No matter the size or scope of your steel building project, Rocket Steel Canada is your ideal choice. As one of the most trusted steel building companies in the industry, we are world-renowned for delivering premier-quality design and building services at the best price.
You’ll discover our experienced team of steel building professionals is among the most esteemed in the industry. They understand the complexities of the steel building construction process in a variety of industries including commercial, industrial and residential. Through strong leadership and collaboration, we will work to exceed your expectations on every project. Our objective is simple—to offer you quality craftsmanship that will last you a lifetime.
Want proof? Just see how we stack up against the competition. Listed below is a side-by-side comparison between our panel overlap, panel crimping, hardware, arch specification, arch material, endwall panel, color options, and panel manufacturing.
Panel Overlap
No caulking is required for waterproofing because the last 9″ of panel is smooth allowing the panels to fit snugly together. This makes assembly less difficult and saves you 30-40% on construction time.
The last 9″ of our competitor’s panels is crimped, preventing it from fitting snugly together. This makes it more difficult to assemble because more alignment with drift pins is required adding 30-40% more construction time. Caulking is also required for waterproofing taking up even more time because each overlap requires four rows of caulking to prevent leaks from occurring.
Panel Crimping
Crimps are closer together and smaller in depth preventing buckling problems. This adds 25% more strength.
Crimps are farther apart and larger in depth creating buckling problems and a weaker panel.
Hardware
- Grade 2, indented hex head flange bolt with JS1000™ coating
- Assembled with a poly washer and a 5/16-18 square nut with a JS1000™ coating
- JS1000™ fasteners that have been tested and proven to remain rust-free in over 1000 hours of salt spray testing
- Hexavalent chromium free and RoHS compliant and environmentally friendly
- Provides the same performance as a stainless steel fastener but is more cost effective
Other steel building companies use zinc fasteners—no JS Clear Coat and not spray tested.
Arch Specification
- Material minimum 0.030
- Minimum grading
- Less tolerance variation
- AZ55 warranty
- High resistance against corrosion
- Florida testing approval for high wind velocity. Florida approval number FL-5897
- Material minimum less than 0.030
- Nominal grading
- Greater tolerance variation
- Some use galvanized zinc coating—no warranty
- Low resistance against corrosion
- Only a 20-year warranty
- No Florida testing approval
Arch Material
- Limited rust through perforation warranty
- Minimum yield = 50 ksi
- ASCE building codes
- 9″ overlap of panels
- 16 gauge beam equivalent at overlap with two rows of bolts, 0.030 overlap over a 0.030 overlap = 0.060
- Minimum yield = 50 ksi
- No ASTM standards
- No ASCE building codes
- 7″ overlap of panels
- Weaker overlap with one row of bolts
Endwall Panel
Our steel building endwall panel is made up of AZ55, which is a compound of 55% aluminum, 43.5% zinc and 1.5% silicone, which make them more resistant to corrosion. They are backed directly by a 30-year limited rust-through perforation warranty on AZ55 Galvalume®. These steel building panels also have a Florida testing approval for high wind velocity. Florida approval number FL-5898.
Other steel building manufacturers have a panel made up of AZ50, which are 50% aluminum, 48.5% zinc and 1.5% silicone. They only back their building with a 20 year warranty and no Florida testing.
Color Options
- Polyester silicon or paint for the endwalls
- 22 gauge, 50,000 ksi
- 40-year limited warranty against, peeling, flaking, loss of adhesion
- Variety of colors offered on arch panels
- Come with colored bolts
- No colored endwalls
- Arch panels are not offered in color
Why People Choose Rocket Steel Canada
