Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Ramsey in Minnesota — living space, shop, and storage under one roof, detailed for Minnesota weather.
A shop-house in Ramsey 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.
MN License BC-809449 · 19060 253rd Avenue, Big Lake, MN 55309
Ramsey is twenty-five minutes east of the yard — Anoka County, not Sherburne, with a different permit desk and a more suburban default lot. The drive is easy and the work is real, so Ramsey is on the regular schedule.
Most Ramsey owners want a shop they can use all winter, not a farm barn. When someone does have leftover acreage, we can open the span and the doors. Those are two different buildings.
Barndominiums in Ramsey are the exception, not the default. We only pursue them on parcels where a dwelling in that form is actually allowed.
What Ramsey sites usually need
Ramsey sits on the Mississippi with a mix of residential neighborhoods, remaining larger lots, and commercial ground. City accessory rules and floodplain or drainage reviews near the river are the first filters.
Typical Ramsey projects
Residential shops and oversized garages
Storage buildings on larger lots
Select commercial shop shells
Vehicle storage for boats and cars
Nearby communities
AnokaElk RiverAndoverDayton
Minnesota work we do for Ramsey owners
Finished buildings from the Big Lake crew — the same work we do for Ramsey owners. When we complete a project there, it will sit here with the city and size.
Yes. Orton Companies designs and builds barndominiums in Ramsey and throughout Twin Cities Metro — living space and shop under one post-frame roof.
Can you build a shop-house near Ramsey?
Yes. Shop-houses with living space and garage or workshop bays are a regular build for Ramsey landowners.
Do you handle the design and the construction?
Yes. The same Orton crew that draws the Ramsey 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 Ramsey?
Yes, when the parcel and the permit path allow living space. We confirm that before the floor plan gets expensive.
Do you build in the City of Ramsey?
Yes. We build in Ramsey.
Are Ramsey permits different from Elk River?
Yes. Ramsey is Anoka County / City of Ramsey. Elk River is Sherburne. Those two cities do not share a rulebook, so we check the parcel you actually own.
Can you build a shop for boats and cars in Ramsey?
Yes. Vehicle and recreation storage is a common Ramsey request. We size doors and interior clear height for what you store.
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