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Metal Buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA: PEMB Shops, Garages & Commercial Steel

Metal Buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA: PEMB Shops, Garages & Commercial Steel

Pre-engineered metal buildings in Nine Mile Falls, WA, built to the rules of whichever county your parcel is in. Nine Mile Falls straddles the Spokane River and two counties, so some addresses are in unincorporated Spokane County and others, including the Suncrest area, are in Stevens County. Raven Buildings supplies and erects red-iron PEMB shops, garages, equipment buildings and commercial steel on both sides of the river, with the slab and footings poured by our own concrete crew.

Steel buildings we put up around Nine Mile Falls

  • 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, boats, trailers and tractors
  • Ag and commercial buildings: contractor shops, storage and farm buildings
  • Slab and foundation: footings, anchor bolts and the shop floor from the same contractor

First question: which county is your parcel in?

The ZIP code (99026) doesn't tell you. The Spokane–Stevens county line runs through the community, and the permit office depends on which side your parcel sits:

  • Spokane County parcels: Spokane County Building & Planning issues the permit
  • Stevens County parcels, including Suncrest: Stevens County Land Services issues it, 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 county

Spokane County side: design loads and permits

Spokane County publishes these design figures for unincorporated areas:

  • Ground snow load: 39 psf base, with a 30 psf basic minimum roof snow load. The County says some areas reach 150 psf, so we look up your parcel on the County's SCOUT snow-load map
  • Wind: 110 mph in the County's design criteria table
  • Frost depth: footings go at least 24 inches below finished grade under the City of Spokane / Spokane County joint frost-depth policy
  • Permit exemption: only one-story detached accessory buildings of 200 sq ft or less skip a permit (BP-25), so any real shop needs one
  • Timeline: the County's review goal is 10 business days for the first review of a detached accessory building (BP-08)

Stevens County side: design loads and permits

Stevens County handles things a little differently, and it starts with land use:

  • 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 frost depth 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. Your building's engineering uses that parcel-specific number
  • 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: permits and applications are deemed abandoned after 180 days of inactivity

Near Lake Spokane or the river?

Washington's Shoreline Management Act covers land within 200 feet of the ordinary high-water mark of shorelines like the Spokane River and Lake Spokane. Both counties have shoreline master programs that set buffers and building setbacks, so a lakefront or riverfront shop needs a shoreline review before anything else. We'll flag that on the first site visit.

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 Nine Mile Falls owners call Raven

  • Local: we build across Spokane County and the north county, including Mead and Deer Park
  • Concrete in-house: footings, slabs and aprons from our own crew. See our concrete flatwork services
  • Both counties: we handle the Spokane County or Stevens County paperwork that fits your parcel

Get a Nine Mile Falls 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.

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