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Post Frame Buildings for Sacramento and the foothills
Most people who look at post frame want a big, open building that goes up faster than a stick-framed one and is easier to finish inside than all-steel. Post frame does that. Engineered columns stand several feet apart, trusses span the full width, and horizontal girts and purlins tie the frame together under metal roof and wall panels, leaving a wide clear interior for a shop, garage, barn, office or home. In Northern California that frame also has to carry the snow at your elevation, meet the seismic design the code calls for and, across much of the foothills, stand up to wildfire.
We build post frame buildings from Cameron Park, out 75 miles in every direction: the Sacramento valley floor, the foothills from Grass Valley in the north to Sonora in the south, Lake Tahoe and Truckee, Stockton and Modesto, and the Carson Valley in Nevada. The whole job is ours. We get the engineered, stamped plans and the county permit, grade the pad, pour the footings or slab, set the laminated columns, raise the trusses, run the girts and purlins, hang the panels, and install doors, windows and insulation. For an office or living space we finish the inside as well, from a dried-in shell to move-in ready.
What's included
What goes into our post frame buildings
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Laminated columns
Columns made of several treated boards fastened together stay straighter and stronger than a single solid post, and they are sized for your building's loads.
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In the ground, on piers or on a slab
Columns can be embedded in concrete footings, set on concrete piers or bracketed to a slab. The base is chosen by the soil, the use and the engineered plans.
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Clear spans with engineered trusses
Trusses span wall to wall, so the inside stays open for equipment, vehicles or a floor plan you lay out later.
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Framed for snow and seismic loads
Column size and truss and purlin spacing follow the snow load at your elevation, from none on the valley floor to heavy snow at Tahoe, plus the seismic bracing the California Building Code requires.
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Ignition-resistant metal skin
Metal roof and wall panels, ember-resistant vents and enclosed eaves suit the Chapter 7A rules that apply in foothill fire hazard zones.
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Insulation and condensation control
Roof and wall insulation with a vapor retarder keeps valley summer heat out and stops the metal from dripping on cold, foggy winter mornings.
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How it works
How a post frame building job works
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Free quote and site visit
Call or fill out the form with the size, the use and where the property is. A local builder calls you back, looks at the site and gives you a free quote.
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Plans and county permit
We get engineered, stamped plans for your snow load, seismic design and soil, then pull the building permit with your county.
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Pad, footings and columns
We grade the pad, cut and fill on a slope where needed, pour the footings, piers or slab, and set the columns plumb and square.
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Frame, close in and finish
The trusses, girts and purlins go up, followed by the metal roof and walls, doors, windows and insulation. Inside work follows, as far as your plan goes.
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Post Frame Buildings by town
Local details and nearby towns for the places we build most.
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Questions
Post Frame Buildings FAQs
What is the difference between post frame and a pole barn?
A pole barn is the simple farm version of post frame: posts set straight in the ground, trusses on top and metal on the outside, often with open sides for hay or equipment. Post frame is the engineered form of the same idea, with laminated columns sized for the loads, designed connections and the option to set the columns on piers or a slab. That is why post frame gets used for shops, offices and homes as well as barns.
How is post frame different from a red-iron steel building?
Post frame uses wood columns and trusses under metal panels, while a red-iron building uses welded steel frames bolted to a concrete foundation. Steel suits very wide clear spans and heavy commercial use. Post frame usually needs less concrete, and its wood girts and trusses make it simpler to insulate, hang drywall and run wiring. We build both and will tell you which one fits your use.
How do you build post frame for foothill fire zones and mountain snow?
We frame to the conditions on your property. In a Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Chapter 7A of the California Building Code calls for ignition-resistant construction, and metal roofing, metal siding and ember-resistant vents meet it well. Design snow loads climb with elevation, so a building near Grass Valley or Pollock Pines gets stronger trusses and tighter purlin spacing than one in Elk Grove, and Tahoe or Truckee needs a heavy-snow design. On expansive clay or rocky slopes, the footings and pad are engineered for that ground.
How much does a post frame building cost?
The price comes down to size, sidewall height, truss span and how much of the inside you finish. Snow load, the base (columns in the ground, on piers or on a slab) and site work on a slope or clay also move it, as do the doors, windows and insulation. An open equipment building and an insulated office with the same footprint are very different jobs. Send us the size and the address and a local builder will call you back with a free quote.
Do I need a permit for a post frame building?
Yes, in nearly every case. Counties such as El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Nevada require a building permit, engineered plans and inspections, and each county sets its own rules for agricultural buildings. We prepare the plans, pull the permit and meet the inspector at each stage.
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