Why start with a carport if you're on a budget in Pelzer?
A steel carport is the simplest building METCO sells: a roof on legs, with no walls or doors to add to the quote, and it goes up fast. The same 29-gauge panels and galvanized 14-gauge framing used on METCO garages go into a carport, so a two-car cover keeps hail, sun and pine sap off vehicles without walls and doors you may not need. Widths run from 12 feet for a single car up to 60 feet for an equipment shelter, all clear-span with no center posts to steer around, and leg heights from 9 to 12 feet cover everything from a sedan to a fifth-wheel camper. Because METCO delivers and installs the carport itself, the whole job is usually done within days of delivery. If you think you will want a garage eventually, tell the lot when you get your quote and compare the two buildings side by side.
Where exactly is METCO's Pelzer lot on Augusta Road?
The METCO Metal Building Supply lot serving Pelzer is at 9491 Augusta Rd, Pelzer, SC 29669, on the Augusta Road (US 25) corridor that runs south from Greenville toward Ware Shoals. Call the lot at (864) 745-5427; it is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Piedmont, Moonville and Powdersville are a few minutes north, Williamston and Belton are just south, and Simpsonville and Fountain Inn are to the east. Bring your vehicle or camper dimensions and the lot can size the width and leg height and go over anchoring for the base you plan to use before you order. The lot quotes from current steel pricing, usually within 24 hours, and will say before you buy whether your site needs certified engineered drawings. METCO's other Upstate lots, including Williamston and Anderson, are listed at /locations/.
What should a Pelzer homeowner know before pouring a pad for a carport or garage?
The ground around Pelzer, Piedmont and Williamston is Upstate red clay, and clay drains slowly and heaves when it swings from saturated to bone dry. A carport can go on a gravel pad or even a level lawn with the right anchors, but the surface has to be level and firm; the METCO crew installs anchors that suit the base you have prepared. A garage or shop is usually set on a concrete slab, and the slab needs to be poured to the building's exact footprint with drainage graded away on all sides so runoff from the roof does not collect against the walls. Whether Anderson County or Greenville County requires a permit or engineered wind and snow load drawings for your size of building varies by jurisdiction, so ask the Pelzer lot about your parcel before you schedule concrete. METCO provides certified drawings where a county requires them.
How does METCO price a carport or garage in Pelzer?
There is no printed price list, because the cost of a metal building depends on the building you configure. Width, length and leg height set the baseline; 14-gauge framing is standard and 12-gauge is a step up for large spans or heavy use; certified engineered drawings add cost only where a county requires them; and each roll-up door, walk door or window is an added item. On the site side, your pad or slab and any grading are separate from METCO's quote, and interior finish-out on a garage or shop is done by your own trades afterward. Build the carport or garage in the 3D designer at /builder/, or call the Pelzer lot with the dimensions, and a quote from current steel pricing usually comes back within 24 hours. Delivery and installation are free within 100 miles of the lot, and rent-to-own with no credit check is offered on qualifying buildings.
