Shop and Barn Kits in the Northwest Territories
Engineered for Permafrost, Delivered by Ice Road and Barge
In the Northwest Territories the ground is the hard part. A heated building set straight on the surface will thaw the permafrost beneath it and sink, slowly and then all at once. Every frame we ship north is engineered so a northern foundation engineer can put it on piles, and drawn to your snow and wind loads before it is stamped.
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NWT Shop & Barn Kits – Steel Building Packages
What the NWT does to a building
Cold, snow and permafrost, and the last of those decides whether the building is still level in ten years.
Yellowknife and the South Slave
Extreme cold snaps demand R-40 and above with real thermal breaks. Without them you get heat loss and condensation on the inside of the panel through the worst of the winter.
Inuvik and the Beaufort Delta
High snow loads combined with Arctic wind exposure. Roof capacity and bracing both climb.
Territory-wide - the permafrost interface
Base plates are engineered to integrate with permafrost-safe foundations, whether that is deep piles or thermosyphons. Getting this detail right is the difference between a building that lasts and one that sinks.
Our completed project pages are southern builds today. They are the same kits and the same engineering, drawn to NWT loads and permafrost conditions when they ship north.
60x40 Equestrian Barn - London, ON
Stables, tack room and hay storage in one clear-span frame.
60x42 Hay & Feed Shed - Peterborough, ON
Three-bay hay and feed storage with drive-through access.
48x36 Steel Horse Barn - Guelph, ON
A compact horse barn with stalls and a tack room.
60x66 Steel Farm Shop - Waterloo, ON
A working farm shop with an equipment repair bay.
90x54 Machine Shed - Windsor, ON
Heavy equipment and machinery storage with clear span throughout, on a Windsor farm.
120x68 Indoor Riding Arena - Milton, ON
A 120-foot clear-span riding arena with no interior posts, on a property near Milton.
Shop Barn Kits and Steel Buildings for the Northwest Territories
Top-Rated Steel Building Kits: Price Your Size
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16x24x10 Metal Barn Kit | Steel Garage & Workshop (Deposit)
$6,500.00 Add to cart -
20x24x10 Metal Barn Garage Kit | Steel Workshop Building (Deposit)
$5,500.00 Add to cart -
20x30x10 Metal Building Kit | Steel Barn & Garage (Deposit)
$7,000.00 Add to cart -
20x32x10 Metal Barn Kit | Steel Building & Garage (Deposit)
$7,500.00 Add to cart -
20x40x12 Metal Barn Kit | Steel Farm Building & Garage (Deposit)
$7,500.00 Add to cart -
24×24 Monitor Barn Kit with Dual 10′ Lean-tos – Homestead Series (44×24) (Deposit)
$10,000.00 Add to cart -
24×30 Monitor Barn Kit with Dual 10′ Lean-tos – Equestrian Shell (44×30) (Deposit)
$12,500.00 Add to cart -
24x30x12 Metal Barn Kit | Steel Building & Workshop (Deposit)
$7,000.00 Add to cart
Recent Canadian Builds
Every building here started as a kit and ended up on a real property. Each one is engineered to the snow, wind and seismic loads at its own address before anything is fabricated.
Popular Shop and Barn Kits
These are the sizes ordered most in the territory. Every one is clear span, so nothing stands in the middle of your floor.
24x30 - the shop and garage. Around Yellowknife and Fort Smith, insulated for Arctic winters.
40x60 - the municipal and commercial building. Through Hay River and Norman Wells, heated and worked in year-round.
60x100 - equipment and municipal storage. Snow-clearing and emergency equipment garages.
80x150 and up - mining camp infrastructure and heavy equipment storage.
See every kit and size | Price one for your address
Barndominiums in the Northwest Territories
A shop and a home in one shell, engineered as a single frame. If that is what you are planning, start here.
Getting it to your site
Year-round trucking runs the Mackenzie Highway to Yellowknife and Hay River. Beyond that, freight is staged at Hay River for the summer Mackenzie River barge, or load-optimised for the winter ice road to remote mine sites. Timing is planned into the order rather than added at the end, because the windows are narrow.
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Frequently Asked Questions in Ontario
How do you build on permafrost?
You keep the heat off the ground. Buildings go on elevated piles or thermosyphons, and we supply the exact reaction loads so your northern engineer can design that foundation. Base plates are engineered to integrate with it.
Can you ship by ice road?
Yes. Loads are optimised for winter road weight limits, or staged at Hay River for the summer Mackenzie River barge, depending on your site and your timing.
Who issues the permit?
Yellowknife handles its own permits, while the territorial fire marshal reviews plans for many other communities. Confirm which applies before ordering. We supply the engineer-stamped drawings required either way.
How far ahead should I order?
Further than you think. Barge and ice road windows are narrow, and missing one can cost a season. Talk to us early and we will work backwards from the shipping window rather than forwards from the order date.