Category: Steel Buildings


Hire or buy a temporary building, what’s best for YOU?

May 6th, 2010 — 12:27pm
Before you make the decision to buy a
temporary building with a PVC roof
(such as the type we use for our hire stock)
if you own the property and land where you
want the new building installed, you are
probably going to make a big financial
mistake if you do so…
 
You see, we use two different designs of
buildings because there isn’t one, which is
suitable for both temporary and permanent
use…
 
One is temporary because it’s re-locatable from site
to site with a PVC clad roof.
 
The other is a ‘HYBRID’ system which is a quick to
install as a temporary building, but is supplied with
steel clad roofs, just like any other permanent unit.
 
Therefore, If you rent your property, then
you may well be best buying the temporary
building with the PVC roof because they are designed
to be moved from site to site (which is why we use
them for our hire stock) so if and when you do move
on, you can take it with you….
 
Whereas, if you own the property and the land, you
are far better off buying a ’HYBRID’ design because
it will appreciate in value as the land appreciates, just
like any other unit you have built….
 
What’s more, the ‘HYBRID’ buildings actually cost less
than the temporary type, because they are fabricated
using steel, whereas the temporary type are made using
aluminium and PVC, which costs far more to buy….
 
So before you make a big potential long-term blunder,
you really should make your decision based around whether
you are going to profit from the appreciating value of
the ‘HYBRID’ design, or profit from the flexibility to
take the building with you…..If and when you move on..
Or want to sell it on…

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Temporary Buildings – Materials Matter

November 3rd, 2009 — 12:26pm

Something to consider when buying a temporary building is the materials used for the building.

More and more now, insurers are becoming very reluctant to provide cover when the temporary
building has a pvc fabric roof.

There are insurers who will provide insurance, but it’s very, very expensive compared to a building with a ‘proper’ steel roof.

Which is one of the reasons we introduced our range of
steel-clad buildings.

PVC is combustible, whereas steel is not.
PVC has a fire-retardant life span of a maximum of 10 years,
whereas steel is warranted for up to 35 years…

And insurers are more and more likely to insist upon
steel cladding because their exposure to risk of payout
is significantly increased when you use a temporary building
with a ‘tented’ PVC fabric roof cover.

Obviously, a building with a steel roof and walls is far more secure from a theft angle, than a pvc one is..

Temporary Buildings

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