Stearns County · Minnesota
Metal buildings in St. Cloud and central Minnesota.
We supply shops, garages, machine sheds, commercial buildings and more across central Minnesota. Our work reaches from St. Cloud to Sartell, Sauk Rapids and the farm and lake country around them, and anywhere else you’re building.
Building permit
Over 200 sq ft
Land-use permit
100–200 sq ft
Ground snow
50 psf
Frost footing depth
3½ feet
The permit figures are City of St. Cloud rules. Stearns, Benton and Sherburne counties all use the same snow and frost values.
What people build around St. Cloud
City lots, river towns and dairy and crop farms across three counties.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, insulated or not.
Machine sheds & hay barns
Equipment and hay storage on central Minnesota farms. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Commercial buildings
Shops, warehouses and service buildings for regional businesses. Red iron carries the wide spans.
Boat & RV storage
Settle the door before the footprint. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in St. Cloud
Inside St. Cloud
- Accessory buildings over 200 sq ft need a building permit. From 100 to 200 sq ft, they need a land-use permit instead.
- Building without a required land-use permit can bring a citation. Planning: 320-255-7218.
Foundations & doors
- Every accessory building over 200 sq ft needs a foundation, such as a floating slab.
- Headers over garage doors must be designed by a building-material specialist or structural engineer.
Plans & roofs
- Homeowners may draw their own plans, but the city can require a design professional when needed.
- Ice-and-water barrier isn’t required on detached buildings with no heated floor area.
In St. Cloud, the garage door is an engineering question. The city wants the header over a garage door designed by a specialist or a structural engineer. With a steel building, that framing comes engineered from the start, which is one less thing to sort out at plan review.
We also serve Sartell, Sauk Rapids, Waite Park, St. Joseph and the rest of central Minnesota. See all of Minnesota.
Local guides for central Minnesota
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your central Minnesota 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