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Steel Building Erection in Littleton, Colorado
Photos from a GDL Steel job in Littleton, and why the city limits matter for who reviews a steel building’s plans.
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The Littleton job
A white steel building with its trim on
The photos from GDL Steel’s Littleton job, in the south Denver metro, show bare frames with purlins and girts, the first wall panels at dusk, and a white steel building with its walls and trim on.
GDL Steel is based in Colorado Springs, south of Littleton, and works across the Front Range. Have a steel building planned in Littleton or elsewhere in the Denver metro? Tell us where the site is and what you’re building.
- Frames, purlins and girts
- White wall panels and trim
- Wide open bays and a double walk door
- Cross bracing and the first wall panels
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Job photos
Photos from the Littleton job
Bare frames, the first wall panels at dusk, and the white building from two sides.
Building in Littleton
Before a steel building goes up in Littleton
Who reviews the plans depends on which side of the city limits the site is on. Here’s what the City of Littleton and Arapahoe County publish; confirm the details with the office that covers your site.
- City limits come first. A Littleton mailing address doesn’t mean a site is inside the city, because Littleton ZIP codes reach into Arapahoe, Jefferson and Douglas counties. City ZIP code map
- Inside the city. The City of Littleton Building Division reviews plans, issues permits and inspects, under the 2024 International Building Code adopted in July 2025. Design snow and wind loads come from ASCE 7-22. Littleton building codes
- Sealed drawings. The City’s commercial submittal list asks for structural members sealed by a Colorado professional engineer, and fire plans go separately to South Metro Fire Rescue. Commercial submittal requirements
- Unincorporated Arapahoe County. In unincorporated Arapahoe County, the county’s Building Division issues permits under the 2021 codes, with a design roof snow load of at least 30 psf and a 115 mph basic wind speed in its amendments. Arapahoe County Building Division
- Foundation piers. In unincorporated Arapahoe County, a Colorado-licensed engineer inspects foundation piers and caissons and issues a stamped compliance statement. County code amendments (PDF)
Questions
Littleton steel building questions
Does GDL Steel take jobs in Littleton and the Denver metro?
Yes. GDL Steel works across the Front Range from its base in Colorado Springs, and the Littleton job in these photos is in the south Denver metro. For a building in the Denver metro, call (719) 820-5298 or send the form below with the site address, the building’s size and your timeline.
Who issues the permit for a steel building in Littleton?
Inside city limits, the City of Littleton Building Division reviews plans, issues permits and inspects under the 2024 International Building Code, with snow and wind loads from ASCE 7-22. Unincorporated Arapahoe County uses the Arapahoe County Building Division and the 2021 codes. A Littleton mailing address doesn’t prove city limits, and Littleton ZIP codes also reach into Jefferson and Douglas counties, so confirm which office covers your site.
What should be on site before the erection crew arrives?
A finished foundation with the anchor bolts set to the manufacturer’s anchor bolt plan, the building package delivered or on its way, room for delivery trucks and lifts, and an agreement on who unloads the steel and supplies the lifting equipment. The commercial page covers each one.
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Planning a steel building in Littleton?
Send the site address, the building’s size and when you’d like steel to go up, and we’ll get back to you about next steps.
Phone: (719) 820-5298
Email: sales@gdlsteelllc.com
Service area: Colorado Springs and the Front Range, including Littleton and the Denver metro. We travel for larger jobs.
Other job areas
Where else GDL has worked
- Glade Park, Colorado
- Byers, Colorado
- Golden, Colorado
- Westcliffe, Colorado
- Hotchkiss, Colorado
- Longmont, Colorado
- Delta, Utah
- Pahrump, Nevada
- Mullen, Nebraska
- All service areas
- Commercial steel buildings
GDL Steel
Planning a steel building?
Tell us what you’re building and where, and we’ll get back to you about next steps.
GDL Steel erects pre-engineered steel buildings for commercial and residential projects in Colorado Springs and along the Front Range, and travels farther for larger jobs. Licensed and insured.
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(719) 820-5298
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sales@gdlsteelllc.com
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Colorado Springs and the Front Range, and we travel for larger jobs (service areas).
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General contractors: send a bid invitation.
Recent jobs: Byers, Glade Park, Golden, Hotchkiss, Littleton, Longmont and Westcliffe, CO; Delta, UT; Pahrump, NV; Mullen, NE
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