Install Pole Barn Steel Siding I Bought — Labor-Only Panel Install
You found a deal on steel at Menards or Fleet Farm, or the color you wanted only comes from one supplier. The panels are on pallets in the yard. We put them on the building.
Bought the steel and need someone to hang it? JMB Builders will install pole barn steel siding you bought, from Menards Pro-Rib, Fleet Farm, ABC or a local supplier, labor only, across the north metro and central Minnesota. We tell you what to order from your wall measurements, strip the old steel, check the girts and grade board, and hang the panels plumb with the right screws, closures and trim. Priced per project, quoted from your photos and dimensions.
- Labor only: you buy the steel, we hang it
- Order list from your wall measurements before you buy
- Screws, closures and trim checked against the delivery
- Old steel stripped and hauled off or left for scrap
- Licensed MN contractor BC809005
Steel panels are the one part of a pole barn a homeowner can buy as well as a contractor can. Menards sells Pro-Rib, Fleet Farm and the farm stores sell their own, and ABC and the local steel shops cut to length in any color on the chart. What you cannot buy at the counter is a crew that has hung a lot of it, and that is where a labor-only job comes from. We install steel the customer supplies the same way we install our own: plumb first panel, screws in the flat at every girt, laps facing away from the road, trim in the right order so water runs out and not in.
Before you order we want the wall measurements and photos, because most labor-only steel jobs go wrong at the order. Panel length is the wall height from the base trim to the eave trim, not the post height, and gable ends are ordered long and cut on the rake. Panel count is the wall length divided by the panel coverage, plus one, plus the pieces around doors. Then the list nobody thinks of: base trim, outside and inside corners, J-trim for every door and window jamb and head, eave and rake trim, a Z-flashing if there is a wainscot, foam closures under the eave trim, and the screws, color matched, with sealing washers, in the right length for the girts and shorter ones for the trim laps. Order short on screws and the job stops.
On the day, old steel comes off and gets hauled or stacked for your scrap guy, the girts get checked for straight, any rot at the grade board is replaced with treated lumber, and house wrap goes on first if the building will be heated. Panels are cut with shears, a nibbler or a saw with a steel blade, never an abrasive wheel that burns the edge and throws filings that rust. Damaged or short panels from the supplier are between you and the store; we check the delivery with you before we start so a short order is found on the pallet and not at the last wall. The whole-house version with seamless steel is a different product on the steel siding page.
What you supply
- The steel panels, trim and screws, delivered before the start date and stacked flat off the ground under a tarp, not in plastic wrap
- Photos of each wall and the wall dimensions, or the plans, so we can write your order list
- The receipt or packing list so we can check the trim and screw count against the walls
- House wrap if the building will be heated and you want it under the steel
- Where the scrap goes: hauled off by us or stacked for you to sell
What JMB supplies
- An order list from your measurements: panel lengths and counts, every trim piece, closures and screws
- Removal of the old steel and trim, hauled off or stacked for scrap
- Girts straightened, added at new openings, and a rotten grade board replaced with treated lumber
- House wrap installed under the steel on a heated building when you supply it
- Panels hung plumb from a square start with laps away from the prevailing view, screws in the flat at every girt
- Base trim, corners, J-trim at doors and windows, eave and rake trim and closures, in the order that sheds water
- Cuts made with shears, a nibbler or a steel blade, edges kept clean
- Screws set snug on their washers, not crushed or left loose
- Photos of the finished walls in your job folder
How it is priced: per project
Quoted in writing from your photos within one business day. What moves the number:
- Wall square footage and eave height; a taller wall is more lift time per panel
- Old steel to strip and haul vs. a new building or a bare frame
- Number of doors, windows and corners, each with its own trim and cuts
- Gable ends, which are cut on the rake and take longer than a straight wall
- A wainscot band, which adds a flashing and a second set of panels
- Girt repair or a rotten grade board found under the old steel
- House wrap under the steel on a heated building
- Roof steel on the same building, quoted as its own line
Send a photo of each wall from the corner and the wall lengths and heights. We send back the order list and the labor quote together, so you buy once.
How long it takes
A two-stall garage-size building: two to three days for the walls. A full shop with several doors: about a week. Add a day for stripping old steel.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized quote within one business day. We only come out to measure first when the job needs a tape measure — no pressure, no games.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Situations and options
New steel on a bare frame
The posts, girts and trusses are up and the steel is on pallets. We hang the walls from a square start, trim the openings and corners, and quote the roof steel as its own line or leave it to your roofer.
Reside an old pole barn
Faded, rusted or hail-dented steel comes off, girts and grade board are checked and repaired, and the new steel you bought goes on with all new trim. The building looks new from the road.
Walls with a wainscot
Two colors: a main panel above a Z-flashing and a wainscot band below it, with corner and base trim in the band color. Ordered as two panel lengths; we set the line above a girt.
One wall or a repair section
One wall that took the hail or the tractor, or the steel around a new door. Panels you bought matched to the existing profile and hung to lap the old steel correctly.
Order help only
You want to buy the steel and hang it yourself but want the order right. We write the panel, trim, closure and screw list from your measurements as a small flat job, and you take it to the counter.
Install Pole Barn Steel Siding I Bought — Labor-Only Panel Install: questions, answered
Will you install steel siding I bought for my pole barn?
Yes. That is what this page is. Buy the panels, trim and screws at Menards, Fleet Farm, ABC or a local steel supplier and we hang them, labor only, including stripping old steel, checking the girts and grade board, and setting all the trim. Send the wall measurements before you order and we write the list so nothing is short.
What do I need to order for pole barn steel siding?
Panels cut to the wall height for each wall, ordered long for gable ends, at the count of the wall length divided by the panel coverage plus one. Then the trim: base trim, outside and inside corners, J-trim for every door and window, eave trim, rake trim, and a Z-flashing if there is a wainscot. Foam closures under the eave trim, and color-matched screws with sealing washers in a length for the girts plus shorter stitch screws for trim laps. We write this list from your photos and measurements so you buy it once.
Menards Pro-Rib or a steel supplier: does it matter to you?
Not for the labor. Pro-Rib, the farm store brands and the supplier steel are all common rib profiles in the same range of gauges, and they hang the same way. What matters is that the trim, closures and screws match the panel you bought, that the lengths are right, and that the steel was stored flat and dry. A local supplier cuts to your exact lengths; the big stores stock set lengths you cut on site.
Do you cut steel panels with a grinder?
No. An abrasive cut-off wheel burns the paint at the edge and sprays hot filings across the panel that rust into the finish within a season. We cut with electric shears, a nibbler or a circular saw with a blade made for steel, and brush the filings off before the panel goes up. It is slower, and it is why our cut edges do not rust.
Does a pole barn need house wrap under the steel?
A cold storage building does not; the steel sheds water and the building breathes. A building you will heat and insulate benefits from a wrap under the steel, because it keeps wind out of the insulation and gives water that gets behind a trim a way to run down and out. If you plan to insulate later, it is far cheaper to wrap now than to pull the steel again. You supply it and we install it.
What if the delivery is short or a panel is damaged?
That is between you and the supplier, so we check the delivery against the order list with you on the first morning. Short trim or a bent panel found then is a trip to the store; found at the last wall it is a stopped job. Store the panels flat, off the ground and out of plastic wrap, because stacked wet steel stains within days and that is not covered either.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and for the builders and dealers we sub for. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough. You hear back within one business day. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
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