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Post Frame Buildings · River Falls, WI

Post Frame Builders in River Falls, WI

Post Frame Buildings for River Falls and Pierce County. Call or fill out the form for a free quote.

River Falls, Pierce County and every town within 100 miles of Cannon Falls, MN

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Post Frame Buildings · River Falls

Post Frame Buildings in River Falls, built by our own crew

River Falls landowners call us for post frame homes, shops and commercial buildings. River Falls is about 29 miles northeast of our base in Cannon Falls, MN, well inside our 100-mile service area.

In river and bluff country the site decides a lot: slope, rock and runoff set where the pad goes, how it's cut and graded, and how water gets carried away from the building.

The quote is free: tell us the size, what the building is for and where the property is.

Red pole barn with a white overhead door at the end of a long new gravel drive
Our crew's work

What's included

Post Frame Buildings we do in River Falls

  • 01

    Posts in the ground or on brackets

    Treated posts set on footings below the frost line, or columns on brackets anchored to a frost-protected foundation when the wood should stay out of the soil.

  • 02

    Engineered trusses and clear spans

    Trusses engineered for the snow load where the building sits, spanning wide interiors with no bearing walls in the way.

  • 03

    Post frame homes

    Post frame houses and living quarters on frost-protected foundations, insulated and finished for year-round living.

  • 04

    Shops and commercial buildings

    Heated shops, contractor buildings, storefronts and storage buildings with tall walls, wide bays and concrete floors that can carry in-floor heat.

  • 05

    Girts, purlins and steel

    Wall girts and roof purlins framed to carry steel roof and wall panels, finished with the colors, wainscot and trim you choose.

  • 06

    Insulation and condensation control

    Insulated walls and ceilings with vapor control, plus condensation-control roof panels on unheated buildings, so frost does not form and drip under the roof.

Pierce County, Wisconsin

Post Frame Buildings around River Falls

We build around River Falls, near West Dale Park, Glen Park and South Fork of the Kinnickinnic River, and throughout Pierce County.

River Falls sits on the Kinnickinnic River in Pierce and St. Croix counties, home of UW-River Falls. River Falls is about 29 miles northeast of our base in Cannon Falls, MN, well inside our 100-mile service area.

Winters here are hard on buildings: frost that heaves anything set too shallow, snow that piles up on roofs and slides onto doors, and condensation that forms under bare steel when the weather swings. So posts and footings go below the frost line, trusses are engineered for the snow load where the building sits, and insulation and condensation control are planned in from the start.

Real work · not stock photos

Our post frame building work

Photos from our own jobs.

  • Crane lifting a bundle of roof trusses onto a new building while the crew works from a scissor lift
  • Inside a pole barn lined with wood panels, a concrete floor and an overhead door

Ideas for your project

More post frame building ideas

  • Dark metal-sided building with a gable roof on open pasture
  • Red open-front shed with a steel gate, the kind used for horses or equipment
  • Wood roof trusses set against a blue sky
  • Heavy timber roof framing on posts over a new slab
  • Inside an empty clear-span machine shed with wood posts and white steel liner
  • Post frame barn going up: wood columns, girts and roof trusses on a gravel pad

How it works

How your River Falls post frame building job works

  1. 1

    Free quote and site visit

    Tell us what the building is for and where it goes. We walk the site, check access, soil and drainage, and give you a free quote.

  2. 2

    Engineering and permits

    We settle the size, use and foundation type, then get the building engineered and drawn and pull the county, township or city permit.

  3. 3

    Site work and foundation

    Our own equipment clears, grades and compacts the pad. Then we set the posts below the frost line, or pour the foundation and anchor the column brackets.

  4. 4

    Frame and close-in

    We set the trusses, frame the girts and purlins, and close it in with steel, doors and windows, then add the insulation, liner and concrete floor.

Questions

Post Frame Buildings in River Falls: FAQs

Do you build post frame buildings in River Falls, WI?

Yes. River Falls is about 29 miles northeast of our base in Cannon Falls, MN, well inside our 100-mile service area. We build post frame homes, shops and commercial buildings there, and the quote is free.

Do I need a permit for a post frame building in River Falls?

Usually. When one is needed, we get it from the city of River Falls inside city limits, or the town and county outside them and build to whatever the permit and inspections require.

Does post frame hold up to Minnesota frost and snow?

Yes, when the engineering and the site work are right. Posts go below the frost line, or the columns sit on a frost-protected foundation, so frost heave cannot lift the building, and the trusses are engineered for the snow load where it sits. In cold weather the roof also needs condensation control, or moisture freezes to the underside of the steel and drips when it thaws.

Do post frame buildings need a permit?

Most do. Homes, shops and commercial buildings go through the county, township or city for a building permit and zoning, and lakeshore and riverside lots add shoreland setbacks. Farm buildings on agricultural land are often treated differently, so the answer depends on what the building is for. We check the rules for your parcel, then pull the permit.

Should the posts go in the ground or on a concrete foundation?

Both work, and the use decides. Treated posts in the ground on footings below the frost line are the traditional choice for barns, sheds and shops. Columns on brackets on a frost-protected foundation keep the wood out of the soil and suit homes and finished buildings. We recommend one after we see the site and hear how you will use the building.

What is post frame construction, and how is it different from a pole barn?

Post frame is an engineered building method: large columns carry the roof, trusses span the width, and girts and purlins carry the wall and roof panels. A pole barn is its simplest form, with posts in the ground and a storage or farm use. Post frame also covers homes, heated shops and commercial buildings, often with the columns on brackets on a concrete foundation and a fully finished interior.

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