Carbon County · Billings & south-central Montana
Metal buildings in Red Lodge, MT.
We supply shops, garages, equipment storage, barns and more across Red Lodge and Carbon County. Our work reaches from town out to the ranch and mountain ground around it, and anywhere else you’re building.
Inside city limits
City of Red Lodge
Outside city limits
State jurisdiction
Roof snow minimum
30 psf
Ground snow
Set by site
What people build in Red Lodge
Mountain winters and ranch work set the brief here, and snow sets the frame.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, sized for the snow at your site.
Equipment storage
Plows, trucks and trailers need a wide door. Every two feet of eave above twelve adds roughly five percent to the frame.
Barns & hay
Barns and hay storage go up on ranch ground. 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 Red Lodge
Inside Red Lodge
- The city’s certified program issues building permits within city limits.
- Building official: 406-446-1606. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits come from the state.
Carbon County ground
- Carbon County doesn’t run a certified program, so the State Building Codes Bureau has jurisdiction.
- Farm and ranch buildings, and homes with fewer than five units, don’t need a state permit.
Snow & footings
- Outside the city, ground snow comes from the ASCE 7 Hazard Tool for the exact site.
- Footings for a single-story metal-frame building go at least 3 feet below grade.
In the mountains, the snow load comes from the exact spot. Ground snow is looked up for your site rather than read off a town-wide number, and it can change with elevation and exposure. We pull the figure for your address before the frame is sized.
We also serve Roberts, Joliet, Bridger and Absarokee. See Billings & south-central Montana or all of Montana.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Red Lodge 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