60×100 Metal Building
6,000 sq ft 12 to 16 ft eave
A 60×100 metal building delivers 6,000 square feet of clear-span space, enough room for a working warehouse, a multi-bay shop, a light commercial or retail floor, or covered storage for trucks, RVs and equipment. Universal Steel of America is a US manufacturer: we engineer every 60×100 to your local snow, wind and seismic code, fabricate the primary red-iron frame in our own plants, and ship it across the US and internationally ready to assemble.
At 100 feet long with a column-free 60-foot width, this size gives you an unobstructed interior that smaller buildings cannot, so you can lay out racking aisles, drive lanes or work bays without designing around interior posts. We have served customers across the US and, internationally, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, South America and Africa since 1995, and we ship from the plant closest to your site to keep freight and lead times down.
- Dimensions
- 60 ft wide x 100 ft long
- Floor area
- 6000 sq ft
- Clear span
- 60 ft column-free
- Typical eave height
- 12 to 16 ft (18 to 20 ft available)
- Frame
- bolt-up red-iron (PEMB) primary steel
- Panels
- steel roof and wall panels in a range of colors
- Loads
- engineered to local snow, wind and seismic code
- Finish warranty
- 25 to 40 year paint and coating warranty
- Delivery
- shipped from the closest plant to your site
- Erection
- optional professional service, or assemble with your own crew
Popular uses for a 60×100 Metal Building
Small warehouse and storage
The 60-foot clear span and 100-foot length make this a practical small warehouse, with room for racking aisles, drive lanes and a loading area free of interior columns. Taller eave options let you stack pallets high or add a mezzanine for extra storage. It suits inventory, distribution overflow and bulk goods.
Metal warehouse buildingsWorkshop and contractor shop
At 6,000 square feet you can run several work bays, a parts counter and a small office while keeping a deep open floor for projects and equipment. The column-free span is ideal for trade contractors, fabrication and fleet maintenance. Add roll-up doors sized to your largest trucks or trailers.
Steel shop buildingsMulti-bay garage and vehicle storage
A 60x100 holds a large multi-bay garage for trucks, trailers, tractors and collections, with wide doors and tall eaves for oversized vehicles. The open interior lets you reconfigure bays as your fleet changes. It is a popular choice for owners storing several vehicles under one roof.
Metal garagesRV and boat storage
With 18 to 20 foot eaves, this size accommodates tall motorhomes, fifth-wheels and boats on trailers with clearance to spare. The long, clear floor lets you pull vehicles straight in and out without maneuvering around posts. It works equally well for private storage or a commercial storage operation.
RV and boat storage buildingsLight commercial and retail
The 60x100 gives a commercial tenant an open sales floor, showroom or service space that can be finished out for retail, offices or a studio. Frame in storefront windows and walk doors and the steel shell becomes a flexible commercial box. It is well suited to showrooms, fitness space and small-format retail.
Commercial steel buildingsAgricultural and equipment storage
For farms and ranches, 6,000 square feet covers equipment, hay, feed and shop space in one engineered building. The clear span keeps large implements easy to park and move, and tall doors fit combines and sprayers. Loads are engineered to your local snow and wind code.
Agricultural steel buildingsWhy 6,000 square feet works so hard
The 60×100 footprint hits a sweet spot for owners who have outgrown a 60×80 but do not need the full bulk of a 60×120 or 80×100. The added length gives you room for a parts counter and offices at one end while keeping a deep, open production or storage bay, and the 60-foot clear span suits everything from distribution and manufacturing to auto repair. Every frame is engineered to code for your county, not pulled from a generic catalog.
Built around your eave height and doors
Eave heights from 12 to 16 feet are typical at this size, with 18 to 20 feet available when you need to stack pallets high, run a crane, or fit tall roll-up doors for trucks and trailers. Tell us how you will use the space and we size the columns, openings and bracing to match. Allow roughly two feet of clearance from the eave to the top of your tallest door.
Need living quarters in the mix?
A 60×100 leaves plenty of room to combine a shop or storage bay with a finished living area, a layout often called a barndominium. Living quarters change the engineering and the permitting, so if that is your plan, start on our barndominium page and we will build the shell to suit. For a pure workspace or commercial building, the options below are the common starting points.
60×100 Metal Building questions
What is the average cost of a 60x100 metal building?
Industry-typical pricing for an engineered red-iron 60x100 runs roughly $25 to $45 per square foot for the steel kit and about $45 to $85 per square foot turnkey, so a finished building often lands somewhere between $270,000 and $510,000. The exact figure depends on eave height, snow and wind loads, doors, insulation and site work. These are general market estimates, not a Universal Steel quote, so request an engineered quote for your real price.
How many square feet is a 60x100 building?
A 60x100 building is 6,000 square feet (60 feet multiplied by 100 feet). Because the frame is clear-span, almost all of that area is usable open floor with no interior columns. That makes it one of the most flexible mid-size footprints for warehouses, shops and commercial space.
How much does a 60x100 barndominium cost?
A 60x100 barndominium costs more than a plain shell because the finished living quarters add framing, insulation, plumbing, electrical and interior work. The steel building itself follows the ranges above, while the build-out of the living area is a separate cost that varies widely by finish level. Living quarters also change the engineering and permitting, so see our barndominium page for how we handle that layout.
Is a 60x100 steel building better than a pole barn?
For a building this size, an engineered steel frame is generally stronger and longer lasting than a pole barn. Red-iron columns give you a true 60-foot clear span with no interior posts, resist rot and pests that affect wood, and are engineered to your local snow, wind and seismic code. A pole barn can cost less up front, but a steel building typically offers more usable space and a longer service life.
What eave height should I choose for a 60x100 metal building?
Most 60x100 buildings use a 12 to 16 foot eave, which suits general shop, storage and commercial use. Choose 18 to 20 feet if you need to stack pallets high, install a crane, or fit tall roll-up doors for RVs, trucks or trailers. Allow about two feet of clearance between the eave and the top of your tallest door.
Does Universal Steel deliver and install a 60x100 building?
Yes. We engineer your 60x100 to your local code and ship it from the plant closest to your site anywhere in the US and internationally across the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, South America and Africa. Professional erection is an optional service, so you can have a qualified crew assemble it for you or put it up with your own team using our engineered drawings.
Get your 60x100 estimate
We engineer and ship from the closest plant, across the US and internationally. Tell us your site and use.