Customer Stories
Another Letter from a Satisfied SteelMaster Customer
Below is another letter we received from one of our customers. They just love to show off their steel buildings!
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SteelMaster Steel Garage Storage
Check out the photos we recently received from Charles C. in Harlan, KY. He has maximized almost every inch of his A-model building with storage systems that he built himself.
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AVC Shares Steel Building Construction Story
While we’ve talked about the Arkansas Vault Club’s indoor pole vaulting facility in the past, we have never shared the building process. Recently, we came across a website that AVC put together showing the construction of their steel building.
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SteelMaster Spotlight
Miles of Memories: The Winds may Howl, but the SteelMaster Stays
Imagine a hurricane that packs such a wallop that map makers would be forced to redraw North Carolina’s coastline. It’s a possibility for the Outer Banks—a 130-mile string of barrier islands which jut out and chisel the ocean’s edge like few others throughout the world. A hurricane bearing an especially powerful surge could overwhelm the Outer Banks with sea water, sending an artillery of 25 foot waves that would obliterate anything standing in its way.
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Miles of Memories: First Steel Bulding Sale
In 1982, Rhae Adams, current owner of SteelMaster Buildings, set out on the road to sell his first arched steel building. He was so determined to sell that building that he refused to return home until he had done so. Not too far into his trip, Rhae decided to stop at shipyards along his route. It was at Roanoke Island Steel and Boat Works that he met Carl Bock, a ship builder in Wanchese, North Carolina.
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SteelMaster: Miles of Memories
As the owner of SteelMaster Buildings, 57-year-old Rhae Adams sat in the car with five of the company’s department heads as they made their way down Route 58 toward Cape Hatteras, the miles pitched memories into his mind like a seasoned baseball pitcher.
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News Releases
SteelMaster Buildings on the Ground in Haiti
Virginia Beach, VA—March 12, 2010—In the aftermath of Haiti’s recent earthquake which killed an estimated 300,000 people and left another one million homeless, relief organizations have been working around the clock to help alleviate the devastation. Two humanitarian organizations and a church pastor were in need of buildings and contacted SteelMaster Buildings, which is based in Virginia Beach, Va. to provide them.
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SteelMaster Celebrates 28 Years of Innovation and Progress
Virginia Beach, VA—February 16, 2010—Throughout the past 28 years time has moved forward bringing with it exciting changes for America and the world. The same holds true for SteelMaster Buildings, which celebrates its 28th anniversary this month.
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SteelMaster Buildings: Bringing ‘Global’ to a Whole New Level
Virginia Beach, VA—February 9, 2010—SteelMaster Buildings realizes there is no place like home when it comes to viewing one of the company’s buildings, and now a click of a mouse makes it all possible.
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Ask the Steel Master
How Do I Construct A Building – 4 Simple Steps
The following are four simple steps to follow for the construction of a SteelMaster building:
Step 1: Build Your Arches — Putting up your SteelMaster building is safe and easy, with 70% of the work done on the ground with only one-size nut and bolt. Continue Reading
The First Step of Steel Building Construction
We often write about the process of erecting a SteelMaster steel building, but there is one vital step that we rarely discuss. Before a metal building can be constructed, a foundation has to be set. It is very important to ensure that the concrete is poured correctly so that your steel building will be level. We recently received some great photos showing the process of pouring concrete for one of our many buildings at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek. Click on the image below to view larger photos.
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What Is a Quonset Hut?
Around SteelMaster, we talk about quonset huts frequently, but what exactly is a quonset hut? The semicircular steel buildings were made popular by the U.S. military during WWII. In 1941, the U.S. Navy needed an all-purpose, lightweight building that could be shipped anywhere and assembled easily without the use of skilled labor. The steel building was first erected at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center at Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
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Inside SteelMaster
Want to Work at SteelMaster?
Now it’s easier than ever to apply for a job here at SteelMaster! Thanks to a new feature on our website, applicants can submit their resume directly to us. After entering in typical personal information such as name and address, the applicant can upload their resume and all of the information will go straight to our hiring department.
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SteelMaster Team Knows Steel Building Construction First-Hand
SteelMaster not only wants its employees to be able to tell a customer how simple it is to erect a steel building, they have to be able to build a metal building on their own. Last Friday, some of the newer members of our team raised sample arches in our conference room so that they know first-hand how to construct a building.
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