2,400 sq ft · clear span · Texas, Oklahoma & Arkansas
60x40 Metal Building Cost & Specs
2,400 square feet in a wide-and-shallow footprint. Same area as a 40x60, but the 60-foot width across the front suits sites with road frontage or where you want more doors facing out.
What a 60x40 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 | 60x40 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 60x40
- Multi-bay shop with every bay accessible from the front
- Service business with vehicles pulled in side by side
- Equipment storage where everything needs front access
- Shop on a wide, shallow lot
Worth thinking about
60x40 and 40x60 have identical area but behave differently. Choose 60x40 when access matters more than depth — several bays all reachable from the front. Choose 40x60 when you want depth for a work aisle or drive-through, and it will usually cost a little less because a 40-foot frame is more efficient than a 60-foot one.
Eave heights
14 ft · 16 ft · 18 ft
Eave height costs little at build time and cannot be changed afterwards.
Typical doors
The 60-foot frontage takes three or four overhead doors side by side — the main reason to choose this orientation over 40x60. Every bay gets its own door with no shuffling vehicles.
Slab & foundation
5-inch slab at 3,500 psi standard, with thickened footings under frame columns. The wider span carries slightly heavier column loads than a 40-foot width.
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Open the 3D Designer60x40 Questions, Answered
A 60x40 shell runs roughly $53,000–$96,000 installed, with turnkey typically between $156,000 and $252,000. Pricing is close to a 40x60 of the same area, usually slightly higher because the wider clear span needs heavier framing.
40x60 is usually marginally cheaper. Both enclose 2,400 square feet, but a 40-foot clear span uses lighter frames than a 60-foot span. If door access across the front is what you need, the difference is generally worth paying.
Commonly, yes — through construction lending, an equipment or improvement loan, or in some cases a home equity product where the building sits on residential property. Tell us early if financing is involved, because lenders usually want a fixed-price contract and a defined draw schedule.
Most prices published online are for the steel kit alone: the frame, panels and trim, before any foundation or erection. The ranges on this page are installed. An erected 60x40 shell runs $53,000–$96,000, and a turnkey shop or garage runs $156,000–$252,000 once the slab, insulation, doors, electrical and permitting are in. To compare a kit quote fairly, add the slab, the erection crew and freight to it first.
Want every line item behind these numbers — slab, erection, doors, insulation, permits? Read the full Texas metal building cost breakdown.
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