Barndominium Builders in Floyd County, Indiana
We build barndominiums in Floyd County, Indiana, on the Louisville metro's Indiana side: post-frame and pole barn homes, steel-frame barndos, shouses, kit packages and turnkey builds on acreage around Floyds Knobs, Georgetown and Greenville. Outside New Albany, the Floyd County Department of Building & Development Services issues the residential permit and the Floyd County Plan Commission administers zoning. Start with the short survey and we will line up the permit package for your lot.
- We assemble the Floyd County permit checklist: septic permit, site plan, drawings
- Footings to 24 inches and a 20 psf ground snow load under the state table for Floyd County
- Builds on the smaller acreage typical of Floyd County
- Kits, shell packages or turnkey builds
Floyd County at a glance
- County
- Floyd County
- Population (2025)
- 82,153
- Residential permits
- Floyd County Department of Building & Development Services, 2524 Corydon Pike, New Albany
- ZIP codes
- 47150, 47119, 47122, 47124
Barndominium services in Floyd County
Kits, shells and turnkey builds for Floyd County parcels. We price against your land rather than a rate card.
- Barndominium Kits Barndominium kits and shell packages for Indiana land, drawn to your county's row of the state residential code table. Start with a free project survey.
- Custom Plans Custom barndominium floor plans drawn for your Indiana lot, county and budget — shop bays, lofts and porches included. Start with a free plan survey.
- Turnkey Builds One contract from bare land to move-in: parcel checks, zoning, septic and well, plans, the permits your county issues, construction, inspections and handover.
- Post-Frame Homes Post-frame and pole barn homes for Indiana land — posts, trusses and girts designed to your county's frost and snow row. Start with a free project survey.
- Steel Construction Red-iron clear-span frames designed to your county's own snow, wind and seismic row in the Indiana code, on drawings sealed by an Indiana-registered PE.
- Shouses Shop and house under one roof. In Indiana the wall between them is a fire-code detail, a zoning question and, if you hire help, a building-class one.
- Metal Homes Metal building homes clad to the Indiana Residential Code, checked first against the local design standards and covenants that can limit metal siding.
- Site Preparation Footings to your county's frost depth, septic soils read by a soil scientist, and drives the county highway office permits — Indiana ground, prepared in order.
- Permitting & Approvals One residential code covers all of Indiana, but permits are local. We find which offices govern your parcel, then carry zoning, septic and building approvals.
Floyd County build facts
The local facts that shape a barndominium budget and schedule in Floyd County, each with its source.
Permits, land & local facts
Residential permits: Floyd County Department of Building & Development Services, 2524 Corydon Pike, New Albany
- Who issues your building permit
- The Floyd County Department of Building & Development Services on Corydon Pike in New Albany reviews and issues residential building permits for the county; it asks for 5 to 7 business days for review.
- What a new-home permit needs
- Floyd County's checklist requires a septic permit or sewer tap-in receipt for a new dwelling, and a site plan from an Indiana-licensed surveyor or engineer.
- Zoning
- The Floyd County Plan Commission administers and enforces the county zoning ordinance and reviews residential developments.
- Septic first
- The Floyd County Health Department issues permits and inspections for new residential onsite sewage systems under 410 IAC 6-8.3 and local ordinance.
- Footing depth and snow load
- The state table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)) sets a 24-inch minimum footing depth, a 20 psf ground snow load and Seismic Design Category B for Floyd County.
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- Small parcels
- The 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 257 farms in Floyd County with an average size of 65 acres, and about 176 of them under 50 acres.
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Building a barndominium in Floyd County: permits & land
Indiana's statewide residential code is the 2020 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.4), based on the 2018 International Residential Code. Building permits and inspections for houses are issued locally, by the city, town or county, not by the state. So for a parcel in Floyd County the questions are who issues the building permit, who issues the zoning permit, and who approves the septic system.
Who issues the permit
Floyd County Department of Building & Development Services, 2524 Corydon Pike, New Albany. Permits and inspects new homes in unincorporated Floyd County; any structure of 120 square feet or more needs a permit. The City of New Albany runs its own permits.
Zoning and land
Floyd County Plan Commission. Administers and enforces the county zoning ordinance; the building permit checklist also calls for a site plan showing property lines and streets.
Septic and well
Floyd County Health Department, Environmental Health. A certified soil scientist tests the site, the department approves it, and the septic permit must be in hand before the county building permit for a new dwelling.
Design figures
- Minimum footing depth: 24 inches, from the Floyd County row of the state code table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)).
- Ground snow load: 20 psf, from the Floyd County row of the state code table (675 IAC 14-4.4, Table R301.2(1)).
Have land in or near Floyd County? Send us the parcel and we will map the permit path and price the build.
Floor plans for Floyd County builds
- Small Barndominium A small barndominium sized to the minimum house size your county's zoning sets — from 240 square feet in one Indiana district to 1,200 in another — with the state's tiny-house rules available below 400 square feet.
- 3-Bedroom Barndominium A three-bedroom barndominium planned around what Indiana's septic rule counts as a bedroom, so the den does not quietly become bedroom four.
- 4-Bedroom Barndominium A four-bedroom barndominium sized for a full household, with the septic step-up, basement-bedroom egress and upstairs layout planned in from the start.
- Modern Barndominium A modern barndominium — dark metal, big glass, low or shed roofs — checked first against the local design standards and covenants that decide whether that look is allowed on your lot.
- Barndominium with a Shop A barndominium with a shop under the same roof, planned around what the county's zoning lets the shop be used for — hobby, storage or a home business.
- Barndominium with a Garage A barndominium with an attached or detached garage, built to the dwelling-garage separation Indiana rewrote for itself and to your county's zoning.
Where we build around Floyd County
Keep reading
The questions that usually come next for a Floyd County build.
How Much Does a Barndominium Cost in Indiana?
Sourced cost ranges for kits, shells and turnkey builds, and what moves the number.
Read itAre Barndominiums Legal in Indiana? Codes, Zoning and Permits
Permits, zoning and septic approval for a barndominium, and who decides each.
Read itHow Long Does It Take to Build a Barndominium in Indiana?
How long a build takes from parcel to occupancy, and what sets the permit clock.
Read itBarndominium builders near Floyd County
Nearby areas we build in. The permit office, zoning and septic authority can change at a city or county line.
Sources for this page
The primary documents behind the Floyd County figures above. We would rather you checked them than took our word for it.
- Who issues your building permitSource for the who issues your building permit fact above.in.gov
- ZoningSource for the zoning fact above.in.gov
- Septic firstSource for the septic first fact above.in.gov
- Footing depth and snow loadSource for the footing depth and snow load fact above.law.cornell.edu
- Small parcelsSource for the small parcels fact above.nass.usda.gov
Building in Floyd County: common questions
4 questions we get asked most often about building in Floyd County. If yours is not on the list, ask it directly.
Do you build barndominiums in Floyd County near New Albany?
What do I need for a barndominium building permit in Floyd County?
How much does a barndominium cost in Floyd County?
How long does the Floyd County permit review take?
Ready to build in Floyd County?
Tell us about your land and the home you want. We will come back with a plan, a permit path for your parcel and a price to build it.