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You just decided to finally complete a purchase that is probably one of the biggest ones you will make in your lifetime, almost to the level of purchasing a home. It?s a big expense and one that you?ve been saving up for a while now. You are going to buy a steel building and use it as one of the storage steel buildings for your recreational vehicles and farm equipment. You?ve needed this for a long time and the day is finally here when you will be accepting delivery of your steel building.

Before your metal garage is delivered you will receive all sorts of information from the steel building company like when to expect your drawings, instructions for approving those drawings and moving your metal barn into fabrication, your delivery time frame, and instructions for unloading and inventorying your metal building. In order for you to protect one of the biggest, most expensive, and very important purchases you will ever make, I?m going to give you all of the information related to inventorying your steel barn. Steel building companies need to protect themselves as well as protecting you, the consumer, when it comes to your rights regarding anything that?s missing during the unloading of the metal buildings. The following are actual inventory instructions that you would receive from Price A Building, Inc. after purchasing one of their discounted steel buildings:

1.It is extremely important that you inventory all shipments as you unload them. Use the materials list to check off each item as you remove it from the truck. Your steel frame building parts will be color coordinated and will contain your job number. Should you determine that any items are damaged or missing, note their part numbers and condition on the bill of lading before you sign it. The bill of lading is our only documentation of the condition of a load when it arrives at your site. Without this proof, we cannot be held responsible for items later reported missing or damaged. If you discover that items are missing or damaged as you are unloading, please contact customer service immediately after noting the missing or damaged items on the bill of lading.

2.In the case of items like screws, which are packaged in boxes or crates, you have five (5) days to report hidden damages or shortages. This provision only applies to prefabricated building materials that are enclosed in sealed containers that show no evidence of external damage. Any containers that do appear to be damaged should be opened and checked immediately and any problems noted on the bill of lading. The five-day exception does not extend to bundled items like wall or roof panels. These must be counted and examined at the time of delivery and any shortages or damages noted on the bill of lading. You should also open the cartons that contain your trim boxes and inspect them at the time of delivery.

All of this information is important and needs to be read. If you don?t know how to inventory your prefab steel building when it arrives, or are unaware of the time frames in which you have to report any missing items, you will end up having to purchase something that could have been sent to you for free if only you had reported it when these instructions said you were supposed to.

This article was made courtesy of metal garage, USWebCentral.com.

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