Knox County · Tennessee
Metal buildings in Knoxville, TN.
We supply shops, garages, barns, barndominium shells, commercial buildings and more across Knoxville and East Tennessee. Our work reaches from Oak Ridge to the Smokies, and anywhere else you’re building. Out in Knox County, the county’s Codes office says most permits are issued in two to three days, so the paperwork rarely holds up a shop.
County permits, typical
2 to 3 days
Larger projects
Up to 10 to 14 days
Inside Knoxville
Plans Review & Inspections
Farm buildings
Exempt from state minimums
Inside Knoxville, the city’s permit office and zoning apply. Unincorporated Knox County permits through the county’s Codes Administration.
What people build around Knoxville
Ridges and valleys run through the whole region, so a lot of East Tennessee building starts with finding and grading a flat pad.
Garages & workshops
Detached garages and shops on city and suburban lots are sized around the house and the setbacks.
Acreage shops
Tubular is hard to beat on an unfinished shop up to sixty feet wide.
Commercial & contractor
Contractor shops and storage buildings serve the I-40 and I-75 corridors. Past eighty feet, red iron takes over.
Finished space
Steel truss takes drywall directly, so there’s no wood wall to build inside the steel.
We also work in cold-formed steel. See what a steel building costs.
Permitting metal buildings in Knoxville and Knox County
The city and the county run separate permit offices, and the city line decides which one you deal with.
Inside Knoxville
- Building permits come from the city’s Plans Review and Inspections Division.
- City zoning limits how big an accessory building can be, and a larger one can need review by Knoxville-Knox County Planning.
Unincorporated Knox County
- Accessory structures need a county building permit, which also checks zoning and setbacks.
- Most permits are issued in two to three days. Larger projects can take ten to fourteen.
- Call Knox County Codes at (865) 215-2325.
Farm & engineering
- Non-residential farm buildings are exempt from Tennessee’s state minimum standards.
- Our generic engineering packages are wet-sealed, and occupied buildings are Risk Category II.
The pad is often the real project. On sloped East Tennessee ground, the cut, fill and drainage around a shop can cost as much attention as the building. We look at the site with you before we settle the size, so the building fits the ground it’s going on.
Towns we work around Knoxville
Each town and county runs its own rules. Pick yours for the local detail.
We also serve Farragut, Powell, Halls, Lenoir City, Clinton and the acreage between them. See the Chattanooga area or all of Tennessee.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Knoxville 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