Elbert County · Denver metro
Metal buildings in Elizabeth, CO.
Metal buildings in Elizabeth and across Elbert County, from in-town lots to the horse property and acreage running out toward Kiowa.
Town permit threshold
Over 200 sq ft
Town ground snow load
30 psf
County snow load
By address
County frost depth
36 in.
The Town of Elizabeth only permits addresses inside town limits. Plenty of Elizabeth addresses are outside them, and those go through Elbert County.
What people build around Elizabeth
Elbert County is horse country, and most of what we supply here sits on acreage behind a house.
Horse barns & arenas
Stall barns and covered arenas, where width and clear height drive the frame.
Acreage shops
Shops, garages and RV storage on rural tracts.
Hay & equipment
Hay storage and equipment sheds on larger parcels.
Finished space
Steel truss takes drywall directly, so there’s no wood wall to build inside the steel.
We also work in tubular steel, cold-formed steel and red iron. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Elizabeth and Elbert County
The town permits inside its limits. Everywhere else with an Elizabeth address goes through the Elbert County Building Department.
Inside Elizabeth
- A building permit for any structure over 200 sq ft, and for any size if it’s attached or has electrical, plumbing or mechanical work
- The town’s design table sets a 30 psf ground snow load and a 90 mph design wind speed
- Applications go through the town’s online permit portal
Unincorporated Elbert County
- Most construction needs a permit; only non-commercial accessory structures of 200 sq ft or less with no utilities are exempt
- Plans are designed to the 2018 I-codes
- Snow load comes from the ASCE hazard tool for your address, and the county allows no reductions
- Footings go to a 36-inch frost depth
Engineering
- Our generic engineering packages are wet-sealed
- Occupied buildings are Risk Category II
- Site-specific engineering runs about $2 a sq ft on tubular against $0.75 on cold-formed
The mailing address doesn’t tell you who permits it. An Elizabeth address can be in town or miles out in the county, and the two use different design tables. Give us the parcel and we’ll confirm which office and which snow load apply before anything is priced.
Talk to us about your Elizabeth project
Start with the address, whether it’s inside town limits, and what the building is for.
Vantage Buildings
417-218-8348
quotes@vantagebuildings.com
We also serve Kiowa, Elbert, Parker, Franktown and the acreage between them. See the Denver metro or all of Colorado.
Tell us what you’re building.
Dimensions, use, and the address are enough to start.