Over the last year, there has been some attention brought to this unique building type. These light, economical building systems have found a variety of uses, including agricultural, storage, and recreational.
One major supplier of these buildings, Cover-All Building Systems, recently reached out to their customers with a warning regarding the structural integrity of some of their buildings related to combined wind and snow loadings.
Haynes Whaley has recently been involved evaluating some of these very specialized buildings. Based on our experience with this type of building, we recommend that owners hire a structural engineer to properly evaluate their existing buildings.