
Commercial Shop & Auto Facility Buildings
5,000 – 40,000 sq ft · 16'–28' eave
Contractor yards, fleet maintenance, truck and diesel shops, and multi-bay retail service buildings with office build-outs.
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What is a commercial shops steel building?
A commercial shop or service center is a steel building organized around drive-through bays, tall overhead doors and an attached office or parts area. Framed openings, lift-friendly bay spacing, crane or hoist provisions and mezzanine office framing are all designed with the primary frame.
What drives the price
Door count, eave height and the office or mezzanine package drive shop pricing. Insulation and in-floor heat are the usual next decisions.
Commercial Shops at a glance
- Typical size range
- 5,000 – 40,000 sq ft
- Common eave height
- 16' – 28'
- Bays
- Drive-through with 14'–20' overhead doors
- Office
- Slab-level or mezzanine build-out
- Ways to buy
- Kit only, or supplied and installed
What it is
Commercial Shops built in steel
Drive-through bays, lift-ready slabs, wainscot and trim packages that match your brand colors, and framed openings for every overhead and man door.
Who buys this building
Contractors, fleet operators, truck and diesel shops, collision and auto service centers, and equipment dealers.
Panels & colors
Super Span X walls in your brand colors, dark wainscot for the tire and bumper zone, standing seam roof, insulated assembly where the shop is heated.
See the full color chartHow we engineer it
- Drive-through bays with doors on both gable ends for pull-through service
- Column spacing set to bay width so lifts and pits stay clear of steel
- Overhead crane or jib capacity where fleet work needs it
- Office and parts mezzanine framed into the building
- Exhaust, compressed air, and heater hanging loads carried by the purlins
Sizing
Common commercial shops sizes
| Width x length x eave | Floor area | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| 50' x 100' x 16' | 5,000 sq ft | Four-bay service shop |
| 60' x 150' x 20' | 9,000 sq ft | Fleet maintenance with office |
| 80' x 200' x 24' | 16,000 sq ft | Truck and diesel drive-through |
| 100' x 250' x 28' | 25,000 sq ft | Equipment dealer service center |
Sizes are starting points. Every building is engineered to your footprint, equipment and local code before fabrication.
Commercial Shops projects
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Commercial Shops brochures & spec sheets
View or download materials right now — no form required. Need stamped drawings or a full submittal package? Request it and a specialist sends it over.
All downloads & materialsColors & finishes
Pick the commercial shops color scheme
Every commercial shops ships with SMP WeatherXL finishes on roof, walls, wainscot and trim. Mix and match roof, wall, wainscot and trim colors from the full AMF chart, including premium Signature Series finishes.
View panels & color chart- Galvalume Plus
- Polar White
- Ash Gray
- Old Town Gray
- Steel Gray
- Black
- Burnished Slate
- Koko Brown
- Colonial Red
- Patriot Red
- Light Stone
- Surfsand
- Sahara Tan
- Fern Green
- Evergreen
- Colony Green
- Royal Blue
- Hawaiian Blue
- Cool White
- Light Stone SS
3D visualizer
Design your commercial shops in 3D, then email it for a bid
Set width, length and eave height, add framed openings, walk doors, windows and wainscoting, then paint it in real AMF colors. Export renderings, a spec sheet or a brochure PDF — or send the design straight to our estimating team.
FAQ
Commercial Shops questions
- What eave height for a truck shop?
- 24' to 28' typical, driven by the overhead door height plus lift travel and any overhead crane.
- Can I match my brand colors?
- Yes — the color chart covers standard and premium SMP finishes, and we can specify walls, wainscot, roof and trim separately.
- Can you frame for a paint booth?
- Booth openings, make-up air penetrations, and the added collateral load are engineered in when you tell us the equipment.
- Kit or turnkey?
- Both. Shops in the 5,000 to 15,000 sq ft range are the most common owner-installed kits we ship.
- What eave height do I need for vehicle lifts?
- Plan 16 feet minimum for a standard two-post lift and 18 to 20 feet for stacked storage or heavy-truck service.
- Can the office be in a mezzanine?
- Yes. Mezzanine framing, stairs and the added floor load are engineered into the building rather than added later.
Service areas
Commercial Shops buildings delivered to all 50 states
We supply and install commercial shops buildings nationwide — from Alabama to Wyoming — with stamped engineering for local wind, snow and seismic loads. Pick your state for lead times, code notes and local project examples.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Price your commercial shops
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