Mecano manufacture standard Cold form “C” section sheds up to 20m spans in W41 and 18m spans in cyclonic W50 areas.
Please read the facts about cold form section sheds before deciding to order spans greater than 20meters.
See photo gallery below of bigger spans collapsing under their own load.
Custom designed commercial buildings.
Mecano do not manufacture spans greater than 20M in non cyclonic areas.
Maximum spans in cyclonic areas are 18M with 6M bay spacing and maximum heights of 6M.
The photograph to the left depicts a common occurrence within the cold form steel industry where larger
portals collapse under their own weight. In many cases, structural Universal Beams for larger spans are
sometimes as competitive as cold form section steel. (Photo unrelated to Mecano Sheds)
Available Sizes
Refer to height legend below for available heights in each size.
9m
Span
12m
Span
15m
Span
18m
Span
9m Lengths
A
12m Lengths
A
A
15m Lengths
A
A
18m Lengths
A
A
21m Lengths
A
24m Lengths
A
A
B
B
30m Lengths
A
B
B
36m Lengths
A
B
B
40m Lengths
A
B
B
50m Lengths
A
B
B
Height Legend
A
- Available in heights of 3m, 3.6m, 4m, 4.5m, 5m, 5.4m, 6m
B
- Available in heights of 4m, 4.5m, 5m, 5.4m, 6m
Why Mecano Industrial Sheds are stronger!
Mid Portal Roof and Wall battens are high tensile 125mm hat sections.
(Note: C and Z sections used with all Mecano Universal Beam structures.)
End wall intermediate posts are back to back where openings exceed 6M.
An actual C section Fascia is used to tie in the wall and Roof cladding.
Heavy duty Knee and Apex braces are used with 6mm end plates
Separate Webbed Header Beams if Mid bays exceed 6M
High tensile bolts to Mid Portal base plate connections.
Knee and Apex plates are not only bolted, but also supported with heavy
duty tek-screws to prevent any slippage during construction.
Portal Frame Structural Members
Columns and rafters
are pre-punched. Knee
Plates and Apex
brackets are simply
fixed between the back
to back columns and
rafters. You will have
an easy step by step
manual on just how
easy it is to have the
portals ready for
standing.
Ensure that when you are ready to lift the portals you have
licensed riggers experienced with cold form section sheds.
All knee and apex braces are mitred where they join the
column and rafters.
