Each floor plan has been designed by our engineering team to ensure building strength. This floor plan shows an optimized location for your overhead door, walk door, and windows. Your walk doors and windows can be moved around to better serve the needs of your building. However, your overhead door locations if placed on the end wall or side wall need to be constructed on the wall as designed. This is due to header sizes and strength designed to carry the load of the opening, which can vary on need depending on the door location.

Each column is a 3 – Ply 2 x 6 laminated column manufactured at FBi’s truss plant. Each 2 x 6 is individually treated for decay or insect damage. FBi provides a lifetime warranty on their manufactured columns from unusual decay or insect damage

You will want to avoid solid 6 x 6 posts that you might find in other material packages. These columns are unable to be treated all the way through, making them suspect to rotting from the inside out.

Your material package does not include the overhead door itself; however, it does include two framed 10' x 10' overhead door openings.

Because overhead doors are available in a wide range of styles, insulation options, colors, and features, we prefer to give you the flexibility to select the door that best fits your needs and budget. This allows you to customize both the appearance and performance of your building.

We recommend contacting a reputable overhead door provider in your area (such as Fairmount, DC Doors, or Midwest Garage Door Company) to discuss options and pricing. Once your building is complete, they will coordinate installation of your selected overhead door.

Each FBi screw has a stainless-steel umbrella head protecting it from rusting and minimizing leaks in the roof and walls. These screws are guaranteed to never rust and have a lifetime warranty on them from FBi.

You want to avoid material packages that provide nails or galvanized fasteners for your building package.

For more information on the importance of your building screws check out the link below.

Stainless-Steel Screw Information

Our engineers prefer 29 gauge, heat-treated, full-hard, high-tensile steel with a minimum yield point of 80,000 PSI. The harder steel used by our design team provides increased resistance to impact damage from hail, rocks, and accidents. Your steel will have a Galvalume substrate coating, providing the longest possible life. Galvalume is a combination of zinc, silicon, and aluminum that continues to battle corrosion and rust 2-4 times longer than the galvanized steel commonly used by other builders.

For an in-depth look at the differences in steel and the impact they can have on your building, click on the link below.

Steel Comparison Video

FBi trusses are job-specific and engineered for your building. Our professional in-house engineering staff uses the latest computer-aided design and simulation systems to ensure strength and structural integrity. Pre-engineered metal plated wood trusses are designed per ASCE 7 standards. We manufacture our trusses in-house under stringent quality control standards. Our truss plant is regularly certified by a third-party Truss Plate Institute inspection service.

You’ll want to avoid material packages where the trusses are not certified by a third party. You could potentially encounter inadequate quality or improper handling.

More Truss Information

Our steel walk doors are available in four distinct styles and are engineered to withstand the demands of harsh weather conditions. Steel doors with an integrated thermal barrier help reduce winter heat loss and summer heat gain, while minimizing the risk of interior condensation.

For enhanced durability, doors constructed with pultruded fiberglass provide superior resistance to corrosion and are electrically non-conductive—making them an excellent choice for extreme or fluctuating Midwest climates.

A standard 3' x 6'-8" steel walk door with a knob lockset is included with your building package.

We use Simonton® ProFinish® Contractor Series windows, offering a wide range of size and style options to suit your building design. Each window features an integral nailing fin and J-channel for efficient installation and a clean exterior finish.

An overlapping, interlocking meeting rail helps protect against air and water infiltration, while the ¾" insulating glass unit with the Intercept® spacer system enhances energy performance and helps reduce long-term heating and cooling costs. Four glass options are available, allowing you to select the best fit for your climate and efficiency goals.

A standard 4' x 3' horizontal sliding window with screen is included with your kit.