Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Big Lake in Minnesota — living space, shop, and storage under one roof, detailed for Minnesota weather.
A shop-house in Big Lake 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.
City of Big Lake or Big Lake / Orrock Township, depending on the parcel
License
MN License BC-809449 · 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309
Big Lake is home base. The crew stages from 19060 253rd Avenue, so a Big Lake walkthrough is usually a same-week visit, not a long-range estimate. That is the advantage of hiring the company that actually lives in the market instead of a dealer two hours away.
Every Big Lake-area site is city or township, and accessory-building rules change with the parcel. We confirm jurisdiction before we price — then the same crew can stand the building up.
Barndominiums around Big Lake tend to sit on acreage at the township edge. We plan living space, shop bays, and septic/well realities together so the building is permitted as you will actually use it.
What Big Lake sites usually need
Most Big Lake sites are acreage or large residential lots with clay-loam soils and a high water table near wetlands and the river corridor. Frost-depth footings, drainage, and access for concrete and boom trucks matter more here than a pretty elevation. We confirm city vs township jurisdiction before we price the job.
Typical Big Lake projects
Heated shops and hobby buildings on acreage
Residential outbuildings and detached garages
Agricultural storage and equipment barns
Same-week site walks from the yard at 19060 253rd Avenue
Nearby communities
BeckerZimmermanMonticelloElk River
Minnesota work we do for Big Lake owners
Finished buildings from the Big Lake crew — the same work we do for Big Lake owners. When we complete a project there, it will sit here with the city and size.
Yes. Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Big Lake and throughout Central Minnesota — living space and shop under one post-frame roof.
Can you build a shop-house near Big Lake?
Yes. Shop-houses with living space and garage or workshop bays are a regular build for Big Lake landowners.
Do you handle the design and the construction?
Yes. The same Orton crew that draws the Big Lake 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 Big Lake?
Yes, when the parcel and the permit path allow living space. We confirm that before the floor plan gets expensive.
Where is Orton Companies located in Big Lake?
Our yard is at 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309. We hold Minnesota Residential Building Contractor license BC-809449.
Do I pull a City of Big Lake permit or a township permit?
It depends on the parcel. City of Big Lake, Big Lake Township, and Orrock Township each have their own process. We confirm jurisdiction, setbacks, and accessory-building rules before we lock a price.
How fast can you start a Big Lake project?
Because the yard is here, site visits and crew scheduling are the shortest in our territory. Timeline still depends on season, concrete, and the permit — but we are not burning a travel day to look at your lot.
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