Rice, Steele & Waseca counties · Free quotes
Pole Barn Builders in Faribault, MN
Machine sheds, shops, horse barns and homes for farm country. Ask for your free quote.
Serving 17 towns across Steele, Rice, Waseca and Le Sueur counties
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Buildings for farm country, built to last through our winters
Drive the county roads between Faribault and Owatonna and you will see what a pole barn does for a place. Equipment under roof instead of left in the yard, a shop where the work gets done in January, a lean-to full of bales. Good farm buildings are plain and sturdy, and they earn their keep every season. That is what we aim for, whether the project is a hay shed on forty acres or a shop behind a house in town.
You send us a few details and one builder carries the whole thing. Dirt work comes first, then engineered drawings and the permit, then posts, trusses, steel, doors, windows, insulation and the floor. If you want a barndominium, the shell can be dried in and left for you to finish, or taken all the way to move-in ready. Nobody on your end has to line up excavators, framers and concrete crews.
Land around the Straight and Cannon rivers is a mix of rolling cropland, river bottoms and clay that holds water in low spots. That affects where we set a building and how we drain around it. Posts go below the 42-inch frost line, trusses are sized for the snow, and the wind that crosses open ground between Waseca and Kenyon gets planned for before the first post goes in.
What we build
Six kinds of building for Rice and Steele county landowners
Pick the one that fits the job, or call and describe what you need.
Barndominiums
Post frame homes with an attached shop, built as a shell or finished and ready to live in.
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Pole Barn Garages & Shops
Garages and shops for cars, trucks, tractors and tools, heated and wired the way you work.
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Machine Sheds
Clear-span sheds with big doors for combines, planters, grain carts and farm trucks.
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Horse Barns
Stall barns with tack rooms, run-ins and arenas for horse owners on small farms.
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Post Frame Buildings
The post frame method, applied to farm buildings, shops, storage and small commercial space.
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Pole Sheds & Storage Buildings
Storage buildings for RVs, boats, campers, snowmobiles, hay and extra equipment.
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Building ideas
Pole barns, shops and farm buildings
Example photos of the building type.
How it works
From first call to a finished building
- 1
Tell us about the place
Use the form or call. Describe the size, what you will use it for and where the land sits.
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We call you back
A builder phones, asks about the lot and how you work, and then writes up a quote you can read at the kitchen table.
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Plans and permit
Engineered drawings are produced, and the permit goes to your city, township or county, whichever has the say.
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Build it right
Site prep, posts, framing, steel and finish work happen in order until the building is ready for use.
Service area
From Faribault to Waseca, Northfield to Kenyon
We quote buildings in the small towns and on the farms around them. Click your town to read how we work in that part of the area.
Le Sueur County
Waseca County
Dodge County
Questions
Pole barn questions
Why does frost depth matter so much on a pole barn?
Frozen ground swells and can lift a building that sits too shallow. In southern Minnesota the code frost depth is 42 inches, so posts and footings go below that. Snow load is the other half of the safety story, and the trusses are sized for it.
Do I need a permit if the barn is on my farm?
Possibly less than you think, but not nothing. An agricultural building on a working farm can be exempt from the State Building Code. Setbacks and county land-use permits still apply, and a shop, garage or home needs the full permit.
Why is it hard to say what a pole barn costs without details?
Because the price follows the choices. Width and length, wall height, door sizes, insulation, the floor and how much dirt work the lot needs all push it up or down. Tell us the plan and we put a real number on it.
Do you work around Waseca, Kenyon and Lonsdale as well as Faribault?
Yes. We quote across Rice, Steele and Waseca counties and into Le Sueur, Goodhue and Dodge. That includes Owatonna, Northfield, Dundas, Medford, Morristown, Waterville, Montgomery, West Concord, Claremont and Nerstrand.
Can I live in a pole barn?
Yes, in the form of a barndominium, which is a post frame home with living space and often a shop. It follows the same permit and energy rules as any house, and a rural lot also needs a septic system and a well.
How wet is too wet for building a pad?
Wet spots can be fixed, but they should be dealt with first. We look at drainage, tile lines and the way water moves across the land, then build up the pad and shape the grade so water goes away from the building.
What size machine shed should a small farm plan for?
Size it by the biggest machine and the tallest door you need, then add room for growth. A wider building is easier to use than a longer one, and extra height is much easier on the budget to include at the start.
Let's talk about your building
Call or send the form with the size, use and town. A builder phones back with a free quote.