| Two common uses for metal buildings are airplane | | | | other local barns. If an indoor arena is present, a |
| hangers and indoor horse riding arenas. Airplanes | | | | stable owner can also charge customers more in |
| require very wide clear span areas. Metal buildings | | | | board. |
| have the weight baring walls on the two long sides | | | | Horses and riders both like the vaulted ceiling in a |
| of the building. This being the case, the entire end | | | | metal building. Especially when jumping, the higher |
| can be left open or converted into doors. Doors on | | | | ceiling gives a more open feeling. Overhead height |
| tracking can either be pushed down the side to open, | | | | should be at approximately sixteen feet, but the |
| or on a type of rotation hinge. The rotation hinge | | | | open ceiling to the peak makes horse and rider feel |
| would enable the door to be opened, turned and | | | | more comfortable. |
| then slid out of the way. Another advantage of a | | | | For an indoor arena, adding extra large doors, |
| metal airplane hanger over a wood truss construction | | | | skylights, and windows help to ventilate a building. |
| is the overhead clearance.A metal building is bolted | | | | And also it aids in setting horses at ease. There is no |
| together at the top of the building leaving a vaulted | | | | getting an airplane used to its new surroundings, but |
| ceiling. The wood truss building has a ceiling height of | | | | horses are a different story. It is very unnerving to a |
| how ever tall the bottom of the trusses sit. When | | | | horse when they can hear noises of other horses |
| performing airplane maintenance the extra space | | | | and people on the outside of a building, but cannot |
| gained in a vaulted ceiling is useful. | | | | see them. The extra doors and windows give the |
| Pouring a cement floor in a hanger is also vital. A | | | | horses a chance to look out and see what the noise |
| perfectly flat surface, the floor allows the plane to sit | | | | is. Then the horse and rider and continue working |
| level. Also a cement floor is much easier to clean up | | | | under saddle. |
| and provides a good surface when cleaning and | | | | When researching costs, construction specifics, and |
| performing upkeep on it. Offices and other rooms | | | | building locations, be sure to include things such as |
| can be built into the metal building as needed. | | | | snow load, local wind, and other codes relevant to |
| Indoor horse riding arenas also utilize wide clear span | | | | your area. Metal building kits are some of the |
| areas. Horses are one of the most expensive | | | | strongest on the market, but local codes must be |
| hobbies. Any stable offering an indoor arena has an | | | | considered when pricing and finalizing plans for a |
| edge on their competition. The ability to train year | | | | specific structure. |
| round can set them several paces ahead of the | | | | |