The garage is a staple in many homes. The secure parking spot, rise in property value, and extra storage space make them highly appealing to most homeowners. However, not every house has a pre-existing garage. This nice addition can quickly turn into an expensive and timely venture that's outfitted with permit and building code hurdles. This is where carports can save...

Trends come and go in home construction. However, in recent years, steel roofing has become a major player in modern construction. What’s more, changes in steel’s flexibility regarding finishes, paint options, and ease of customization have made it an ideal way of taking new home construction to greater heights.   But as with anything...

Making a comparison between two VERY different materials like metal and plastic seems a little silly. But when thinking about the pros and cons of a metal shed over its plastic counterpart, it does bear wondering what things end up being deciding factors for consumers.   Perhaps the most important deciding factor for purchases of any kind...

If you’re like most folks, once you’ve seen a metal commercial building, you’ve likely seen them all. In the grand scheme of things, how different can they really be? They lend themselves to variations based on the type of business that inhabits them. At the end of the day, though, a metal commercial building is the perfect example of, “It is what it is.” Or is it? ...

Choosing a metal structure can be difficult. There’s questions of cost, labor, and who will even provide what you’re looking for. For some, it may seem like there’s no hope for their project. We understand this struggle. To help you make a better decision, here’s what the best metal building manufacturers wish you knew.   Metal building...

If there is one thing that separates the generations, it may be that neighbors do not know each other as well as they used to. That generational difference aside, privacy is important, and finding a metal panel fence for privacy is a major trend that has emerged in recent years in both the commercial and residential sectors. Using metal panels is a pretty great...

Consideration of the term ‘mechanic’ must be made for both commercial AND residential sectors. While it may seem a bit odd to some to think of a mechanic working out of a ‘home’ environment, it has become fairly commonplace to see well-appointed garages among auto hobbyists, car collectors, and independent entrepreneurial enterprises (e.g., auto mechanics) within...

Trends come and go in the housing market, something that new homeowners can find both exciting and incredibly frustrating. One of the biggest trends in modern home construction in the last few years has been the presence of the metal roof standing seam. The application of metal roofing panels in residential construction has taken on a life of its own for a number of ...

You may not know this, but one of the leading features attracting folks during the current real estate boom is the presence of a metal shed on the property. It’s a simple structure whose aim is to provide just the right storage or hobby environment. What’s more, it does this so as to allow every room in your home to be free from clutter and remain usable.   ...

With such harsh weather conditions and many metal building suppliers to choose from, finding the right long term solution for yourself or your business can be difficult. As suppliers to customers from all walks of life, Mueller has developed tools to provide exactly what a customer wants and needs. Here's what metal building suppliers wish you knew.   We offer...

Finding metal building suppliers through an online search will net you quite a large number of results. One would then assume that the next step would be to start sorting through the results to find the ‘best’ metal building suppliers for your next project. There’s just one problem — how do you REALLY know that you’re going to find the best of the lot?   As...

The world of fencing has many options. From the traditional wooden fence, to vinyl and chain, There’s never been more options. Because of this, making a decision on which to get can be difficult. Each has a detailed list of positives, negatives, and tradeoffs that can make the whole thing overwhelming. Metal fencing has increasingly become a unique solution adopted by...

Carport kits have been trending over the last five to ten years as more commercial and residential spaces have placed a greater emphasis on the overall well-being of vehicle protection. This is due, in part, to the rise of consumer power. Now that folks have more choices about where they will live or shop, proprietors know that they’ve got...

The standing seam metal roof ‘phenomenon’, as it were, has been part of a larger shift in the types of building materials used in modern construction. These types of roofs are known for the pronounced upright seam that joins the panels together. Though once only seen in commercial settings, standing seam metal roofs are now making their mark in residential home...

When considering the purchase of a large metal storage building, one might believe that the main (if not only) concern might be cost. In truth, however, a steel structure, especially one large in stature, can have a few more surprises up its sleeve than one might imagine.   The first thing to be aware of is that the utility of large metal buildings as a...

Having a full understanding about what you need to know about steel buildings before you buy might not be the easiest task. After all, on the surface, it would seem that they are structures made from a rigid material with a basic purpose — to house people or things. But when you sit down with a steel building salesperson, you need to have a bit more detail at your...

It is safe to say that we are in a golden age when it comes to the number of choices for metal kits we could ever want. But even with this unparalleled choices of steel structures at our fingertips, there are certainly some kits that are better than others. Considering what types of things we put inside of a garage (e.g., vehicles, valuables, and general long-term ...

At Mueller, we serve a wide array of customers in cities large and small, but one of our most frequent requests are ranch buildings. Here are seven reasons you might need a metal building on your ranch:  For your equipment: Whether you have a small riding mower or several full-size tractors, Mueller can design a metal building to keep all of your...

Here in the U.S., we’re often in the midst of an uncomfortably hot summer. In fact, summer heat gets so bad that the last place you want to be is inside of a metal storage building.   It seems like the worst-case scenario for anyone who doesn’t like to be too warm. The steel walls and ceiling radiate heat. Concrete foundations seem to...

In a day and age where anything and everything one could want to purchase is as easy as looking at one’s phone, it might seem a little odd to wonder about an ideal place to find prefab metal buildings for sale. You could assume (and you’d be right) that a simple search online might get you results. As it turns out, though, prefab metal buildings are a big...