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Metal buildings in Ennis

Commercial, industrial and residential metal buildings in Ennis and Ellis County. About 1 hour from Royse City.

Building here

What Ennis is like to build in

Interstate 45 frontage is the distribution corridor and it is why the large commercial demand is here. The Texas Motorplex and the bluebonnet trail acreage are the county side, flat ground and expansive clay under it.

Permits

City of Ennis. Ellis County for unincorporated acreage. Interstate 45 frontage brings TxDOT into driveway and access questions.

The ground

Blackland clay. Flat ground, which helps the pad, and heavy seasonal movement, which does not help the slab.

The drive

About 1 hour from Royse City. Distance is not what decides whether we take a job. Size is.

What we build in Ennis

Commercial and industrial

Warehouses, retail strip centers, multi-tenant, flex, industrial shops, self-storage and agricultural buildings.

Barndominiums

Shop-houses and steel-framed homes on your land, priced by finish level with the allowances written down.

Specialty structures

Churches, event venues, distilleries, hangars, covered arenas, cabanas and pavilions. Priced one at a time.

Photographs and scope on every one in our projects.

Commercial pricing

Includes engineered frame, roof and wall panels, slab and foundation, doors, erection, permits and basic site grading. Dried in and usable.

Building size	Per SF
1,500 - 2,999 SF	$52 - $68
3,000 - 4,999 SF	$46 - $58
5,000 - 9,999 SF	$38 - $50
10,000 - 19,999 SF	$32 - $42
20,000 SF and up	$27 - $36

Barndominium pricing

Living area only. Finish level drives the number, not size.

Finish level	What it is	Per SF
Shell, dried in	Slab, frame, roof, wall panels, windows, exterior doors. No interior.	$62 - $78
Basic finish	Spray foam, HVAC, standard cabinets, LVP flooring, builder-grade fixtures.	$118 - $138
Mid finish	Quality cabinets, mixed flooring, upgraded fixtures and trim.	$145 - $172
High finish	Custom cabinets, stone counters, premium fixtures, custom features.	$185 - $225

Under 2,500 SF, add 10 percent. Fixed costs do not shrink with the house. Attached shop or garage space runs $48 - $62 per SF.

Full breakdown on the pricing page.

Is this a fit

We're probably not your builder if

You need a repair or a service call.
You're looking at a shed, a carport, or a kit.
You want the steel dropped and nothing else.

We're a fit if

You're building 1,500 SF or more of finished commercial or industrial space.
You're building a 2,000 SF or larger home on your land.
You want one contractor from slab to final finish.

Before you call anyone

Guide

Metal building cost in Texas

What a metal building actually costs in Texas in 2026, by size and by scope, with the site costs nobody puts in the brochure number.

Guide

Metal building permits in Texas

Who issues the permit, what a Texas jurisdiction actually wants to see, what changes outside city limits, and what the whole process costs in time.

Guide

What a slab actually costs

Foundation cost per square foot in Texas by loading, why Blackland clay changes the design, and why leaving the slab out of a quote makes it look cheap.