Barndominium Services in Washington State
Nine ways to get a barndominium out of your head and onto your land. The real choice is not which building type, it is how much of the work you want to carry yourself. Start there and the rest follows.
How much do you want to take on?
Almost every barndominium conversation starts in the wrong place, with square footage. This is the question that actually sorts the options, and it is worth answering honestly before anyone draws anything.
Drawings only
We draw the plans and set out the approvals your land needs, and you take the set to whichever builder you like. You carry the schedule and the risk, and you keep full control.
Kit or shell
The manufacturer's structural shell delivered with its drawings, erected by you or by a crew you hire. Common where an owner has trades in the family, or time and a tractor.
Turnkey
Raw land to move-in under one agreement. One schedule, one point of contact, one party answerable when the county planner, the health jurisdiction or the building department has a question.
Every job starts with the land, the water and the septic
Washington applies one state building code in every city and county. Cities and counties enforce it and issue residential building permits, and each local jurisdiction sets the snow, wind, frost and seismic values for its own area. The land is what varies. A house needs evidence of an adequate water supply before its building permit is issued, off sewer the septic system needs a permit from the local health officer, and on rural land the county's zoning sets the lot size and what can go on it. Whether you are buying a kit or a whole house, those answers come first.
Already know how much of this you want to hand over? Start there and we will scope the rest.
All 9 services
Each page covers what the work involves, the four stages it runs through, and what actually moves the price on that particular job.
Barndominium Kits
Barndominium kits and shell kits for Washington State land: frame, panels and drawings, sized to the design values your city or county sets for the site.
Read moreCustom Plans
Custom barndominium plans for Washington State: floor plans and permit drawings with the energy code credits and your site's design values built in.
Read morePole Barn Homes
Pole barn homes and pole barn house kits for Washington State: post-frame buildings with a shop and living space, designed to your county's snow load.
Read moreShouses
Shop houses (shouses) in Washington State: a working shop and a home under one roof, planned around county zoning, septic, water and the energy code.
Read moreMetal Homes
Metal building homes in Washington State: steel-clad houses finished to the state energy code, with the insulation and condensation details done right.
Read moreSteel Construction
Steel and metal building construction in Washington State: red-iron frames for barndominiums and shops, designed to your county's snow and seismic values.
Read moreTurnkey Builds
Turnkey barndominiums in Washington State: one team from land and permits to the finished, inspected house, with water, septic and energy code planned in.
Read moreSite Preparation
Barndominium site preparation in Washington State: clearing, grading, drainage and pads, planned around the well, septic area, wetlands and the climate.
Read morePermitting
Barndominium permits in Washington State: city or county building permit, water supply evidence, septic permit, energy code credits and rural zoning.
Read moreNot sure which of these fits? Start your plans and we will tell you which route your project actually wants.
Not sure which one you need?
Most people are not, and that is fine. Tell us about the land and roughly what you want on it, and we will tell you which of these actually applies. That conversation costs nothing.