Coconino County · Arizona
Metal buildings in Flagstaff and northern Arizona.
We supply shops, garages, equipment storage, barns and more across northern Arizona. Our work reaches from Flagstaff to Williams, Show Low and Kingman, and anywhere else you’re building.
Ground snow today
60 psf
From January 1, 2027
70 psf
Frost line
30 inches
County, over 70 psf
Engineered plans
The snow and frost figures are the City of Flagstaff’s for homes and their buildings. Coconino County sets snow load parcel by parcel.
What people build around Flagstaff
At seven thousand feet, snow decides more about the building than anything else.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, sized for the snow at your address.
Equipment storage
Plows, trucks and trailers need a wide door. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.
Barns & hay
Barns and hay storage go up on ranch ground. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Barndominiums
Steel truss is the fit. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in Flagstaff and Coconino County
Inside Flagstaff today
- The city enforces a 60 psf ground snow load.
- Footings go 30 inches below grade, and ice barrier underlayment is required.
- Building Safety is at 211 W. Aspen Ave.
New codes in 2027
- The City Council adopted the 2024 codes on October 6, 2026.
- Permit applications submitted on or after January 1, 2027 have to meet them.
- The package raises the residential ground snow load from 60 to 70 psf.
Coconino County
- Snow load comes from the county’s own snow study or the ASCE Hazard Tool, parcel by parcel.
- Over 70 psf, the county requires engineered plans.
- Community Development is at 2500 N. Fort Valley Rd., (928) 679-8850.
Apply before or after January 1, and the snow load changes. A Flagstaff building permitted under today’s code is designed to 60 psf. Apply in 2027 and it’s 70. If your timeline straddles the new year, we’ll price both so a late application doesn’t turn into a redesign.
We also serve Doney Park, Munds Park, Parks and Winslow. See all of Arizona.
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Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Flagstaff project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348