Orton Companies designs custom barns and shop-houses for Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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
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.
Ramsey design work is often a shop that has to look finished from the street while still taking a truck or a boat.
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. We design living and shop space under one roof for Ramsey owners, including layouts, elevations, and drawings a crew can build from.
Can you design a post-frame shop or barn from a Ramsey 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 Ramsey?
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 Ramsey?
Yes. 3D views help Ramsey owners walk the massing, openings, and flow before construction starts.
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.
If you are planning a custom barn, shop-house, or post-frame shop with a Ramsey site, start with a conversation. Orton Companies designs in Minnesota for Twin Cities Metro lots — then builds what we draw.
