Montana · Service area

Metal buildings in Montana.

We supply shops, machine sheds, hay barns, barndominiums and more across Montana. Our work reaches from Billings to the mountain valleys, and anywhere else you’re building.

Roof snow minimum

30 psf statewide

Farm & ranch

No state permit

Metal-frame footings

3 ft minimum

Local permits

Certified areas only

The footing rule applies outside certified city and county programs. Inside one, the local building official sets the requirements.

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What people build in Montana

Ranch ground, river valleys and mountain towns all ask a lot of a building, and snow asks the most.

Shops & garages

Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, sized for the snow at your address.

Machine sheds & hay barns

Equipment and hay storage go up on ranch and farm ground. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.

Equipment storage

Settle the door before the footprint. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.

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.

What matters for metal buildings in Montana?

Who permits it

Cities, counties and towns can run certified building programs, usually within city limits.
Everywhere else falls under the State Building Codes Bureau.

Farm, ranch & home

Farm and ranch buildings don’t need a state building permit, and neither do homes with fewer than five units.
Inside a certified city, the local program can still require one.

Snow

Montana law sets a minimum design roof snow load of 30 psf, after allowed reductions.
Outside certified areas, ground snow comes from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool for the exact site.

Footings

Outside certified areas, footings for single-story wood or metal-frame buildings go at least 3 feet below grade.
Multistory and masonry buildings go at least 4 feet.

In Montana, the city limit decides who reviews the building. Inside a certified city, the city permits it and sets the loads. Step outside and the state takes over, or a farm building may need no permit at all. We check the address before anything is drawn.

Local guides for Montana

We deliver and install anywhere in Montana. These guides cover the permit rules around the state’s larger towns, and we check the rules for every other address the same way.

Building somewhere that isn’t listed? Tell us the address and we’ll confirm who permits it and what applies. See our whole service area.

Start with a conversation

Let’s talk about your Montana 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.