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

Metal building contractor in Liberty Lake, WA, for PEMB shops, garages and light commercial steel. Raven Buildings designs, permits and builds pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMB) in the City of Liberty Lake and the surrounding east Spokane County area, with the concrete foundation poured by the same crew.

Steel buildings we build around Liberty Lake

• Residential shops and garages: RV storage, detached garages and hobby shops
• Light commercial and flex space: warehouses, contractor shops and storage buildings
• Ag and equipment buildings: clear-span steel for machinery and hay on rural parcels
• Slab and foundation included: footings, anchor bolts and the shop slab, so the steel and the concrete line up

What an installed metal building costs

Raven's going installed rate in the Spokane area for a pre-engineered metal building is about $60 to $75 per sq ft. Electrical, plumbing and utility hookups 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

Kit prices you see online leave out the foundation, erection, freight and engineering. Our metal building kit vs. installed guide explains the gap, and what a 30x40 or 40x60 metal shop with a slab costs breaks it down by line item.

Liberty Lake design loads your building must meet

The City of Liberty Lake publishes its own construction design criteria, and every steel building we quote there is engineered to them:

• Ground snow load: 58 lbs per sq ft, with a minimum roof snow load of 40 lbs per sq ft by city ordinance, and drifting and special loading must be considered
• Wind: 110 mph design wind speed, checked for both B and C exposures
• Seismic: design category C
• Frost depth: footings at least 24 inches below finished grade
• Concrete weathering: designed for severe conditions
• Roof underlayment: ice shield required at least 24 inches inside the exterior walls on the warm side

Liberty Lake permits for a shop or steel building

• When you need one: the City's residential permit guide requires a building permit for new structures. The exception is a one-story accessory structure under 200 sq ft that meets setbacks
• What to submit: plans including a foundation plan with footing sizes and loads, floor plans, elevations and cross sections
• Engineering: the City requires a Washington licensed design professional (RCW 18.08 or RCW 18.43) to prepare or oversee plans unless the building official waives it
• Where: Liberty Lake Community Development, Building Services, which handles plan review and inspections. Driveway or approach work in the right-of-way is a separate engineering permit

We put together the stamped PEMB drawings, the foundation design and the permit package as part of the job.

Why Liberty Lake owners call Raven

• Fastest delivery: Raven isn't tied to one manufacturer. We price your building with whichever PEMB supplier can deliver soonest at Liberty Lake's loads. See our metal building lead time guide
• One contractor for steel and concrete: see our PEMB foundation guide and our Liberty Lake concrete page
• Straight answers: written quotes that say what's included and what's extra

Get a metal building quote in Liberty Lake

Call 509-350-2016 or request a free quote with your size, use and address. Compare systems in red iron vs. pole barn cost, or see our steel building services.

Sources

• Installed pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate for the Spokane area
• City of Liberty Lake, Construction Design Criteria
• City of Liberty Lake, Ordinance 272A, Title 9 Building Regulations
• City of Liberty Lake, Residential Building Permits guide
• City of Liberty Lake, Building Permits