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.

Commercial, industrial and residential metal buildings in Pittsburg and Camp County. About 1 hour 40 minutes from Royse City.
US 271 and SH 11 meet at the county seat. This is poultry country, Lake Bob Sandlin sits to the north, and agricultural and light industrial buildings are the common ask.
City of Pittsburg. Camp County outside the limits. Poultry operations are common in the county, and those buildings carry ventilation and wash-down requirements a plain shop does not.
Sandy loam over red clay, on the edge of the piney woods. Drainage design matters more than foundation depth here.
About 1 hour 40 minutes from Royse City. Distance is not what decides whether we take a job. Size is.
Warehouses, retail strip centers, multi-tenant, flex, industrial shops, self-storage and agricultural buildings.
Shop-houses and steel-framed homes on your land, priced by finish level with the allowances written down.
Churches, event venues, distilleries, hangars, covered arenas, cabanas and pavilions. Priced one at a time.
Photographs and scope on every one in our projects.
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 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
City of Pittsburg. Camp County outside the limits. Poultry operations are common in the county, and those buildings carry ventilation and wash-down requirements a plain shop does not.
Sandy loam over red clay, on the edge of the piney woods. Drainage design matters more than foundation depth here.
Yes. About 1 hour 40 minutes from Royse City. We take commercial, industrial and residential metal buildings in Pittsburg and across Camp County.
All 120 towns we build in, by county.
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