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 In March of 2005, Will Kramer founded the post frame construction company, Advanced Post Frame Systems, Inc. His business was not any ordinary post frame construction company, but one he hoped would revolutionize the industry. Will had a vision for the future that would speed the framing process up by cutting down on the labor that goes into measuring and cutting of the wood. Will designed a REVOLUTIONARY pre-fabricated panel system that not only met his goal of speeding up jobsite assembly, but also made his buildings stronger than average post frame buildings. Even though no other wall systems in post frame construction are required to be engineered, Will took his panels to an outside engineering firm to be inspected. The panels were tested and passed with flying colors! With the stress rated lumber and truss plates, the panels are equipped to handle stronger wind and snow loads than the typical post frame building. Along with supplying these REVOLUTIONARY pre-fabricated panels, Will has designed pre-assembled truss blocks and dutch corners that are included in all of his post frame packages. |
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 Each eave wall panel consists of a 2 x 10 (Dense Structural Select)* yellow pine carrier, a 2 x 4 MSR v-shaped header support, 2 x 4 (Machine Stress Rated) side purlins and jack studs, and a 2 x 8 treated yellow pine skirt board. Truss plates are used to couple the different components of the panel together. The panels are attached to the poles with ACQ approved nails at 6” on center or ACQ approved lags at 24” on center, and trusses with Double dipped Galvanized nails at 6” on center or ACQ approved lags as required by an engineer. The wall panels on the gable are designed exactly like the wall panels on the eave minus the header system and the roof panels are constructed of all MSR 2 x 4’s.* All eave wall panels are sold at 2’, 4’, 6’, and 8’ widths and 8’ - 20’ heights in 2’ increments. * Roof panels are sold in 4’ and 8’ widths and 6’ - 16’ lengths at 2’ increments also. Also available are panels designed to be used for sliding doors, single or split.
Once the poles are set, the eave wall panels are centered from pole to pole. Each building comes with a drawing that explains where each individual wall and roof panel is placed. The eave wall panels are placed around the building until all of them are installed. Once the wall panels are installed, the old method of re-stringing the building is no longer necessary, because the panels automatically square up the roof and straighten the wall and roof systems. Then, the roof panels may be installed. If you are building a pole building 40’ or wider, then the trusses, roof panels and laterals should be installed at the same time. All building components, wood and metal can be delivered with no damage to your jobsite very easily. If you are building a package and needing just the poles installed, APFS, Inc. can install and brace the posts for a reasonable cost! If APFS builds your building, they offer a five year workmanship warranty along with all the factory warranties on the materials. For more information or to become an APFS certified contractor, call 866-500-POST. |
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* Structural members vary depending on required snow and wind loads. Panels can be built to within 1/16 of an inch in width and height. Some sizes are special order which can require additional shipping time. |
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16221 Sussex Hwy | Bridgeville, DE 19933-2968 | (866) 500-POST (7678)
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