2,400 sq ft · clear span · Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas
40x60 Metal Building Cost & Specs
2,400 square feet — the workhorse size for contractors, serious hobbyists and small businesses. Twice the area of a 30x40 for well under twice the cost.
What a 40x60 Costs in Texas
2,400 square feet at 2026 North Texas pricing. Ranges reflect eave height, wind rating, door configuration and how much of the interior is finished.
| Scope | Per sq ft | 40x60 total |
|---|---|---|
| Shell, installed | $22–$40 | $53,000–$96,000 |
| Turnkey shop or garagemost common | $65–$105 | $156,000–$252,000 |
| Finished commercial | $85–$155 | $204,000–$372,000 |
Shell includes
Engineered foundation, the pre-engineered steel frame and panels, erection, and a standard roll-up door. Shell is the scope those bargain “steel building from $25,000” adverts are quoting — steel delivered and stood up, and nothing else.
Turnkey adds
Insulation, interior framing, electrical rough-in, HVAC where specified, overhead and walk doors, permits, and finish-out. A building you can actually use on handover.
Pricing basis: completed UTS BuildPros projects across DFW and North Texas, 2025–2026. Updated August 2026.
What People Build at 40x60
- Contractor shop with equipment bays and material storage
- Small manufacturing or fabrication space
- Multi-vehicle shop with lift bays
- Agricultural equipment storage and repair
- Shop with a finished office and restroom
Worth thinking about
This is where cost per square foot bottoms out for most buyers. The frame is efficient at 40 feet, the erection crew is on site the same number of days as a smaller building, and the added area is nearly all usable. If you are choosing between 30x40 and 40x60, compare total cost rather than size — the gap is usually smaller than people expect.
Eave heights
14 ft · 16 ft · 18 ft
Eave height costs little at build time and cannot be changed afterwards.
Typical doors
Typically two to three 12x14 overhead doors, often with one 14x16 for taller equipment. At 60 feet of length there is room for doors on both gable ends for drive-through access.
Slab & foundation
5-inch slab at 3,500 psi is the common specification, with thickened footings under frame columns. Drive-through use or loaded trailers justify 6 inches in the traffic lanes.
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Open the 3D Designer40x60 Questions, Answered
A 40x60 shell runs roughly $53,000–$96,000 installed. Turnkey — slab, erection, insulation, electrical, overhead doors and finish — typically lands between $156,000 and $252,000. Used as a finished commercial space the range moves to $204,000–$372,000.
14 feet handles most shop use and standard equipment. Go to 16 if you want a two-post lift with a truck raised, or plan to stack racking. 18 feet is worth it for RV storage or if a boom lift needs to operate inside. Eave height is inexpensive at build time and impossible to change later.
Yes. A 40-foot width is comfortably clear span with no interior columns, leaving all 2,400 square feet usable and letting you reconfigure the layout later without working around posts.
Often, yes — it is a common footprint for service shops, small warehouses and flex space. Commercial use brings ADA requirements, occupancy-rated exits, fire separation and usually a heavier electrical service, which is why finished commercial pricing runs above turnkey shop pricing.
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