Olmsted County · Minnesota
Metal buildings in Rochester and southeast Minnesota.
We supply shops, garages, machine sheds, commercial buildings and more across southeast Minnesota. Our work reaches from Rochester to Byron, Stewartville and the farm country around them, and anywhere else you’re building.
Ground snow
50 psf
Frost footing depth
3½ feet
Rochester permit
Over 200 sq ft
Smaller buildings
Zoning certificate
The permit figures are City of Rochester rules. Snow and frost depth apply across Olmsted and the surrounding counties.
What people build around Rochester
City lots, growing small towns and some of the state’s best farm ground.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, insulated or not.
Machine sheds
Equipment storage on southeast Minnesota farm ground. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Commercial buildings
Shops, warehouses and service buildings for a growing region. Red iron carries the wide spans.
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 around Rochester
Inside Rochester
- Any garage or shed over 200 sq ft needs a building permit. Smaller ones still need a zoning certificate.
- Both must meet zoning for setbacks, height and size. Building Safety: 507-328-2600.
Olmsted County’s building official
- The county administers the building code in Byron, Stewartville, Eyota and Chatfield, and in Eyota, Marion and Quincy townships.
- County permits need the contractor’s Minnesota license number. Allow 10 working days, and expect extra rules in floodplains.
Snow & frost
- Olmsted and its neighboring counties use a 50 psf ground snow load.
- Footings go at least 3½ feet deep unless a soils engineer determines otherwise.
Around Rochester, the town decides who issues the permit. Inside Rochester, the city does. In Byron, Stewartville and several nearby cities and townships, Olmsted County’s building official does, and some of those cities still handle zoning first. We sort out both before anything is submitted.
We also serve Eyota, Chatfield, Pine Island and Kasson. See all of Minnesota.
Local guides for southeast Minnesota
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Rochester-area 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