Washington County · Twin Cities metro
Metal buildings in Forest Lake, MN.
We supply shops, detached garages, boat storage and more across Forest Lake. Our work reaches from town out to the lakes and rural lots around it, and anywhere else you’re building.
Zoning review
Every accessory building
Building permit
Over 200 sq ft
Ground snow
50 psf
Frost footing depth
3½ feet
What people build in Forest Lake
Lake lots, town lots and rural acreage at the metro’s north end.
Boat & RV storage
Settle the door before the footprint. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, insulated or not.
Equipment storage
Mowers, trailers and tractors on rural lots. 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 Forest Lake
Inside Forest Lake
- Every accessory structure gets a zoning review. Over 200 sq ft, it also needs a building permit with plan review.
- Building inspections: 651-464-4349, at City Hall, 1408 Lake Street South.
The permit process
- The city notifies you when plan review is complete, then fees are paid and the permit issues with its inspection card.
- Under Minnesota Rules, an application is considered abandoned if the permit isn’t issued within 180 days.
Roofs & siding
- Replacing the roof on any building, including an accessory building, needs a permit.
- So does replacing its siding, which matters when re-skinning an older building in steel.
Even a small building starts with zoning here. Forest Lake reviews every accessory structure for zoning, not just the ones big enough to need a building permit. We check setbacks and size limits for your lot before the building is drawn.
We also serve Wyoming, Scandia, Hugo and Chisago City. See the Twin Cities metro or all of Minnesota.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Forest 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.
Or call
417-218-8348