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Barndominium Construction in Andover, MN

Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Andover in Minnesota — living space, shop, and storage under one roof, detailed for Minnesota weather.

A shop-house in Andover has to work as a home and as a building you can pull into. We plan the living layout with the bays, the doors, and the insulation so the structure is permitted for how you will actually use it. Design and construction stay with the same crew from the first sketch to move-in.

Construction

Barndominium builds for Andover

Minnesota-ready framing and winter jobsites — the construction craft behind residential pole barn homes near Andover.

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Winter site leveling for a Minnesota pole barn
Winter prep
Pole barn frame erected in winter before roofing
Shell framed
Roof framing progress on a snowy pole barn site
Winter framing
Partial roof framing exposed on a winter pole barn build
Roof progress

On the ground

Building in Andover

Drive from yard
About 30 minutes east of the Big Lake yard
County
Anoka County
Permitting
City of Andover
License
MN License BC-809449 · 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309

Andover is thirty minutes from the yard and one of the better Anoka County fits for a real shop. Lots are often large enough to take a building that is useful, not just ornamental.

We still check city rules. Andover is not Big Lake Township. Height, setbacks, and use decide whether you get a 40-foot shop or a smaller garage. We would rather draw the building that will be approved.

A full barndominium in Andover is uncommon on a standard residential lot. We evaluate large or uniquely zoned parcels case by case.

What Andover sites usually need

Andover still has larger residential lots than inner-ring suburbs. That is why shops and modest pole barns still happen here. City accessory rules still apply — this is not township acreage just because the lot is an acre.

Typical Andover projects

  • Hobby shops on larger residential lots
  • Oversized garages and storage barns
  • Vehicle and recreation storage
  • Select commercial shops

Nearby communities

AnokaRamseyHam LakeCoon Rapids

Minnesota work we do for Andover owners

Finished buildings from the Big Lake crew — the same work we do for Andover owners. When we complete a project there, it will sit here with the city and size.

Need plans first? See custom barn design in Andover.

Barndominium FAQs for Andover

Do you build barndominiums in Andover?

Yes. Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Andover and throughout Twin Cities Metro — living space and shop under one post-frame roof.

Can you build a shop-house near Andover?

Yes. Shop-houses with living space and garage or workshop bays are a regular build for Andover landowners.

Do you handle the design and the construction?

Yes. The same Orton crew that draws the Andover building can stand it up, so the living plan and the shop bays are one job.

Can a barndominium be a full-time home in Andover?

Yes, when the parcel and the permit path allow living space. We confirm that before the floor plan gets expensive.

Are Andover lots big enough for a pole barn?

Many are bigger than inner-ring lots, which helps. City accessory limits still cap size and height. We measure the rules, not just the acreage.

How far is Andover from Orton Companies?

About 30 minutes from 19060 253rd Avenue in Big Lake.

Do you build in Andover and Ham Lake?

Yes. Andover, nearby Ham Lake, and Anoka are served from the same Big Lake crew.

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