Polk & Dallas counties · Des Moines metro
Metal buildings in West Des Moines and Waukee.
Garages, workshops, storage, commercial and farm buildings on the fast-growing west side of the metro.
West Des Moines
2021 IBC & IRC
Waukee
2018 IBC
West of the cities
Dallas County
Floodplain
Raccoon River
Waukee’s edition is as listed on the city’s building page.
What people build around West Des Moines and Waukee
New subdivisions push west every year, and acreage and row-crop ground sit just beyond them toward Adel, Dallas Center and Van Meter.
Acreage shops & garages
West of Waukee, where lot sizes leave room for a real building.
Storage & contractor
Buildings on commercially zoned ground at the edges of both cities.
Farm buildings
Equipment and hay storage on the farms west of town.
In-town lots
Lot size, setbacks and covenants often shape the building as much as the code does.
Use, width, door openings and finish decide which system makes sense. We offer tubular steel, cold-formed steel, steel truss and red iron. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting and engineering
Each city permits inside its own limits, and the two aren’t on the same code edition. City limits on this side of the metro have moved quickly, so give us the address and we’ll confirm which applies.
West Des Moines
- 2021 IBC and IRC with local amendments
- The city crosses county lines, but the city permits regardless of which county you’re in
Waukee
- 2018 IBC, per the city’s building page
- Accessory buildings have their own permit application
- A different edition than West Des Moines can mean a different snow number
Dallas County ground
- Farm buildings are exempt from county codes when used for agriculture
- No application or fee required for the exemption
- The Raccoon River and its tributaries carry mapped floodplain, where rules apply whatever the use
We confirm the edition and run the ASCE 7 hazard tool against your address before drawings are produced. More on the metro’s authorities on the Des Moines page.
Talk to us about your West Des Moines or Waukee project
Start with your building address and what you’re planning to build. We’ll work out the next steps and what’s needed for an accurate quote.
Vantage Buildings
417-218-8348
We also serve Clive, Urbandale, Adel, Dallas Center, Van Meter, De Soto and Cumming. See the Des Moines metro or all Iowa locations.
Tell us what you’re building.
Dimensions, use, and the address are enough to start.