Orton Companies designs custom barns and shop-houses for Andover and Twin Cities Metro in Minnesota. We walk the lot, draw the building you will actually use, and keep the same crew ready to stand it up.
Design in Andover starts with how you pull in, what you store, and what Minnesota snow will do to the roof. We turn that into layouts, elevations, and build-ready drawings — living space and shop under one roof when you want a shop-house, or a working barn when the lot is just for work. When you are ready to build, the drawings already belong to the people who will put them in the ground.
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.
Andover design work is usually a shop that has to live next to a house — circulation, doors, and a finished side toward the road.
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.
Yes. We design living and shop space under one roof for Andover owners, including layouts, elevations, and drawings a crew can build from.
Can you design a post-frame shop or barn from a Andover lot?
Yes. Orton Companies draws custom post-frame shops and barns — doors, spans, and a Minnesota roof package sized to the parcel. We confirm what the lot can take before the drawings go final.
Do you design shop-houses near Andover?
Yes. We plan shop-houses with a clear split between living and work, plus door packages and winter detailing for Twin Cities Metro.
Can I see the building in 3D before we build in Andover?
Yes. 3D views help Andover owners walk the massing, openings, and flow before construction starts.
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.
If you are planning a custom barn, shop-house, or post-frame shop with a Andover site, start with a conversation. Orton Companies designs in Minnesota for Twin Cities Metro lots — then builds what we draw.
