Steel buildings are the preferred choice for residential, commercial as well as industrial buildings for the affordability, durability and weather resistance that they offer. While steel buildings are known to be able to endure a lot, including harsh winds, tornadoes, heavy rain and snow, even floods, even the great, durable and versatile constructions can do with help to be able to withstand even more  – here are some tips on how to improve your steel building’s weather resistance:

• Use waterproof materials and high-quality components throughout the building – the structure and the walls of your steel building might resist whatever the weather brings along, but for complete waterproofing, you need all your building components, including the roof, the foundation, the gutters and the downspouts to be just as strong and resistant;
• Use the right type of insulation – the role of the insulation that you use in your steel building is more than just forming a thermal barrier between your interior spaces and the outside world. Beside reducing the energy bills related to cooling and heating your interior spaces, with the right type of insulation, you can make your steel building more resistant to moisture, mold, mildew and fire and you can make sure the air inside is healthy to breathe.