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Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ)
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The Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ), a steel frame kit from Sunward Steel Buildings, has no published price, covers 2,400 square feet, is engineered to 115 mph wind and carries 35 psf of roof snow load.
Sunward Steel Buildings does not publish anything about fire or a price for this model, so 56 percent of the fields we score are blank.
None of that tells you whether it works on your land. Wind, snow, seismic and flood performance are site specific engineering, so the only useful answer comes from running this kit against your address.
Completeness
44 percent of the fields we score are backed by something Sunward Steel Buildings published. Why completeness is never part of the grade.
The thing nobody else will tell you
This kit cannot be scored on its own. Nothing on this page tells you whether it works on your land.
Wind, snow, seismic and flood performance come from your address, not from this kit. Put in an address and the gates run against the real requirement at that point.
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Rubric v1.0, August 2026. Site fit is not in this grade, because it depends on your land rather than on the kit. Every weight, and what we refuse to grade.
What the maker publishes
Everything here came off Sunward Steel Buildings's own pages, cited at the bottom. A blank is a blank: we never fill one in.
| Build type | Steel frame |
|---|---|
| Structural system | Clear-span steel frame, gable design, 26-gauge steel, 4:12 roof pitch with proprietary 'siphon-groove' leak-prevention detailing |
| Finished size | 2,400 sq ft |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Bathrooms | Not published |
| Wall R value | Not published |
| Roof R value | Not published |
| Foundation types | Not published |
| Lead time | Not published |
| Delivers to | Nationwide (Denver, CO-based manufacturer) |
| Country | United States |
| Build difficulty | Not published This maker publishes nothing about who erects it, and the structural system does not settle it either. Ask them who does the assembly, whether a crane is needed, and how many people for how long. |
What the maker says it resists
Design capability as published. Not a certification, not a rating of your house, and not proof against anything.
| Engineered wind speed | 115 mph |
|---|---|
| Roof snow capability | 35 psf |
| Seismic | Not published |
| Fire | Not published |
Price
Not published
This maker publishes no price. That is the single most common gap in the Index, and it is the first thing to ask them.
| What that number covers | Not published |
|---|
What else we found
IMPORTANT: 115 mph / 35 psf are the site-specific engineered ratings for ONE completed, documented project (delivered Nov 2021), not a published company-wide maximum - Sunward engineers each building to its specific site/local code, so this should be read as an example, not a universal ceiling. No published home-model catalog price found.
Questions to send this maker
Generated from what they left blank. Every one of these is a thing they could answer today and have chosen not to publish. Copy them into an email. If they answer, tell us and we will update this page with the citation.
- What does this cost, in dollars, and exactly which build stages does that number cover?
- What is the roof assembly's fire classification, and are the vents ember resistant?
- What Seismic Design Category will you engineer this model to, and is that included or a paid upgrade?
- Which foundation types does this kit support, and can it sit on piers above a base flood elevation?
- What is the wall R value, and is that nominal insulation or a tested whole assembly value including thermal bridging?
- What is the roof R value, and is it nominal or whole assembly?
- What is the lead time in weeks from deposit to delivery, right now?
Across the whole Index, the average kit publishes about a quarter of what a buyer needs. This maker is at 44 percent.
Questions people ask about the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ)
Answered from what Sunward Steel Buildings publishes, including the answers that are "they do not say".
How much does the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) cost?
Sunward Steel Buildings publishes no price for this model. Across the whole Index only about a third of makers publish a price in dollars at all.
What wind speed is the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) engineered to?
Sunward Steel Buildings publishes 115 mph for this model. That is their design capability at the conditions they assume, not a rating of your house. Your required design wind speed depends on your address, your Risk Category and your Exposure Category.
What snow load can the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) roof take?
Sunward Steel Buildings publishes 35 psf for this model. Check whether that is a ground snow load or a roof load, because they are different numbers and makers are not consistent about which one they quote.
Can you actually buy the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ)?
Yes. Sunward Steel Buildings takes orders for this model today.
What foundation does the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) need?
Sunward Steel Buildings does not publish foundation options for this model. That matters more than it sounds: in a FEMA A or V flood zone the finished floor has to sit above the base flood elevation, and a kit offered on a slab only cannot get there.
How well does the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) stand up to a hurricane or a wildfire?
The honest answer is what it resists, and under what conditions. No kit home is proof against either, and any page telling you otherwise is selling. "Hurricane rated" has no legal definition in the United States, no house can be tornado rated, and whole building certifications like LEED, Passive House and HERS all require a built, sited, inspected home and cannot be attached to a model from a spec sheet. What a maker can honestly tell you is what the design resists and under what conditions. For this model, that is a 115 mph design wind speed.
Will the Sunward Steel Buildings Pre-Manufactured Steel Home (documented project example, Show Low, AZ) work on my land?
Nothing on any spec sheet can answer that, including this one. Wind, snow, seismic, flood and soil requirements come from your address, not from the kit. The Kit Home Finder runs every kit in the Index against the published hazard data for your point and shows you what survives and why the rest did not. It is free.
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It documents more than the average steel frame kit, 44 percent against 23, and more than 30 of the other 31 we hold. Publishing a design wind speed puts it in the 9 percent of steel frame makers that do.
Computed across all 514 kit homes in the Index, 32 of them steel frame. Recomputed on every build.
Sources
| Where these values came from | https://sunwardsteel.com/arizona/show-low/steel-barndominium-7/ |
|---|---|
| Maker's site | https://sunwardsteel.com |
| Last checked | 13 August 2026 |
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