Itasca County · Duluth & northern Minnesota
Metal buildings in Grand Rapids, MN.
We supply shops, garages, equipment and boat storage and more across Grand Rapids. Our work reaches from town out to the lakes and woods around it, and anywhere else you’re building.
Ground snow
60 psf
Frost footing depth
5 feet
Building permit
Over 200 sq ft
Plan review fee
65% of permit fee
What people build in Grand Rapids
Town lots, lake cabins and wooded acreage under some of the state’s heaviest snow.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, sized for 60 psf ground snow.
Boat & RV storage
Settle the door before the footprint. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.
Equipment storage
Plows, trucks and sleds need a wide door and a frame built for heavy winters. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Barndominiums
Steel truss is the fit. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in Grand Rapids
Inside Grand Rapids
- The city has enforced the State Building Code since 1979. Its Building Safety Division reviews plans, issues permits and inspects.
- Building Safety: 218-326-7601, at 420 North Pokegama Avenue. Applications can be filed online.
Permits & zoning
- Garages, sheds over 200 sq ft, re-roofing and re-siding all need a building permit.
- One-story sheds of 200 sq ft or less skip the building permit but still need zoning approval.
Contractors & fees
- Residential builders, remodelers and roofers must hold a Minnesota license.
- Where plan review applies, it adds a fee of 65% of the building permit fee.
Budget for plan review as well as the permit. In Grand Rapids, plan review adds 65% of the building permit fee. We factor it in when we lay out the project budget, so the counter holds no surprises.
We also serve Cohasset, La Prairie, Coleraine and Deer River. See Duluth & northern Minnesota or all of Minnesota.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Grand Rapids 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