A high-bay warehouse does not have to be convenient, and a large steel hall does not guarantee efficient goods handling. What decides the outcome is how the racks are arranged, how the gates are positioned and the space between them. Provision must also be made for goods awaiting inspection or collection. It is worth starting the warehouse design from the actual movement of loads and only then fitting it into the chosen building form. The type of goods affects the racking, the height and the method of transport. Pallets, long profiles and small parts require different solutions. A steel hall should accommodate not only the stock but also the operations carried out around it. Add to this the receiving, picking and dispatch zones, if they occur in the given business.

Corrosion rarely starts across the entire frame of a steel hall. More often it appears where the coating is damaged, where water is trapped or where dirt accumulates. That is a reason to look during inspections not only at large, easily accessible surfaces. The condition of the structure depends on local conditions. Good protection combines a suitable protective system with detailing that keeps the component in proper condition. A dry, heated warehouse and a humid agricultural hall do not create the same conditions for steel. Moisture, contaminants and substances present in the process all have an influence. Steel structures should receive protection matched to the actual exposure. The building's name alone is not enough to assign a single solution to all its parts.