Since 1993 we've designed, supplied and installed over 6,000 park, school and community projects. You get one team that helps you choose, prices it up front, handles the permits, freight and install, and is still there after it's built.
Tell us the space and how many people it should hold, and we suggest structures that fit the site and the budget. We carry several manufacturers, so we recommend the one that fits, not the one we have to sell.
Instant Quote shows a starting price before anyone calls you. Then a real person on our team follows up with the full quote, including freight and installation.
Permits, freight, footings and install. You don't have to line up a supplier, a trucking company and a crew. We handle it, and we sell and ship nationwide.
Our steel shelters are framed in tubular steel, not red iron. Red iron beams have open ledges where birds and mud daubers like to build. Closed steel tubes leave them far fewer places to nest.
What this means to you: less mess on the tables underneath and less cleanup for your crew.
CAD files, spec sheets and install guides, always the manufacturer's current version, in the Architect Center.
Care guides for every material, a clear warranty, and parts and repairs when you need them.
Every standard shelter comes with drawings and calculations stamped by a licensed engineer. Shelters are built for 30 pounds of snow per square foot and 90 mph winds, and can be engineered higher where your local code asks for it.
What this means to you: the paperwork your building department wants, without hiring your own engineer.
Steel frames are powder-coated in your choice of colors, and wood shelters can be stained or painted to suit the site.
What this means to you: a shelter that matches your park, campus or brand instead of looking off the shelf.
Parks and recreation departments, school districts, landscape architects and design firms, churches and community organizations, HOAs and developers.
Southern yellow pine, laminated beams, cedar fascia: here is what each one is and why it matters for the shelter you get.
One of the strongest, densest softwoods grown in North America, from the southeastern U.S. It's the standard wood for beams and decking that have to carry real weight, and it holds stain and sealer well.
What this means to you: a strong frame without the price of exotic timber.
Layers of lumber glued together under pressure into one beam. A laminated beam is stronger than a solid timber of the same size, stays straight instead of twisting and splitting as it dries, and can be curved, which is how arched shelters get their shape.
What this means to you: longer open spans, fewer posts in the way, and a frame that stays true.
The trim board that runs around the edge of the roof and covers the ends of the roof boards. It takes rain, snow and sun before anything else does, and it's the part of the roof everyone sees.
What this means to you: cheap fascia rots and peels first and makes the whole shelter look old. Cedar fascia naturally resists rot and insects and holds its finish.
The thick pine boards that form the roof and the wood ceiling you see from underneath. Kiln drying takes the moisture out before they're installed, and #1 grade means the fewest knots.
What this means to you: boards that don't shrink, warp or open gaps after install, and a finished wood ceiling instead of bare metal.
Steel brackets at the bottom of each post. They hold the wood just above the concrete and bolt the shelter down to its footings.
What this means to you: wood that sits in standing water rots from the bottom up. Base shoes keep it dry, and the bolts keep the roof on in high wind.
A dry paint that's sprayed onto steel and baked on in an oven. It goes on thicker and harder than liquid paint.
What this means to you: steel frames that resist chips, scratches and rust for years, in your choice of colors.
How steep the roof is. A 4:12 roof rises 4 inches for every 12 inches it runs, a gentle everyday slope. Steeper roofs shed rain and snow faster and look taller.
What this means to you: the look of the shelter, and how well it handles your weather.
Architectural shingles are thicker, layered shingles rated for 30 years. Metal roofs come in a gauge: the lower the number, the thicker the steel. Standing-seam metal hides its screws under raised seams, so there are fewer places for leaks.
What this means to you: how long the roof lasts and how much upkeep it needs.
How much weight and wind the shelter is engineered to take. Standard shelters are designed for 30 pounds of snow per square foot and 90 mph winds, and can be engineered higher where your local code asks for it.
What this means to you: it passes inspection where you build it.
Drawings and calculations stamped by a licensed engineer, included with every standard shelter.
What this means to you: they're what your building department asks for to issue a permit.
See a shelter's starting price in two minutes, or tell us about the space and a real person will follow up.