Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings in Deer Park, WA: Shops Built for Heavy Snow
Deer Park gets more snow than Spokane, and your building has to be designed for it. Raven Buildings designs, founds and erects pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB) in Deer Park and north Spokane County, including shops, equipment storage, ag buildings and commercial bays. Every building is sized for the loads the City actually adopts.
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Deer Park's design numbers are different
The City of Deer Park adopts its own climatic and geographic design criteria (DPMC 15.04.010) (1):
- Ground snow load: Deer Park: 56–65 psf (per Spokane County snow map); Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 39 psf (2)
- Nonresidential minimum roof snow: Deer Park: 45 psf; Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 30 psf roof minimum (2)
- Frost depth: Deer Park: 36 inches; Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 24 inches (2)
- Wind speed: Deer Park: 110 mph; Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 110 mph
- Winter design temperature: Deer Park: −5°F; Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 7°F (Spokane Valley) (2)
- Elevation: Deer Park: 2,180 ft; Spokane / Spokane Valley (for comparison): 2,001 ft (Spokane Valley)
- Ice barrier: Deer Park: Required
What that means for your building: a heavier snow load means heavier frames and purlins (or closer spacing). It also means bigger column reactions coming down into the footings, so footings in Deer Park go 36 inches deep instead of 24. A kit quote priced for "Spokane" may not be priced for Deer Park.
Why steel (PEMB) makes sense at Deer Park snow loads
Spokane County's prescriptive pole-building path (BP-32) only covers buildings up to a 36-foot truss span, 3,000 sq ft, and 43 psf ground snow load (3). At Deer Park's 56–65 psf, a pole building needs its own engineering anyway. A pre-engineered metal building comes with stamped engineering for your exact loads from the factory, plus wide clear spans with no interior posts.
Still want to compare? See our pole buildings.
Manufacturer-neutral sourcing
High snow loads narrow the options, and some suppliers' standard frames won't work. We aren't tied to any manufacturer. We price your building with the suppliers who can engineer it for Deer Park loads and deliver fastest, so you get the right frame without waiting on one factory's backlog.
Foundation through erection
- Site visit and jurisdiction check. Inside city limits, permits go through the City of Deer Park. Outside, they go through Spokane County.
- Building engineered to the correct snow, wind and exposure for your parcel
- Foundation engineered from the manufacturer's anchor-bolt and reactions package, with footings at 36 inches. See our concrete foundation and slab work.
- Concrete. Footings, stem walls and slab with anchor bolts set by template.
- Steel erection, sheeting, doors, insulation and trim
What we build around Deer Park
- Shops and garages (30x40, 40x60, 50x80 and up)
- Equipment and hay storage
- RV and boat storage with tall eaves
- Commercial and light-industrial bays
- Steel-frame barndominiums (see custom home builds)
FAQ
What snow load is required for a building in Deer Park? The City adopts a 56–65 psf ground snow load per the Spokane County snow map, with a 45 psf minimum roof snow load for nonresidential buildings (1).
How deep do footings go in Deer Park? 36 inches, compared with 24 inches in Spokane and Spokane Valley (1, 2).
Do I get my permit from Deer Park or Spokane County? Inside city limits, from the City of Deer Park. Outside, from Spokane County Building & Planning.
Do you sell a specific brand of metal building? No. We're manufacturer-neutral and source from the supplier that fits your loads and timeline best.
Get a Deer Park steel building quote
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