Machinery sheds provide a practical and secure space to store your valuable assets and equipment. They are available in a range of designs and sizes, offering protection from the weather, minimising risk, and helping you stay organised.
In this article, we talk about the 4 best designs for machinery sheds, including drive-through sheds, wide spans, enclosed sheds, and structural steel vs purlin sheds.
Machinery sheds store equipment, vehicles, and machinery and are popular for farms and commercial applications. There are various types of machinery sheds, each suitable for different types of machinery and environments. With a well-designed shed, you can achieve the following:
Drive-through sheds have open ends and frames, allowing vehicles and machinery to move in and out with ease. These sheds are versatile and the framing can be easily replicated to increase the shed’s length as you acquire new machinery.
The advantages of drive-through sheds include higher clearance heights, efficient parking, larger entry widths, and adaptability for growth. You can also choose to incorporate additional features, such as a hangar-style door system, lean-tos, awnings, and gable infills.
A wide-span shed is a large structural frame with two columns and a rafter between. Also known as a clear span shed, this self-supporting design has no centre supports, which is ideal for machinery storage.
In a wide-span shed, it’s easy to manoeuvre vehicles in and out because there are no internal poles or obstacles. They also have higher clearances than a purlin shed which means taller vehicles can fit in without the risk of hitting anything structural.
If security is a high priority for you, you may want to consider a fully enclosed shed with lockable doors. This not only protects your machinery from potential theft but it will also keep it safe from the elements.
With an enclosed shed, you can choose from a range of shed doors, including:There are two main structural designs for machinery sheds – purlins and structural steel. Purlins are a roll-formed structural system consisting of thin steel sheets that are rolled into C or Z profiles. If you need a small shed that is less than 12 metres, purlins may suit your requirements at a lower manufacturing cost.
Structural steel is thicker steel that has been roll-pressed at a very high temperature and fed through rollers. These strong steel sections are then welded and bolted into the shed frame. A structural steel shed also features sturdy steel beams, including a Universal beam (UB) and a Welded web truss.
Structural steel designs are more suitable for farm machinery sheds because they are stronger, more customisable, and more durable. Additionally, the structure is robust enough to withstand any bumps from vehicles moving around inside.
At ABC Sheds, we’ve built structural steel machinery sheds all over Australia. With us, you gain extensive building expertise, a high standard of customer service, a fully fabricated shed at a fair rate, and all of the following advantages:
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