Pole Buildings in Davenport, WA: Machine Sheds, Shops, Barns & RV Storage

Pole buildings in Davenport, WA, engineered for Lincoln County's 50 psf ground snow load and 30-inch frost line. Raven Buildings designs and builds post-frame machine sheds, shops, garages, hay barns and RV storage in Davenport, Reardan and across Lincoln County, with the slab and aprons poured by our own concrete crew. Inside city limits we permit through the City of Davenport; outside them, through the Lincoln County Building Division.

Pole buildings we put up around Davenport

• Machine and equipment sheds: wide bays and tall doors for combines, sprayers, trucks and tractors
• Hay and livestock barns: open-sided or enclosed post-frame buildings for hay, animals and implements
• Shops and garages: post-frame shops with roll-up doors, walk doors, windows and wainscot where you want them
• RV, boat and trailer storage: tall sidewalls and wide doors
• Concrete in-house: shop floors and aprons from the same contractor. See our Davenport concrete contractor page

First question: city or county?

A Davenport address (99122) can be inside city limits or out in unincorporated Lincoln County, and the permit office depends on which:

• Inside Davenport city limits: apply at City Hall, 411 Morgan St. (509-725-4352). The City contracts its building services, including plan review, to Northwest Code Professionals
• Outside city limits: the Lincoln County Building Division, at the courthouse at 450 Logan St. in Davenport, issues permits through its online permitting system. The Building Inspector takes calls and texts at 509-721-0539
• How we check: we pull your parcel number before we quote, so the design loads and the paperwork match the right office

Lincoln County design criteria for a pole building

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

• Snow load: 50 psf ground and 40 psf roof minimum, so truss spacing, purlins and post sizes are engineered for it
• Frost depth: 30 inches from finished grade to the bottom of the footing, so post footings go at least that deep
• Wind: design for 85 mph, Exposure C, which matters on open wheat ground with long, tall sidewalls
• Seismic: Design Category C
• Slab rebar: not required, but the County says it's highly recommended, and we reinforce our slabs
• Radon: Zone 2, moderate potential

Spokane County designs to a 24-inch frost depth, so a pole barn plan drawn for a Spokane lot isn't automatically right for a farm outside Davenport. Our frost depth guide explains why the depth matters for posts.

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, and an existing farm approach is re-evaluated when its use changes

Permit timing in Lincoln County

• 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 inspector. It aims to fit inspections in within 2 business days, but says waits can exceed a week, so we schedule ahead
• City permits: the City of Davenport's application says its permits also go void if work doesn't start within 180 days or is suspended for 180 days
• Electrical: electrical permits come from Washington L&I, not the County

What an installed pole building costs

Raven's going rate for an installed pole 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 access, road approach and how far power has to run on a rural parcel

Pre-engineered steel runs about the same installed in our market. Compare the two in our red iron vs. pole barn guide, or see our metal buildings in Davenport page.

Why Davenport owners call Raven

• We use Lincoln County's numbers, not Spokane's: 50 psf ground snow, 30-inch frost, 85 mph wind
• Pole or steel: we build both, so you get a straight comparison for your site
• One crew for the concrete: no separate flatwork contractor to schedule
• Eastern Washington experience: we also build pole buildings in Deer Park, Medical Lake and Chewelah

Get a Davenport pole building quote

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

Sources

• Installed pricing: Raven Buildings' current going rate
• Lincoln County, WA: Design Guidelines
• Lincoln County, WA: Building Division
• Lincoln County, WA: Non-Residential Buildings
• City of Davenport: Building Services
• City of Davenport Building Permit Application (PDF)
• City of Spokane / Spokane County Joint Policy BUILD-07, Official Frost Depth (PDF)