Metal buildings in Crystal Lake, IL.

We supply shops, garages, horse barns, farm buildings and more across Crystal Lake and McHenry County. Our work reaches from Crystal Lake and Woodstock to the farm ground around Marengo and Harvard, and anywhere else you’re building. Outside city limits, McHenry County permits any residential accessory building over 150 sq ft.

County permit

Over 150 sq ft

Ag-exempt barns

Construction card

Truss designs

Illinois-licensed

Horse barns

Can be ag exempt

Crystal Lake permits inside city limits. On unincorporated McHenry County ground, the county permits and inspects.

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What people build around Crystal Lake

Neighborhoods ring the lake. West and north of town, McHenry County opens into horse properties, acreage and farm ground.

Garages on city lots

The zoning district sets how tall a detached garage can be. We work from your plat before settling on a size.

Acreage shops

Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.

Horse barns & farm buildings

Equestrian buildings can qualify as agricultural exempt in McHenry County. Wide arenas go red iron past eighty feet.

Finished space

Steel truss is the fit here. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.

Permitted commercial work often suits cold-formed steel, with a finished eave standard. See what a steel building costs.

Permitting metal buildings in Crystal Lake and McHenry County

The City of Crystal Lake permits inside its limits. On unincorporated ground, McHenry County Planning & Development does.

Inside Crystal Lake

Every building permit application comes with a plat drawn to scale, showing the lot, the building’s size and where it sits.
Height limits for accessory buildings depend on the zoning district, as low as 15 feet and one story in some.

Unincorporated McHenry County

Residential accessory buildings over 150 sq ft need a permit.
Roof and floor truss designs come from an Illinois-licensed design professional.
Commercial plans come from an Illinois-licensed architect or design professional.

Farm buildings

Ag-exempt buildings need an Agricultural Exempt Structure Construction Card and still meet county setbacks.
An ag-exempt building can only store agricultural items.
Equestrian buildings can qualify.

Ag exempt still takes paperwork. In McHenry County a farm building needs an Agricultural Exempt Structure Construction Card, and it can only hold agricultural items. If the same building will also store a boat, a project car or business equipment, it’s a permitted accessory building instead. We settle which one it is before anything is designed.

We also serve Woodstock, McHenry, Algonquin, Cary, Huntley, Marengo and Harvard. See Joliet, the Chicago metro or all of Illinois.

Start with a conversation

Let’s talk about your Crystal Lake 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.

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