Builder's Information Center

Welcome professional builders and DIY enthusiasts; this information library was designed with you in mind. Perka Building Frames produces frames and trusses starting at 20 feet wide, for the DIY backyard project; or for the professional builder, Perka will provide frames in widths of 200 feet clear and beyond to meet any project demand. Perka is the only manufacturer offering two hybrid frame solutions. The traditional industry standard of open web frames has been complemented with wood girts and purlins in an effective manner for many years and continues to be a Perka feature. Perka has taken that long-time standard and developed an additional hybrid solution of open web frames married with structural steel and steel girts and purlins, resulting in the perfect solution for high-end commercial and industrial projects. Please use one of the following to contact us: call direct at 1-800-467-3752, use our company form or email us at perka@perka.com.

Perka Library

• All Steel Buildings
• Allowable Simple Span For Purlins Chart
• Anchor Bolt Layout & Engineer Drawings Sample
• Building Charts
• Building Codes
• Building Frames Assembly Guides
• Component Deflection
• Clear Span Defined
• Crane Buildings, Submitting a Quote
• End Post Spacings
• Endwalls
• Erecting Procedures
• Fixed – Base vs. Pinned – Based Columns
• Foundation Notation & Alternatives
• Getting Equal Bids
• Guide to Erecting M4000 Frames Over 40' Wide
• Guide to Raising M4000 Type Frames (single angle frames)
• Haunch & Lean-to Connection- End Post Connection
• List of Tools and Equipment Needed For Erection of Frames and Sheeting and Trims
• Minimize Errors – Sketch It Out
• Overhangs and Mansard
• Perka Performance Highlights
• P2000 Building Insulation
• Pole Buildings
• Roof Snow Load
• Sheeting Take-Off
• Structural Loads
• Warranties
• Wind Load
• Wind, Snow, Seismic and Rain Data by County
• Wood and Steel Buildings…The Perka Advantage
• Wood Treatment