Industrial Steel Buildings

Crew on boom lifts installing tall insulated metal wall panels

Industrial

Steel buildings for industrial sites

GDL Steel erects pre-engineered steel buildings for industrial use in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range, working as a subcontractor to general contractors.

Tell us about the building and the site, and we’ll get back to you about next steps.

Pre-engineered steel building erection
Work with general contractors
Colorado Springs and the Front Range

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Industrial buildings

What makes industrial steel buildings different

Industrial buildings are often larger and taller than commercial ones. They can include wide clear spans, mezzanines, crane runway beams or insulated metal panels, and each of these changes the lifting equipment, the order of work and the time erection takes.

The building is still a pre-engineered system: the manufacturer’s engineer designs it for the site, and the erection crew builds it to those drawings. For offices, shops and other business buildings, see commercial steel buildings, and the services page explains what erection covers.

Job photos

Industrial job photos

From GDL Steel job sites: a frame going up beside a block wall, a tall insulated panel wall, and finished buildings and sheds on open sites.

Dark steel frame and girts going up beside a concrete block wall, with lifts and buildings behind

Tall wall of insulated metal panels on a large steel building, with snow on the ground

Tan steel building with a row of windows on open prairie, with mountains in the distance

Three-sided steel shed with a light tower and compressor on prairie, with wind turbines on the horizon

Aerial view of a tan steel building and an open-front shed, with a flatbed trailer, pickup and lifts

More photos from GDL job sites

Questions

Questions about industrial jobs

What are insulated metal panels?

Wall or roof panels with a foam core between two metal skins, used in place of single-skin panels with separate insulation. They’re heavier than single-skin panels and need careful handling and sealing at the joints.

Can a steel building carry a bridge crane or a mezzanine?

Yes. A pre-engineered building can be designed for a bridge crane or a mezzanine, but it has to be engineered into the building, ideally from the start. Both add parts, lifts and steps to erection.

Is a steel building designed for Colorado snow and wind?

Each pre-engineered building is designed by the manufacturer’s engineer for the snow, wind and seismic loads the local building code sets for its site. The erection crew builds to those drawings, including all the bracing, and doesn’t change the design in the field without the engineer’s approval.

What safety rules apply to erecting a metal building?

OSHA’s steel erection standard applies, and one section of it, 29 CFR 1926.758, covers systems-engineered metal buildings. Among other things, it calls for at least four anchor rods per column, and for a set share of each rigid frame’s bolts to be installed and tightened before the hoist is released. Owners and general contractors can add their own site rules.

Services

Other steel building services

GDL Steel

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GDL Steel erects pre-engineered steel buildings for commercial and residential projects in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range, and travels farther for larger jobs. Licensed and insured.

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(719) 820-5298
sales@gdlsteelllc.com
Mon–Fri, 9 am–7 pm
Colorado Springs and the Front Range, and we travel for larger jobs (service areas).
General contractors: send a bid invitation.

Recent jobs: Byers, Glade Park, Golden, Hotchkiss, Littleton, Longmont and Westcliffe, CO; Delta, UT; Pahrump, NV; Mullen, NE

Industrial Steel Building Erection in Colorado Springs