Foundation For Metal Building – Arch-Style

Arch Steel Building Foundation Options

What is a Steel Building Foundation?

A steel building foundation is the engineered base that supports, anchors, and transfers the structural loads of your building safely into the ground. For Toro’s steel arch buildings, foundations are typically designed as a reinforced concrete slab tied into perimeter footings, providing a stable, level surface and secure anchorage for the arch system. Depending on your project goals, a foundation can be designed as a permanent concrete keyway (U-groove) foundation where the assembled building is grouted into place, or as an optional portable base-plate foundation that bolts the building to a heavy-duty steel plate anchored to concrete. If you’re using an alternate design, Toro can supply arch reaction forces so a local engineer can size a foundation that meets your site’s code and load requirements.

Steel Building Foundation Options and Engineering Support

Our steel arch buildings can be mounted on a variety of foundations. By default, we supply drawings showing a reinforced concrete floor tied into footings for either a permanent or portable foundation (Shown below).

If you prefer to use a different design, we can provide arch reactions so that your local engineer can design a foundation that is able to withstand the loads that will be imposed on it by our building.

  • The following concrete foundations are not included with your building kit.
    Your engineered drawings will have all the required specifications for your building foundation or the arch reactions needed if using an alternate foundation.

Permanent Foundation

(Standard)

The concrete base foundation is a floating foundation with an 18″ wide and 18″ deep footer running around the perimeter of the structure. This type of concrete foundation has a “U-Groove” formation into which the assembled building is grouted. This is also referred to as a “Key-way”.

Portable Foundation

(Optional Purchase)

Unique to our style of steel arch buildings, the portable foundation (base plate) is engineered specific to your building and is made from heavy-duty 14-gauge steel. It is affixed to a solid floating foundation with a footer as small as 10″ wide by 18″ deep. Staggered anchor bolts are used to connect the base plate to the concrete perimeter. The steel building is then assembled and bolted directly onto the industrial base plate. (Note: Anchor bolts are also purchased separately).

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Benefits of Portable Foundations

  • Almost 40% less concrete is required

  • Faster, simpler construction

  • Structure is easy to move to a new location if needed

  • No grout work required

  • No loss of building height due to the foundation

Call 1-800-668-5111 to discuss the benefits of a portable foundation for your steel building.

Steel Arch Building Foundation FAQs

The recommended foundation for metal building arch systems is a reinforced concrete slab tied into perimeter footings. This steel building foundation provides structural stability, proper anchorage, and load transfer into the ground while maintaining a level surface for assembly.The recommended foundation for metal building arch systems is a reinforced concrete slab tied into perimeter footings. This steel building foundation provides structural stability, proper anchorage, and load transfer into the ground while maintaining a level surface for assembly.

A permanent foundation uses a concrete keyway (U-groove) where the assembled arch structure is grouted into place. A portable foundation uses a heavy-duty engineered steel base plate anchored to concrete, allowing the building to be bolted directly onto it without grout.

For standard permanent installations, Toro’s arch-style steel building foundation typically includes an 18-inch wide by 18-inch deep perimeter footer. Portable base plate foundations may require a footer as small as 10 inches wide by 18 inches deep, depending on engineering requirements.

Yes. If you prefer an alternate foundation design, Toro can provide arch reaction forces so your local engineer can design foundations for steel frame buildings that meet site-specific load and code requirements.

No. The foundation for metal building systems is not included with the building kit. However, engineered drawings are provided outlining required foundation specifications or arch reactions for alternate designs.

Portable foundations reduce concrete usage by up to 40%, simplify construction, eliminate grout work, preserve full building height, and allow the structure to be relocated if needed. This makes them a flexible solution for certain applications.

No. Portable base plate systems do not reduce interior building height because the structure is bolted directly to the steel base plate rather than grouted into a recessed channel.

In permanent systems, the arch panels are seated into a U-groove and grouted in place. In portable systems, staggered anchor bolts secure the base plate to the concrete perimeter, and the building is bolted directly to the plate.

Arch reaction forces represent the structural loads transferred from the steel arch building into the foundation. Providing these values enables engineers to properly size foundations for steel frame buildings based on local soil, wind, and snow conditions.

Yes. Toro’s standard permanent option uses a floating concrete slab with a reinforced perimeter footer. This type of steel building foundation distributes loads evenly and provides long-term structural stability.

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