Structural Framing

The Great Western primary structural framing system covers the structural steel members used as rafters, columns, interior columns, moment/portal frames, and more. These framing members are built with 100% U.S. Steel and are 3-Plate welded sections, WF mill beams (I-Beams), hot rolled cee channels, structural angle iron, and bar stock for connection plates and clips. All welds are made using the latest techniques and practices in compliance with the 2015 American Welding Society D1.1 and D1.3 Codes. Coming with a lifetime warranty for workmanship and quality, the framing system of your Great Western steel building is designed and built with quality, longevity, and ease of erection as our primary considerations. We want to give you quality and structural integrity, not headaches and sub-par craftsmanship. The standard structural shop coating is a dark gray oxide (battleship gray) primer applied to a minimum 1 mil dry thickness. This primer not only looks great when combined with the galvanized secondary structural system it helps to bring attention to any frame members that may need maintenance as the building ages. Unlike the industry’s typical red primer, which conceals rust spots and problem areas, Great Western’s battleship gray highlights them. Any surface rust or aging primer will be easy to detect and can be easily remedied before it becomes a warranty-ending structural problem – or worse – a failure of the structural system.