Metal Construction News 2010 Contractor Survey

by Jonathan McGaha | 24 February 2011 12:00 am

By Administrator

Now in its 30th year, the Metal Construction News Contractors Survey is conducted annually to provide an outlook of the industry as a whole. This year, an electronic survey was emailed to a portion of our readership to help us make informed projections about the state of the metal construction industry.

Where is your company located?

South 29.7%
Midwest 18.9%
Pacific 18.9%
Northwest 16.2%
East 10.8%
Southwest 5.4%

What type of contractor/firm is your company?

General Contractor 61.5%
Roofing Contractor 12.8%
Metal Building Contractor 10.3%
Metal Roofing Contractor 5.1%
Metal Framing Contractor 0.0%
Metal Erector 10.3%

2010 Average Annual Gross Spending for Building Materials

$4,097,743

2010 Average Annual Gross Contracting Sales Volume

$12,535,282

METAL BUILDINGS

How many METAL BUILDING projects did your firm complete?

2009
50+ 2.9%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 5.7%
10-14 8.6%
5-9 11.4%
2-4 57.1%
1 14.3%

2010
50+ 2.9%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 2.9%
10-14 11.4%
5-9 20.0%
2-4 37.1%
1 25.7%

2011 Projected
50+ 3.4%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 13.8%
10-14 6.9%
5-9 27.6%
2-4 31.0%
1 17.2%

Average Total Square Footage of Metal Buildings Completed

2009
30,294 square feet

2010
24,590 square feet

Percentage of Contractors Involved in
Metal Building Project Types in 2010

Commercial 76.3%
Industrial 36.8%
Agricultural 10.5%
Mini-Storage 7.9%
Cold Storage 15.8%
Institutional 5.3%
Transportation 0%
Governmental 21.1%
Retail 13.2%
Residential 23.7%

What size were the METAL BUILDING projects
your company was involved with in 2010?

Under 10,000 square feet 83.3%
10,000-20,000 square feet 41.7%
50,000-79,999 square feet 19.4%
80,000 square feet or more 5.6%

METAL ROOFING

What was the Total Number of Metal Roofing Projects
Your Company Completed

2009
50+ 10.3%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 10.3%
10-14 3.4%
5-9 17.2%
2-4 44.8%
1 13.8%

2010
50+ 10.0%
25-49 3.3%
15-24 13.3%
10-14 6.7%
5-9 6.7%
2-4 40.0%
1 20.0%

2011 Projected
50+ 11.5%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 15.4%
10-14 11.5%
5-9 19.2%
2-4 26.9%
1 15.4%

What Type of Metal Roofing Project Was
Your Company Involved In For 2010?
Commercial 62.5%
Industrial 40.6%
Agricultural 6.3%
Mini-Storage 9.4%
Cold-Storage 3.1%
Institutional 9.4%
Transportation 0.0%
Governmental 18.8%
Retail 9.4%
Residential 34.4%

How Many of These Roofing Projects Were
Reroofing, Remodeling or Retrofitting?
100% 6.1%
75-99% 21.2%
50-74% 18.2%
25-49% 6.1%
10-24% 15.2%
Less than 10% 33.3%

What Was Your Company’s Square Footage
for Completed Metal Roofing Projects

2009
85,891
2010
85,717

How Many of These Roofing Projects
Were New Construction?
100% 18.2%
75-99% 12.1%
50-74% 18.2%
25-49% 3.0%
10-24% 9.1%
Less than 10% 39.4%

What Percentage of Metal Roofing Projects
Were On Non-Metal Building Types?
100% 12.5%
75-99% 9.4%
50-74% 6.3%
25-49% 15.6%
10-24% 15.6%
Less than 10% 40.6%

METAL WALLS

What was the total number of Metal Wall Panel projects
your company completed?

2009
50+ 4.0%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 8.0%
10-14 4.0%
5-9 12.0%
2-4 36.0%
1 36.0%
2010
50+ 3.8%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 3.8%
10-14 11.5%
5-9 7.7%
2-4 34.6%
1 38.5%
2011 Projected
50+ 4.0%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 12.0%
10-14 4.0%
5-9 20.0%
2-4 24.0%
1 36.0%

What Was Your Company’s Average Total Square Footage
for Completed Metal Wall Panels Projects?

2009
19,415
2010
19,173

METAL FRAMING

The Average Number of Metal Framing Projects Completed?

2009
50+ 4.0%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 4.0%
10-14 8.0%
5-9 16.0%
2-4 32.0%
1 36.0%
2010
50+ 4.0%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 4.0%
10-14 8.0%
5-9 20.0%
2-4 28.0%
1 36.0%
2011 Projected
50+ 4.0%
25-49 0.0%
15-24 8.0%
10-14 8.0%
5-9 20.0%
2-4 28.0%
1 32.0%

What Was Your Company’s Average Total Square Footage
for Completed Metal Framing Projects?

2009
27,554
2010
17,848

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