Metal Buildings in Reardan, WA: PEMB Shops, Machine Sheds & Ag Buildings

Pre-engineered metal buildings in Reardan, WA, engineered for Lincoln County's 50 psf ground snow and 30-inch frost line. Raven Buildings supplies and erects red-iron PEMB shops, machine sheds, garages and ag buildings in and around Reardan, with the footings and slab poured by our own concrete crew. Reardan sits in Lincoln County, not Spokane County, so the design numbers and the permit office are different from what Spokane County buyers are used to.

Steel buildings we put up around Reardan

• Machine and equipment sheds: wide clear spans and tall doors for combines, sprayers, trucks and tractors
• Shops and garages: red-iron frames with roll-up doors, walk doors and windows where you want them
• Ag storage: hay, grain-country and implement buildings
• Commercial steel: contractor shops, warehouses and service buildings
• Slab and foundation: footings, anchor bolts and the shop floor from the same contractor

Inside the town of Reardan: town approval comes first

If your property is inside Reardan town limits, the Town reviews the project before any building permit is issued:

• Land Use Application: the Town asks you to fill one out for zoning or building questions, or any change to your property, and email it to the deputy clerk
• Planning Commission review: your request goes on the next Planning Commission meeting for review
• Then the County permit: after the Town approves the project, building permits are issued through Lincoln County Building, Planning & Land Services
• Town sign-off on the County form: Lincoln County's permit request form says Reardan, Harrington and Sprague permit requests must be signed off by a town or city representative before the permit is issued

Outside town limits, in unincorporated Lincoln County, you go straight to the County. We pull your parcel number before we quote so the loads and the paperwork match the right office.

Lincoln County design criteria

Lincoln County publishes its own design guidelines, and they are heavier than Spokane County's:

• Snow load: 50 psf ground and 40 psf roof minimum
• Frost depth: 30 inches, measured from finished grade to the bottom of the footing
• Wind: design for 85 mph, Exposure C
• Seismic: Design Category C
• Slab rebar: not required, but the County says it is highly recommended
• Radon: Zone 2, moderate potential

Spokane County designs to a 24-inch frost depth, and our Spokane County snow load guide covers its numbers. A building engineered for an Airway Heights lot isn't automatically right for a parcel a few miles west in Lincoln County, so every building we supply comes with stamped engineering for your site.

Setbacks on the County form

Lincoln County's permit request form lists these setbacks:

• In a legal subdivision: 10 feet on all sides
• Not in a legal subdivision: 30 feet from a state or county right of way and 10 feet on the remaining sides
• Near water or wetlands: additional setbacks may apply
• HOAs: the form also says to check with your homeowners association for added requirements

Inside town limits, the Town's zoning also applies, which is part of what the Planning Commission reviews.

What a Lincoln County permit asks for

For detached garages, shops, barns, storage buildings and similar non-residential buildings, the County's checklist asks for:

• A posted site address: a physical address has to be assigned before you can apply, and it must be posted at the site before work begins
• A site plan and a copy of the contractor's state license
• One set of construction plans: cross sections of the footings and foundation, walls and roof, a floor plan if rooms are separated, and the climate and geographic design criteria
• Plumbing: any bathroom, sink or laundry needs sewer and water approval from the health department first
• Living space: if there will be cooking facilities, the County says the building may be treated as residential
• Road approaches: access permits are required for approaches onto any county road

Permit timing

• Start within 180 days: a County permit becomes void if work doesn't start within 180 days of issue
• 18 months to finish: the permit is valid for 18 months and can be renewed for 6 months if substantial progress is shown
• Inspections: the County has one building inspector, so we schedule inspections ahead
• Electrical: electrical permits come from Washington L&I, not the County
• Sales tax code: the County form lists Reardan's local tax code as 2206, which we use on the job

Concrete that matches the building

With a PEMB, the anchor bolts have to match the manufacturer's drawings exactly, and we set them ourselves. We dig footings to the County's 30-inch frost depth and reinforce slabs, following the County's recommendation. Our PEMB foundation guide explains anchor bolts and column reactions, and our shop slab thickness guide covers the floor.

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, so you're not stuck waiting on one factory's backlog through harvest or into snow season. Our PEMB lead time guide walks through a realistic timeline.

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.

• Always extra: electrical, plumbing and utility hookups
• Varies by site: grading, gravel access, road approach and how far power has to run on a rural parcel
• Your exact number: we quote each building from your size, doors and site

Pole buildings run about the same installed in our market. See our red iron vs. pole barn comparison.

Why Reardan owners call Raven

• We use Lincoln County's numbers, not Spokane's: 50 psf ground snow, 30-inch frost, 85 mph wind
• We know the two-step process of Town approval and then the County permit
• One crew from dirt to roof: site prep, concrete and steel erection
• Nearby work: we also build metal buildings in Davenport and metal buildings in Airway Heights

Get a Reardan 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
• Town of Reardan: Forms (Land Use Application and permit process)
• Lincoln County Building Permit Request Form (PDF)
• Lincoln County, WA: Design Guidelines
• Lincoln County, WA: Building Division
• Lincoln County, WA: Non-Residential Buildings
• City of Spokane / Spokane County Joint Policy BUILD-07, Official Frost Depth (PDF)