Edgerton exists because the oilfield does, and every building we put up there has to answer to that fact. It sits at the edge of the Salt Creek Oil Field and was created to serve the oil businesses and the residents who supported the field. Only people who worked directly for an oil company could live on the field itself. A town with that history needs housing, shops and a few commercial buildings, and it needs them built to survive the swings of the industry.
The numbers are small. Edgerton sits at 4,898 feet and had 153 residents in the 2020 census. We do not treat a small town as a small job. Distance, winter and a limited local trade base turn a modest building into a project that needs real planning. The owner deserves a contractor who shows up with a clear scope, a fixed schedule and a realistic price.
WYO 387 continues east through Edgerton after passing Midwest, so supplies and crews arrive on one main road. We use that to plan deliveries and to tell owners honestly when a closed road will stop a pour. Most of the people who hire us here run something on the field or sell to those who do.
Four kinds of buildings come up most. The first is workforce housing: apartments, duplexes and bunk-style units for crews that rotate in and out. We handle that under multifamily apartment construction and scale the design to the operator's needs. The second is the shop and yard, usually a steel building with a heavy slab and a few overhead doors. The third is small commercial, such as a store, café, or fuel and convenience stop. The fourth is storage, where self-storage construction offers a simple, low-maintenance product for equipment and household goods.
We choose the structure by use and by cycle. A bunkhouse for a seasonal contractor can be modular or light-frame with high durability finishes. A permanent apartment building needs full code compliance, accessible units and a long life. We show the owner both options, with cost and resale or reuse consequences, so the decision is made with open eyes.
Edgerton's client base includes field operators and contractors, property owners who rent to them, and small business owners. Property managers keep the buildings working through winter, so we coordinate closely with property management firms to pick materials that are easy to repair and maintain. Housing investors and developers often come from the multifamily developers side, and they want a predictable cost and schedule.
A town that began as company housing has a particular rhythm. Demand can rise quickly when a field expands, and fall just as quickly when it contracts. We design for that: units that can be rented individually or in blocks, shared utilities that are easy to meter, and parking that is sized for trucks. Owners who plan for the down year are glad they did.
We are realistic about cycles. Oilfield towns do not grow in a straight line, and the buildings we put up should earn their cost across more than one cycle. We start every project by asking three questions: who is the first tenant, who is the second, and what happens to the building in a slow year? The answers shape the floor plan, the finish level and the utilities.
That approach leads to a few habits. We design shells with future partitions in mind. We choose durable flooring and wall finishes that handle boots, tools and mud. We separate systems so one tenant's outage does not shut down the rest. And we build at a pace that lets the owner finance the work in stages, with the first phase paying for part of the second. The same ideas work next door in Midwest and out on the Salt Creek Oil Field.
Edgerton is far from city hall. The International Code Council states that Wyoming has no single statewide building code, and that cities and counties adopt and enforce their own. Casper's building page lists the 2024 International Codes, but a project in Edgerton may be reviewed by a different authority, on a different schedule, with different amendments. We ask who has jurisdiction, get their code list in writing and build the permit submittal to match.
State statute lets qualifying counties and municipalities enforce building, fire and electrical standards, and a locality that does so must keep its standards at least as strict as the state's within six months after new state codes are adopted. That is why we check the local edition before we start a design, because a code update can overlap with a long project. Frost depth, wind and snow values are also set locally, so we obtain the published design criteria for the parcel and give them to the engineer.
Once the first building is up, owners usually ask for more: a second shop, a parking and truck area, paving or additional units. Our restaurant construction service covers small food-service buildouts, and the site trade partners finish gravel and paved areas. Where a building is already in use, we phase the work so tenants stay in place.
Some owners also ask about renovating older structures. Many field-era buildings have sound frames and poor envelopes. We assess the structure, the roof and the utilities first, and compare renovation with new construction. If renovation costs more than a replacement, we say so. A frank answer saves an owner from spending money on a building that will not last.
Tell us what the building is for, who will use it and when it has to be open. We will give you a price, a schedule and an honest view of how the building holds up through a slow year.
The town was created to serve the oil businesses and residents supporting the Salt Creek Oil Field, and only company workers could live on the field itself. That history is why housing, shops and service buildings dominate the market.
It depends on how long crews stay. Short stints suit bunk-style or modular units. Longer assignments suit apartments or duplexes with kitchens. We help owners price each type and plan reuse if demand drops.
It depends on the parcel. Wyoming does not have a single statewide building code, so authorities adopt their own. We confirm jurisdiction and the adopted code before drawings are finalized.
Travel, mobilization and limited local labor all add cost. We price those items openly and look for ways to combine work to reduce them.
Yes. We often design a master plan with the first phase self-contained and utilities sized for later phases. Owners can start with what they need now and add buildings as leasing supports it.