Building across the Des Moines metro
Based in Des Moines and working within about 40 miles: Polk, Dallas, Warren, Boone and Story counties. Outside that, call and ask rather than assume.
The index
18 communities
we work in.
This is where the jobs are, not a boundary. If your address is a short drive past the edge of this list, it is still worth the call. Rural acreages and pole barn jobs are welcome.
Iowa · within 40 miles of Des Moines
Why central Iowa matters
How Iowa weather is hard on a building.
Central Iowa runs a hard freeze every winter, a wet spring, and a summer storm season that occasionally produces something like the 2020 derecho. That combination decides how we build.
- Frost heave. Des Moines publishes a 42-inch frost depth. Anything on a shallower footing lifts every winter and settles every spring.
- Straight-line wind. The August 10, 2020 derecho brought measured gusts of 75 to 85 mph across the Des Moines metro. Truss anchoring and fastening patterns are where a roof stays on.
- Hail. Spring and summer storms bring hail, so roofing, soffit and siding damage gets documented for insurers.
- Snow load. Trusses and purlins are sized for a real Iowa winter on the roof, not a catalog minimum.
Get an estimate
Tell us what you want
to build.
We look at the site, check what the parcel allows, and put the scope and the price in writing. Then you decide.
- Footings below the 42-inch Des Moines frost depth
- Drawings prepared for your city's permit office
- Free estimates in writing, after a site visit
- Five-year warranty on our labor, insured
- Within about 40 miles of Des Moines
- If a repair will not hold, we say so before you sign
Fastest
Call us
Describe the project and book a site visit in the same call. Photos help, and you can text them to the same number.
(515) 414-8477In writing
Send the details
Better for larger buildings, additions, and anything you want on record before a visit.