Calloway County, Kentucky · Western Kentucky
Metal buildings in Murray, KY.
We supply shops, barns, boat storage, barndominiums and more across Murray and Calloway County. Our work reaches from Murray to the Kentucky Lake shore and the farm ground around Hazel and Almo, and anywhere else you’re building. Inside the city, every site-built garage or outbuilding needs a permit.
Site-built garage permit
Any size
Construction plans
Two sets
Permit fee, 40′ × 60′
About $560
Property lines
Deed or survey
These are City of Murray rules. Outside city limits, the state code still applies, and farm buildings are exempt.
What people build around Murray
Murray is a college town with farm country on three sides and Kentucky Lake on the fourth.
Boat & lake storage
Tall doors and a long bay keep a boat or camper out of the weather. We size the opening to what’s parked inside.
Acreage shops
Tubular steel is usually the answer for an unfinished shop under sixty feet wide.
Farm buildings
Equipment storage goes up on the farm ground toward Hazel. Red iron takes over past eighty feet or for combine doors.
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 Murray and Calloway County
Inside the city, Murray’s Planning & Engineering department reviews plans and issues the permit.
Inside Murray
- Every site-built garage or outbuilding needs a building permit. Portable buildings need one at 200 sq ft or larger.
- The application goes in with two complete sets of construction plans, a site plan and the fee.
- Be ready to verify your property lines with a deed or survey.
- Site work that affects street access, culverts or drainage needs the city’s approval first.
Outside city limits
- The Kentucky state code applies across Calloway County.
- Farm buildings that serve the farm are exempt from it outside city limits.
- We confirm who inspects your address before drawings are produced.
Engineering
- Western Kentucky sits near the New Madrid fault, so seismic loads can shape the design.
- Occupied buildings are Risk Category II wherever they sit.
- We run the ASCE 7 hazard tool against your address and provide the drawings your permit needs.
Murray’s permit fee grows with the building. For an accessory building, it’s $100 for the first 100 square feet and $20 for each 100 after that. A 40′ × 60′ shop comes to about $560, so we put it in the budget from the start.
We also serve Hazel, Almo, Dexter, New Concord and Benton. See Mayfield, western Kentucky or all of Kentucky.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Murray 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