2 ViewsRegular Roof Style
A radius-bend frame with horizontally installed panels. The most economical roof style we build.
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What Your Bulldog Building Is Made Of
Every Bulldog Steel Structure is built from galvanized steel components chosen for strength and long service life. Use this guide to understand the roof styles, legs, base rail, bracing, and trim that go into your garage, barn, RV cover, carport, or commercial building.
Roof Styles
The roof style you choose sets the price, the panel direction, and how well the building sheds water and snow. Here is what separates the three, plus the wide-span truss we use on commercial widths.
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2 ViewsBoxed Eave Roof Style
An A-frame design with horizontal panels and boxed eave trim for a cleaner, more finished look.
2 ViewsVertical Roof Style
An A-frame design with vertical panels that shed water, snow, and debris. Our premium roof.
Wide Span Commercial Roof
A heavy-duty A-frame webbed truss engineered for buildings 31 to 60 feet wide.
Structural Components
Every Bulldog building is assembled from the same core parts. These are the pieces that carry the load, hold the frame square, and finish the edges.
3 ViewsLegs
The vertical poles that carry the roof load from the bow or truss down into the base rail.
Base Rail
The galvanized steel rail that anchors every leg and forms the foundation of the frame.
Brace
Connects the legs to the truss or bow, stiffening the frame against wind and heavy loads.
Diagram coming soon
Hat Channel
The horizontal support that vertical roof panels fasten to, adding rigidity across the frame.
Header Bar
Carries the roof load around garage doors and other large openings so no center leg is needed.
Trim
Finish pieces that cover sharp edges, seal transitions, and give the building a clean outline.
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We will walk you through roof style, leg height, and anchoring for your site, then quote it. Free, with no obligation.