Outagamie County · Fox Valley
Metal buildings in Appleton, WI.
We supply garages, shops, farm buildings and more across Outagamie County. Our work reaches from Appleton out to the farm ground toward Freedom and Seymour, and anywhere else you’re building.
Inside the city
City permit
Detached shops
Local rules
Near the river
Shoreland zoning
Occupied buildings
Risk Category II
What people build around Appleton
There are city garages along the Fox River and dairy and crop farms just outside town.
Garages
On a city lot, local size and setback limits decide the footprint, so we check them first.
Acreage shops
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, insulated or not.
Farm buildings
Machine sheds and hay storage go up across Outagamie County. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Commercial
Cold-formed suits permitted, occupied buildings with a finished eave.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings in Appleton and Outagamie County
Inside Appleton
- The city permits inside its own limits under its building code and zoning ordinance.
- We confirm size, height and setback limits before drawings are produced.
The state code
- Wisconsin’s dwelling code doesn’t cover detached garages or shops, so local rules decide.
- A building you’ll live in has to meet the dwelling code.
Near the water
- On unincorporated land within 300 ft of a river or stream, county shoreland zoning applies.
- Within 1,000 ft of a lake or pond, it applies too.
An Appleton address can sit in the city, a village or a town. The Fox Cities run together, and each community permits on its own terms. We start with the property address and confirm who reviews the building before anything is drawn.
We also serve Neenah, Menasha, Kaukauna, Little Chute and Kimberly. See Green Bay and the Fox Valley or all of Wisconsin.
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your Appleton 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