Metal buildings in North Dakota.

We supply machine sheds, shops, barndominiums, commercial buildings and more across North Dakota. Our work reaches from Fargo and the Red River Valley to Bismarck, the oil country and the badlands, and anywhere else you’re building.

State code

2021 IBC & IRC

Farm & ranch buildings

Exempt

Local enforcement

Where adopted

Contractor license

Jobs over $4,000

From North Dakota Century Code chapter 54-21.3 and the Department of Commerce’s state building code book, in effect since January 1, 2023. Contractor licensing is under chapter 43-07.

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What people build in North Dakota

Valley farm ground, growing cities and western ranch and oil country, each asking something different of a building.

Machine sheds

Equipment storage on farms and ranches. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.

Shops & garages

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

Barndominiums

Steel truss is the fit. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.

Commercial buildings

Shops, warehouses and service buildings, designed to the 2021 International Building Code.

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What matters for metal buildings in North Dakota?

Who enforces the code

Cities, townships and counties choose whether to enforce a building code. Any that do must adopt the state code, and may amend it for local needs.
A county can enforce it wherever no city or township does.

Farms & ranches

A building used for agricultural purposes is exempt from the state building code, unless people live in it or the public uses it.
State law counts farming, ranching, dairying and animal husbandry as agricultural purposes. Local zoning can still apply.

Contractors

Work on any project over $4,000 takes a contractor license from the Secretary of State.
No code in the state can require sprinklers in a single-family home or duplex.

In North Dakota, the rules depend on who’s enforcing. One township inspects every building; the next has no code official at all, and farm buildings are exempt either way. We design every building to the snow and wind at its address, whether or not anyone checks.

Local guides for North Dakota

We deliver and install anywhere in North Dakota. These guides cover the permit rules in the state’s cities, 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 North Dakota 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.