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Varco Pruden Buildings Systems Guide
Site Drainage requirements: Verify with customer
the direction(s) for the roof water drainage. A
restriction in direction could dictate using a single
slope roof vs. a gabled roof.
Roof Height Change or Floor Elevation
Change
For sites that are not level, it may be more
economical to consider floor elevation changes or
roof height changes to minimize column lengths.
Single Slope vs. Gable Slope
Gable slope buildings are less expensive than single
slope buildings in many cases.
Gables are more economical when the building loads
are heavier.
Gables typically offer larger savings in wider
buildings than narrow buildings.
As always, building codes have some impact on this
comparison.
Note: Chart shows the % increase in dollars of
Single Slope buildings compared to the price of Gable
buildings. All buildings represented in the chart were
priced using the same geographic location (20psf Live,
20psf ground snow, 90mph wind). Pricing your
buildings multiple ways using VPCommand will insure the
best result.
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