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Why Steel Works in Arkansas
Steel buildings hold up in Arkansas when the frame is engineered for its own site. We are a dealer of pre-engineered steel building kits from American steel, and our metal buildings in Arkansas arrive with PE-stamped drawings for the parcel.
Wind comes first. Arkansas averaged about 32 tornadoes a year from 1985 to 2020, and on April 27, 2014, the Mayflower and Vilonia tornado killed 16 people along a 41-mile track. Severe thunderstorms bring damaging gusts of their own. Local design wind speeds run from 105 mph in Rogers and Russellville to 115 mph in Mountain Home, and the drawings carry the wind speed and exposure category for your site. Our guide to anchors for metal buildings shows how the frame is tied to its foundation.
Winters are short, but ice storms are part of them, and some Boston Mountains peaks in the northwest top 2,500 feet. Snow loads stay light, 10 to 15 psf of ground snow in these three cities. In the northeast, the New Madrid seismic zone produced three earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater in 1811 and 1812, so frames there carry bracing for the parcel’s seismic design category.
Frost depth, flood maps and permit rules are in the codes and permits section below.
Arkansas at a Glance
What We Engineer for:
About 32 tornadoes a year statewide; design wind speed and exposure category set per site, 105 mph in Rogers and 115 mph in Mountain Home
Winter ice storms and light snow; ground snow load 10 psf in Russellville and 15 psf in Rogers and Mountain Home
Northeastern Arkansas lies in the New Madrid seismic zone; your parcel’s seismic design category is on every drawing set
Footings go below the local frost line, 15 inches in Russellville and 18 in Rogers and Mountain Home; a local contractor pours them to our anchor bolt layout
The 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, based on the 2021 IBC and IRC, took effect January 1, 2023, and applies statewide
Building Codes and Permits in Arkansas
Arkansas builds to the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Its 2021 edition took effect on January 1, 2023, in three volumes: fire, building (based on the 2021 International Building Code) and residential (based on the 2021 International Residential Code), each with Arkansas amendments. The code applies statewide, in rural and unincorporated areas too. Drawings are prepared to the edition your jurisdiction enforces; your building department is the authoritative source.
Inside city limits, start with the city. Little Rock, Rogers, Russellville and Mountain Home all enforce the 2021 volumes and publish their local design figures. Outside city limits, ask your county planning office: some rural counties do not issue building permits or inspect homes and farm buildings, even though the state code still applies. We don’t pull the permit; we supply PE-stamped drawings, load calculations and specifications.
The building code treats barns, equipment sheds and similar farm structures as agricultural buildings, and Little Rock adopted the code’s appendix written for them. Whether a farm building needs a permit depends on where it stands, so ask before you order. Tell us how the building will be used: a barn with a shop open to customers or a living space inside is designed and permitted differently.
Local figures set the foundation: Russellville lists 15 inches of frost depth and 10 psf of ground snow, Rogers and Mountain Home 18 inches and 15 psf. A local contractor pours the footings to our anchor bolt layout. Flooding matters too: in May 2011, floodwaters covered more than 1 million acres of Arkansas farmland. Check your parcel on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and with your county.
Arkansas builds to the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. Its 2021 edition took effect on January 1, 2023, in three volumes: fire, building (based on the 2021 International Building Code) and residential (based on the 2021 International Residential Code), each with Arkansas amendments. The code applies statewide, in rural and unincorporated areas too. Drawings are prepared to the edition your jurisdiction enforces; your building department is the authoritative source.
Inside city limits, start with the city. Little Rock, Rogers, Russellville and Mountain Home all enforce the 2021 volumes and publish their local design figures. Outside city limits, ask your county planning office: some rural counties do not issue building permits or inspect homes and farm buildings, even though the state code still applies. We don’t pull the permit; we supply PE-stamped drawings, load calculations and specifications.
The building code treats barns, equipment sheds and similar farm structures as agricultural buildings, and Little Rock adopted the code’s appendix written for them. Whether a farm building needs a permit depends on where it stands, so ask before you order. Tell us how the building will be used: a barn with a shop open to customers or a living space inside is designed and permitted differently.
Local figures set the foundation: Russellville lists 15 inches of frost depth and 10 psf of ground snow, Rogers and Mountain Home 18 inches and 15 psf. A local contractor pours the footings to our anchor bolt layout. Flooding matters too: in May 2011, floodwaters covered more than 1 million acres of Arkansas farmland. Check your parcel on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and with your county.
Steel Buildings We Deliver Across Arkansas
What a Steel Building Costs in Arkansas
The price of a steel building in Arkansas depends on its size, the loads of its site and its finish. Higher design wind speeds and seismic bracing in the northeast add frame weight.
From 20×20 to 30×40: garages, carports with storage and backyard sheds.
From 30×50 to 40×80: steel homes, shops and farm equipment buildings.
From 60×100 up: machinery and hay barns, warehouses and church buildings.
A 40×60 in Mountain Home, designed for 115 mph and Seismic Design Category C, gets a heavier frame than the same building in Rogers, where the wind speed is 105 mph and the category is B.
The $ tier covers the kit itself: frame, roof and wall panels. Insulation, overhead doors and liner panels move it to $$, and a finished living space or office inside to $$$. Our metal building cost guide lists dollar ranges by size.
From 20×20 to 30×40: garages, carports with storage and backyard sheds.
From 30×50 to 40×80: steel homes, shops and farm equipment buildings.
From 60×100 up: machinery and hay barns, warehouses and church buildings.
A 40×60 in Mountain Home, designed for 115 mph and Seismic Design Category C, gets a heavier frame than the same building in Rogers, where the wind speed is 105 mph and the category is B.
The $ tier covers the kit itself: frame, roof and wall panels. Insulation, overhead doors and liner panels move it to $$, and a finished living space or office inside to $$$. Our metal building cost guide lists dollar ranges by size.
Arkansas Cities We Deliver to
Delivery and installation is statewide. These cities have a dedicated page with local permitting detail.
If your city isn’t listed, we still deliver to it. Call (888) 415-1576 or use the quote form above.
How Arkansas Owners Use Steel Buildings by Region
Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville; Washington, Benton, Madison, Carroll counties)
Northwest Arkansas is poultry and cattle country with cities in between. Poultry and eggs, more than half of Arkansas farm sales in 2022, ranked third among the states, and Benton and Washington counties lead the state in poultry sales. Rogers designs to 105 mph winds and an 18-inch frost line. Feed, equipment and business stock need dry, secure space; see our metal warehouses.
See also: Metal office buildings · Metal storage unit kits
The Ozarks (Harrison, Mountain Home, Batesville, Clinton; Boone, Baxter, Independence, Van Buren counties)
The Ozarks are hill country of hay meadows and cow-calf pasture, cut by lakes and rivers. Arkansas held about 1.6 million cattle and calves at the end of 2022 and grew forage on about 1.3 million acres. Mountain Home designs to 115 mph winds, 15 psf of ground snow and Seismic Design Category C. Calving pens and feed storage fit under our livestock barns.
See also: Metal hay barns · Recreational steel buildings
Central Arkansas and the River Valley (Little Rock, Conway, Russellville, Fort Smith; Pulaski, Faulkner, Pope, Sebastian counties)
Central Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley run from Little Rock suburbs to farm lots around Russellville and Fort Smith. The 2014 Mayflower and Vilonia tornado struck here, so anchoring and wind design come first. Russellville lists a 15-inch frost line and 10 psf of ground snow. Families here build homes and garages in steel; start with our residential metal buildings.
See also: RV garages · Steel church buildings
The Delta (Jonesboro, Stuttgart, Pine Bluff, West Memphis; Craighead, Arkansas, Jefferson, Mississippi, Phillips counties)
The Delta is flat row-crop land. Arkansas harvested about 3.3 million acres of soybeans and 1.1 million acres of rice in 2022, and it typically grows 56 to 58 percent of the U.S. long-grain rice crop. Mississippi, Arkansas and Phillips counties rank among the top counties for land in farms. The northeast sits in the New Madrid seismic zone. Combines and grain carts need tall, wide doors; see our tractor barns.
See also: Metal barns · Metal airplane hangars
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Design Your Building NowFrequently Asked Questions
Yes. Arkansas builds to the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, and its 2021 edition, based on the 2021 International Building Code and International Residential Code, took effect on January 1, 2023. It applies statewide, including rural areas. Our drawings follow your jurisdiction’s edition; your building department has the final word.
It depends on where the parcel sits and how the building will be used. Inside city limits, the city issues the permit. Outside them, ask your county planning office, because some rural counties do not issue building permits for homes or farm buildings. Settle the question before you order.
They are engineered for the design wind speed and exposure category of the exact site. Local figures differ: Rogers and Russellville list 105 mph, Mountain Home 115 mph. The engineer uses the figure your building official sets. Send the full address with your quote request.
Yes, we deliver across Arkansas, from Bentonville to Jonesboro and Texarkana. Make sure a truck can reach the pad. We confirm your production schedule and delivery window when your order is finalized. Your crew or a local erector assembles the building; if you want installation arranged, ask when you request your quote.
Yes. A lean-to adds covered space along a sidewall for equipment, hay or a work area, and it is drawn on the same plans as the main building, sized for your site’s wind and seismic loads. Tell us the equipment you need to park and the door sizes with your quote request.
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