Montezuma Manufacturing Warehouse
The Rundown
This industrial fabric building is used for automobile component manufacturing. Tall, straight sidewalls leave more room for pallets and racking along the edges of the building. Exterior gutters direct the flow of water away from the foundation.
Feature Details
- Building size: 80 ft x 120 ft with two solid endwalls
- 20-ft straight sidewalls and 36 feet tall at the peak
- Straight sidewalls allow for a side 14 ft x 16 ft sidewall door with a connection corridor to existing building
- Frame is coated with gray primer
- Ventilation: four endwall mesh vents and four peak roof vents
- Gutters installed along canopies
- 90 mph windspeed, 25 lb snow load, standard occupancy
- Building use: Warehousing parts for an automotive manufacturing company
Industry
Automotive, Oil Gas & Energy
Size
9,600 sq ft
Location
Montezuma, IA
Year
2011
Testimonials
Working with Legacy was great.
Cost was the initial factor for selecting Legacy, but once we saw the engineering that goes into their design, we understood that could make it easy for us to expand the building in later phases. We also liked its compatibility with conventional construction. There are a lot of possibilities we could explore in the future. The guys who constructed the building worked under some really, really tough conditions, but they wrapped it up on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, and the building opened Christmas morning. Everyone was very responsive, and it was a pleasure to work with them. Once visitors got into the building and we experienced the interior environment with the heat flow and the insulation, we were very satisfied.
We were very impressed by their engineering team.
By today's standards, the buildings we're designing are of world-class caliber in the U.S. and Canada. Legacy offered several features that put them at the top of the list. They are unique among fabric buildings in that they build on a rigid steel frame. Everything looked good, from the eave and ridge ventilation system to the method for installing fabric panels. Combined with material delivery times and the time to construct, Legacy seemed like the perfect choice for our application. "The whole design is very efficient for our operations. Flexibility is key, especially when the building is a 'first of its kind' for the industry. We had one design change after the whole plan was in place, to widen our trapeze in the structure that supports the conveyor, and Legacy was able to make that change without any problem. The conveyor system fits and operates just as it was designed. "Legacy knew our schedule and saved us over 30 days of downtime. They stood the frames for the entire fabric structure in a single day, and everything - conveyors, electrical, fabric - was completed within five weeks of them coming to the site. It was a Herculean effort on Legacy's part. It was fantastic. They have a very passionate team, from top to bottom. In all respects, from design to pricing to production, Legacy is one of the best building contractors I've ever worked with. I look forward to working with them again.
Protecting this equipment helps it run more efficiently.
We didn’t have any experience with fabric buildings, but they were a cost-effective solution for our needs. Protecting this equipment helps it run more efficiently. So far the building is doing the job of providing protection for the new equipment.
