Can you Really DIY When it comes to a new Steel-Framed Farm Building?
Did you know that all of our steel-frame buildings can be delivered in a format that allows you to build it yourself?
Once you’ve designed and ordered your new steel-framed farm building, using our unique online software design tool, it is manufactured directly by us. All holes are pre-drilled to precise measurements, ensuring that once on-site the job of actually putting the building together is quick and simple.
This also means that if you’ve got the right skills, you can choose to erect your new steel-framed farm building yourself. But the emphasis is on skills – it’s not like a giant Meccano kit. You must have the necessary measures in place to safeguard not only yourself, but any contractors you bring in to help.
This is because steel-framed farm buildings can easily collapse when they’re being erected if you don’t know what you’re doing. In fact, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has even produced an information leaflet, all about controlling the risk of steel-framed agricultural building collapse, to help farmers meet their duties under various legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act.
You can download a copy of the leaflet in PDF format.
So before you decide to go down the DIY route, make sure you know exactly what you’re doing and that you’re competent and up to the job. There’s no point putting yourself and others at risk.
Most of our clients choose to let us do the hard work. We’re the experts after all, and as such we’ll get your new steel-framed farm building up and running in no time, safely, to budget and on schedule.
