Advice on new metal carwash bulding

[SHINEY3]

Building a new construction metal building. 4 self serve bays 1 iba. all bays are 16x36. construction will begin in 1 month. any advice before I get started? Concrete building is not in the cards.

Thanks a million

 

[JustClean]

Building a new construction metal building. 4 self serve bays 1 iba. all bays are 16x36. construction will begin in 1 month. any advice before I get started? Concrete building is not in the cards.

Thanks a million

I've got a steel building. I feel it is okay as along as you use a better material inside the bays. Rust sucks!

 

[captain cw]

Line the bay walls with NuForm wall panels

 

[Waxman]

I have a Kirby bldg. It's good-looking but I should've used plastic type wall liner panels instead of the steel. I have a 30 year warranty against rust but it excludes exposure to water mist! My mistake.

 

[robert roman]

Yes, consider a modular or pre-engineered building.

Steel is economical but consider some of the dissadvantages.

1) You are making a considerable investment in land and F&E and the most visible aspect of the site will be a tin can. Unless you embellish the exterior and interior with a lot of gingerbread, your image will suffer.

2) Steel will eventually rust and perforate whereas fabricated panels, aluminum and glass won't.

3) Some modualr and pre-engineered buildings qualifiy for accelerated depreciation, permanent steel buildings do not.

 

[Waxman]

Sometimes, as in my case, first-time investors who create their own business plans and do not illicit the services of a carwash consultant must try and save $ wherever they can. Cost savings were the main reason I chose a metal building.

I was attracted to the ribbed steel look to me I didn't compromise on appearance. My building is also about 1/3 concrete (4' foundation wall).

New construction is tricky, especially for first-time investors.

I guess it depends on your long-term goals for the project, too. Many businesspeople who own real estate look at the life of a project and the value of the land vs that of the business and its improvements. Some investors want to use up the assets making money; if the building wears out, so be it. Others may want to create a family business with longevity of everything, including buildings and machinery.

There's no one right answer here.

 

[brodygirletz]

@Waxman Curious... how is your steel building holding up 5 years later? What do you mean you wish you would've used plastic type liner vs steel?

Thanks for the intel... My partner and I are looking at a steel building but want to understand pros and cons.

Brody

 

[Waxman]

metal interior walls are great for ss bays but not auto bays.

when i rehabbed my iba i had wooden walls and ceiling framed in. I used trex for bottom plate of walls and faced them with extrutech plastic. awesome result!!!

I love the metal building overall. I coat beams and perlins with woolwax to prevent rust. Ss bays have open ceiling to the roof. When the bottoms of the walls get rusty you can easily trim out patch pieces and screw them in place to make it look better. That's what I did as evidenced in the pictures attached