Metal Buildings in Colville, WA: PEMB Shops, Garages & Commercial Steel

Pre-engineered metal buildings in Colville, WA, engineered for Stevens County snow and frost. Raven Buildings supplies and erects red-iron PEMB shops, garages, equipment buildings and commercial steel in Colville and the surrounding Colville Valley, with the footings and slab poured by our own concrete crew. Inside city limits we build to the City of Colville's design criteria; outside them, to Stevens County's.

Steel buildings we put up around Colville

• Shops and garages: clear-span red-iron frames with roll-up doors, walk doors and windows where you want them
• RV, boat and equipment storage: tall sidewalls and wide doors for motorhomes, trailers, tractors and logging or farm equipment
• Ag and commercial buildings: contractor shops, warehouses, hay and machine storage
• Slab and foundation: footings, anchor bolts and the shop floor from the same contractor

First question: city or county?

A Colville mailing address (99114) can be inside the city or out in unincorporated Stevens County, and the permit office depends on which:

• Inside Colville city limits: the City of Colville Building Department issues building permits, at 1044 N. Lincoln Street (509-684-5096)
• Outside city limits: Stevens County Land Services issues them, through its Building and Planning divisions
• How we check: we pull your parcel number before we quote, so the design loads and paperwork match the right office

City of Colville: design criteria and permits

The City publishes these structural design criteria:

• Roof snow load: 40 psf
• Wind: 85 mph (3-second gust)
• Frost depth: 30 inches, measured from finished grade to the bottom of the footing
• Weathering: rated severe, with ice-shield underlayment required on roofs
• Winter design temperature: -5 degrees F
• Seismic design category: B
• Permit exemption: only one-story detached accessory sheds and similar buildings with 200 sq ft or less of roof area skip a permit, so any real shop needs one
• Codes: the City follows the current International Building and Residential Codes as adopted and amended by the Washington State Building Code Council
• Permits and inspections: apply through the City's online portal or at the Building and Planning office. Inspections are required to finalize a permit, and a permit left with no activity for 180 days is closed without inspection
• Electrical: all electrical work is permitted and inspected by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Stevens County (outside city limits): design loads and permits

• Codes: the County enforces the Washington State Building Code, and its building pages list the 2021 codes as effective July 1, 2024
• Frost depth: the Stevens County building ordinance sets a 30-inch minimum for footings exposed to outside temperatures
• Snow load: the County doesn't publish a single countywide figure. Washington engineers set the site's ground snow load from ASCE 7 or the SEAW snow-load guidance (WABO/SEAW White Paper 8), and the County's building official has the final say, so your building is engineered for your parcel
• Site Analysis first: the Planning Division's Site Analysis checks zoning setbacks and plat restrictions, and the site plan has to show the distance from the building to every property line
• Does a shop need a permit? Per the County's Building FAQ, anything with plumbing, habitable space or commercial use does. A residential utility building over 200 sq ft or on a permanent foundation may be exempt if it's at least 20 feet from every property line and any structure with habitable space, but only after the Site Analysis confirms there's no plat restriction requiring permits
• Timeline: the County says plan reviews take about 2 to 3 weeks, and March through November is its busiest season
• Keep it active: County permits and applications are deemed abandoned after 180 days of inactivity

Why the engineering matters up here

A metal building is only as good as the loads it's designed for. Between Colville's 40 psf roof snow load, a 30-inch frost line and a -5 degree design temperature, the frame, purlins, roof panels and footings all have to be sized for the site. Every building we supply comes with stamped engineering for your parcel's snow and wind loads, and our crew sets the footings below the frost line. Our metal panel guide covers roof pitch, sliding snow and snow guards.

Faster steel, from whoever can deliver first

Raven isn't tied to one metal building manufacturer. We source each building from whichever manufacturer can deliver the engineered package fastest, which helps when you want a shop dried in before the snow. Our PEMB lead time guide walks through a realistic timeline from quote to keys.

What an installed metal building costs

Raven's going rate for an installed pre-engineered metal building is about $60 to $75 per sq ft. Electrical, plumbing and utility hookups are not included and are extra.

• 30x40 (1,200 sq ft): about $72,000 to $90,000 installed
• 40x60 (2,400 sq ft): about $144,000 to $180,000 installed
• Always extra: electrical, plumbing and utility hookups
• Varies by site: grading, gravel, driveway approach and how far utilities have to run

Not sure what size you need? Our 30x40 vs. 40x60 vs. 40x80 shop sizing guide works it out from your vehicles, doors and lift. Pole buildings run about the same installed in our market. See our red iron vs. pole barn comparison.

Why Colville owners call Raven

• North-country experience: we build across Spokane County and up into Stevens County, including Nine Mile Falls and Deer Park
• Concrete in-house: footings, slabs and aprons from our own crew. See our concrete flatwork services
• City or county: we handle the City of Colville or Stevens County paperwork that fits your parcel

Get a Colville metal building quote

Call 509-350-2016 or request a free quote with your size, door layout and address or parcel number. See our steel building services.

Sources

• Installed pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate
• City of Colville Building/Planning FAQs (design criteria and permit exemptions)
• City of Colville Building Department
• Stevens County Building FAQs
• Stevens County Building Codes / Ordinance
• Stevens County Building Code Ordinance 02-1984 (frost depth)
• Stevens County Building Applications & Forms
• WABO/SEAW White Paper 8, Snow Loads in Washington