Lafayette Parish · Louisiana
Metal buildings in Lafayette, LA.
We supply shops, pole barns, carports and more across Lafayette. Our work reaches from the city’s neighborhoods to Youngsville, Broussard, Scott and the farmland of Acadiana, and anywhere else you’re building.
Metal buildings
Engineer-stamped plans
Wind load
Certification required
Permit-exempt sheds
120 sq ft on skids
Carports & RV covers
Permit required
From Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Codes Division permit guidance.
What people build in Lafayette
The hub of Acadiana, for oil-field service, farms and growing suburbs.
Shops
Work and storage space with stamped wind-load plans.
Pole barns
Equipment and hay cover across Acadiana’s farmland.
Carports & RV covers
Cover for trucks, boats and campers, permitted and anchored for storm season.
Commercial buildings
Service shops and warehouses for energy and industry.
We work in tubular steel, cold-formed steel, steel truss and red iron. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Lafayette
Lafayette Consolidated Government’s Codes Division issues the permit, and for a metal building, the engineering paperwork matters as much as where it sits.
Metal & pole buildings
- A metal building with steel columns, beams, girts and purlins, a pre-engineered building or a pole barn needs a permit, a floor plan and engineer-stamped plans with wind load certification.
Residential permits
- Almost any structure tied to a home needs a residential permit, including carports, sheds, gazebos and RV covers.
- Setbacks must meet the Development Division’s requirements.
Exemptions
- A one-story shed of 120 sq ft or less on a movable foundation, like piers or skids, doesn’t need a building permit.
- It still has to meet setbacks and any drainage or traffic review.
In Lafayette, the wind load is on paper first. The city asks for engineer-stamped plans with wind load certification on every metal building and pole barn. Our buildings come engineered for the wind at your address, with the stamped plans the permit desk needs.
We also serve New Iberia, Breaux Bridge, Opelousas and the rest of Acadiana. See all of Louisiana.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Lafayette 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