5,000 sq ft · clear span · Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas
50x100 Metal Building Cost & Specs
5,000 square feet of clear-span space. Warehouse, distribution and light industrial territory — and the size where getting the eave height and slab specification right matters most.
What a 50x100 Costs in Texas
5,000 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 | 50x100 total |
|---|---|---|
| Shell, installed | $22–$40 | $110,000–$200,000 |
| Turnkey shop or garage | $65–$105 | $325,000–$525,000 |
| Finished commercialmost common | $85–$155 | $425,000–$775,000 |
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 50x100
- Warehouse and distribution
- Light manufacturing with equipment runs
- Cold storage or climate-controlled inventory
- Contractor yard building with shop and storage
- Flex-industrial with office frontage
Worth thinking about
Eave height drives more of the value here than square footage. At 16 feet you get one level of racking; at 20–24 you get two or three, effectively multiplying storage without enlarging the footprint. Racking capacity is usually worth more than extra floor area at this size.
Eave heights
16 ft · 18 ft · 20 ft · 24 ft
Eave height costs little at build time and cannot be changed afterwards.
Typical doors
Typically two to four 14x16 overhead doors, often with at least one dock-height position. Drive-through at 100 feet of length is genuinely practical for trailer loading.
Slab & foundation
6-inch slab at 4,000 psi with reinforcement, thickened under racking lines and in traffic lanes. Forklift use makes joint layout and control-joint placement a real design decision rather than a detail.
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Open the 3D Designer50x100 Questions, Answered
A 50x100 shell runs roughly $110,000–$200,000 installed. Finished as a commercial or warehouse facility — HVAC, lighting, dock equipment, office build-out and ADA compliance — expect $425,000–$775,000 depending on finish level.
Work backwards from pallet height. 16 feet handles one racking level plus clearance. 20 feet fits two comfortably. 24 gives three for standard pallets. Since added eave height costs far less than added floor area, most buyers under-specify here and regret it.
Typically 5–9 months from contract to certificate of occupancy. Commercial permitting and design review drive most of the timeline — the steel and erection are rarely the bottleneck.
Yes. A 50-foot width is clear span with no interior columns, which is what makes the space work for racking and forklift circulation. We build clear spans to 200+ feet.
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