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Commercial Shops & Auto Facilities built by AMF Steel Buildings

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 chart

How 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

Typical commercial shops dimensions, floor area and use
Width x length x eaveFloor areaTypical use
50' x 100' x 16'5,000 sq ftFour-bay service shop
60' x 150' x 20'9,000 sq ftFleet maintenance with office
80' x 200' x 24'16,000 sq ftTruck and diesel drive-through
100' x 250' x 28'25,000 sq ftEquipment dealer service center

Sizes are starting points. Every building is engineered to your footprint, equipment and local code before fabrication.

Commercial Shops projects

Full gallery
Shop building with overhead doors, walk door and matching trim.
Metal garage & shop
Garage kit shipped ready to bolt together with stamped drawings.
Steel garage kit
Steel-framed alternative to a pole barn with a longer service life.
Pole barn alternative
Service shop with multiple overhead doors, offices and a lit customer entry.
Auto repair shop

Downloads

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.

Color chartPDF · view nowRequest full packageEmailed by a specialist
All downloads & materials

Colors & 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.

Three ways to get your commercial shops building

We supply complete steel buildings — installed turnkey by our own crews — and we supply bolt-together metal building kits. Pick the scope that fits your crew and schedule.

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.

Request a quote

Price your commercial shops

This request is pre-set to Commercial Shops & Auto Facilities. Tell us the footprint and site and we will come back with a real building quote.

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Tell us about the project

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