Metal Buildings Glossary
- R PANEL
- Sheet metal walls or roof 36” wide, galvalume or painted 26 ga
- U PANEL
- Sheet metal walls or roof 36” wide, galvalume or painted 26 ga
- M PANEL
- Sheet metal walls or roof 36” wide, galvalume or painted 26 ga
- SHEET METAL
- Thin gauge metal sheeting either formed or flat R, U or M panel
- SHEETING
- R, U or M panel galvalume or painted
- PURLIN
- Steel in a Cee or Zee shape red oxide or galvanized
- GIRTS
- Steel in a Cee or Zee shape red oxide or galvanized
- METAL BUILDING
- Pre engineered building made of steel
- METAL BUILDING COMPONENTS
- Pieces and parts or a metal building
- STEEL BUILDING
- Pre engineered building made of steel
- PRE ENGINEERED
- Designed metal building engineered for the location
- PRE FABRICATED
- Metal building made to bolt together with no fabrication
- TRIM
- Metal shapes to finish out edges and corners
- PBR
- Purlin bearing R panel galvalume or painted
- PBU
- Purlin bearing U panel galvalume or painted
- PBM
- Purlin bearing M panel galvalume or painted
- FLASHING
- Sheet metal used to divert water
- BAR JOIST
- Structural supports for either roof or floor
- DECKING
- Steel sheeting used over joist to receive either concrete for floors or a composite for roof
- GUTTERS
- Used to control the flow of water off the roof
- DOWNSPOUT
- Connect to gutter to control the flow of water
- ROLL UP DOORS
- Steel curtain doors that coil up above the opening
- 3070
- Standard walk door that has a measurement of 3’ wide by 7’ tall
- 6070
- Hollow steel walk door that measures 6’ wide by 7’ tall
- HOLLOW METAL DOORS
- Steel door used as an access or egress point of a building
- METAL DOORS
- Door made of steel to access or exit a building