Why Pre Engineered Buildings
Are Better Than Onsite Fabrication

It might appear that carrying out onsite fabrication of a steel building would be an easier and cheaper way to go about a construction project than having a pre-engineered building developed and built by a professional PEB manufacturer. Despite what it looks like, Pre-Engineered buildings have a ton of benefits which can help you save your time and money when compared with onsite fabrication. Let us look at some of them here.

Benefits of Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB) Structure:

#1 – PEBs (Pre-Engineered Buildings) Are Lighter:

It is a well-known fact that PEBs are much lighter than conventional buildings, but it is also worth noting that due to the specific customisation of parts Pre-Engineered buildings are even lighter than onsite fabricated structures. When you carry out onsite fabrication you must procure materials from the market like sections and gurters which are available in standard sizes only. Your structure has to be built around them and carrying out the optimisation gets very difficult. However, in the case of PEBs, this customisation is already carried out at the design stage even before assembling the parts which enable the building to be made considerably lighter.

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#2 – Lower Cost Of  Building:

Let us talk about one of the most important criteria, that is cost. Pre-Engineered Buildings are an extremely cost-effective solution when it comes to building construction. The fact that PEBs are lighter when compared with onsite fabricated buildings means a significantly lower cost in comparison. As the building gets heavier the civil foundation cost also goes higher. When it comes to PEBs, the civil foundation cost is much lower which in turn decreases the entire cost of the project.

Also, during the construction of a Pre-Engineered Building since the calculations are done much in advance you can have a much closer estimate of the cost of the entire building as other parameters like fabrication, welding, painting etc. are considered and fixed, whereas in the case of an onsite fabrication whereas in an onsite fabrication project you must make separate calculations for the per kg cost of the steel and then fabrication, welding, and painting. In addition to that, you will also have to include the wastage of the raw material which can be anywhere between 7-8% by the time the project is complete. With PEBs this wastage of raw materials can be avoided easily as the entire structure is prefabricated after performing all the calculations. This enables significant cost savings.

#3 – On-Time Delivery:

Giving the project to a PEB manufacturer means they can take end to end responsibility i.e from sourcing the materials to the construction of the building. This helps in maintaining strict delivery times as a PEB manufacturer can have multiple sources set up for the materials and can take care of lead times more effectively.

This also helps save the raw materials from degradation because without proper planning you would end up buying a lot of the raw material when it is not required and then just dump it until your project reaches the stage where it becomes useful. Storage of raw materials for such longer periods can cause degradation and, depending on the climatic conditions in the area, can also cause rusting. A PEB manufacturer is well equipped for such circumstances and can keep the raw material safe or else procure it systematically according to the plan as and when it is required.

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#4 – Better Quality:

A PEB manufacturer like Bansal Roofing can always assure you of the highest quality standards as we maintain strict quality checks on our premises. PEBs are designed and fabricated in controlled environments which allows a PEB manufacturer to personally check and ensure its quality. The incoming raw material is also passed through a quality check and if it doesn’t meet the required standards it is rejected. The consistency of welding and painting is also subject to a high level of scrutiny under expert supervision before it is dispatched for assembly.

#5 – Ease of Installation:

PEBs are famous for their ease of installation. Their assembly process is very simple and can be accomplished by fastening nuts and bolts on site. This also helps in completing the structure much faster when compared to onsite fabrication. Since the parts are manufactured in the factory while maintaining precision, it is easier to assemble them on the site without mismatching parts.

The numerous benefits of Pre-Engineered Buildings make them the right choice for steel building construction rather than onsite fabrication. PEBs are cheaper, stronger, easier to assemble and can be constructed much faster. Bansal Roofing is a leading manufacturer of PEBs and has years of experience in the field without a single delay in any of the projects.