scale to accommodate barn and farm operations, storage, business operations and manufacturing, garaging vehicles, recreational space or as hangars for small aeronautical equipment.
