LOOK FOR EXPERIENCE WITH STEEL ERECTION You also want to work with an experienced steel building erector. You want a crew that has erected metal buildings before and a crew with a lot of experience working together. Metal building erectors that can't sustain consistent business will see high turnover rates of laborers on their team. When that happens, the old crew members and the new crew members will need to learn how to work together, adding time to the erection process. An erection crew that has worked together for years will know each other's roles and work together better, which often leads to better craftsmanship and faster erection time.