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Metal Buildings

Metal buildings, designed and built right.

Pre-engineered steel buildings for almost any use, from a single-bay workshop to a 120,000 sq ft distribution center. One partner takes it from the first sketch through engineering, fabrication and standing steel.

One Partner, End to End

From first sketch to standing steel.

A metal building looks simple, but a good one is anything but. Frame sizing, connections, wind and snow loads, foundations, panels and openings all have to work together, and every part has to be buildable in the shop and in the field. We handle the whole chain in one place: architecture and engineering, PE-stamped calculations, shop detailing, fabrication, delivery and erection.

Design, engineering and detailing ship nationwide. Fabrication, delivery and on-site erection are self-performed across our eight construction states. Wherever your project sits, you get one accountable team and one number to call.

See it first

Design your building in 3D

Set your dimensions, roof, bracing, panels, colors and openings and watch it build itself on screen, engineered to your site's loads. Then send it to us for a real quote.

Open the 3D designer
What We Build

One system, almost any use.

Clear-span steel adapts to whatever has to go inside it. A few of the buildings we design and put up most often.

Steel warehouse and distribution building with loading docks

Warehouses & Distribution

Storage, fulfillment and dock-ready layouts.

Industrial steel manufacturing building

Manufacturing & Industrial

Crane-ready, column-free production space.

Commercial metal building with a stone and brick office front

Commercial & Retail

Offices, showrooms and service centers.

Agricultural steel barn and equipment building

Agricultural & Equipment

Barns, arenas and equipment storage.

Steel aircraft hangar with a tall bi-fold door

Aircraft Hangars

Wide clear spans and tall bi-fold doors.

Metal building gymnasium and community hall

Recreation & Assembly

Gyms, churches and event halls.

Residential steel workshop and multi-bay garage

Workshops & Garages

Shops, garages and barndominiums.

Insulated cold-storage steel building

Cold Storage & Coolers

Insulated, vapor-tight cold storage.

Don't see yours? If it's a clear-span steel building, we can design and build it. Tell us what you have in mind →

How We Build It

From engineered plans to standing steel.

One accountable team owns every phase, so nothing gets lost between the drawing and the building.

1Graded construction site being prepared

Prepare the site

Grade the pad, set the footings and pour the foundation to the engineered plans.

2Structural steel being fabricated in the shop

Fabricate the steel

Frames, secondary steel and panels cut, welded and finished to the model.

3Steel building frame being erected

Erect the frame

Rigid frames go up on the foundation, braced, bolted and squared on site.

4Finished metal building

Finish the building

Panels, doors, trim and closeout — handed over ready to use.

CADLIONS 3D metal building designer Live 3D
Design It Yourself

See your building before you buy it.

Our 3D designer isn't a brochure gimmick. Set the width, length, eave height, roof pitch, bracing, panels, insulation, colors, doors and windows, and it builds a real, structurally-aware model on screen, pulling wind, snow and seismic loads for your actual site by ZIP code.

  • Configure every dimension and option in real time
  • Loads engineered to code for your ZIP
  • Save a spec sheet, share a link, or send it to us for a quote
Design your building
Structural steel frame of a metal building with rigid frames, purlins and girts, partway through cladding
Built In, Not Bolted On

Engineered into every building.

The parts that decide whether a building lasts thirty years or leaks in three — sized and detailed for your project, not a catalog average.

  • Rigid steel frame — tapered columns and rafters that clear-span with no interior columns.
  • Roof & wall panels — PBR or standing-seam, 26 or 24 gauge, in your color.
  • Code-driven loads — wind, snow and seismic to ASCE 7 for your exact site.
  • Insulation & envelope — R-11 to R-30 with a vapor barrier for comfort and condensation control.
  • Foundations — footings and slabs to ACI 318 for the frame reactions and your soil.
Where We Work

Design nationwide. Built in eight states.

Engineering, detailing and PE-stamped packages ship anywhere in the country. Fabrication, delivery and on-site erection are self-performed across the states below, with concrete and foundations handled in-house on those jobs.

TennesseeGeorgiaAlabamaKentucky TexasFloridaSouth CarolinaNorth Carolina

Building outside these states? We'll still design, engineer and detail the whole package for your local fabricator and erector.

Map of the United States with Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina highlighted
FAQ

Metal building questions, answered.

The things people ask before they commit to steel.

It's a steel building whose frame is engineered and fabricated specifically for your dimensions and site loads, then bolted together on a foundation. Because the design is optimized before anything is cut, you get long clear spans, fast erection and less wasted steel than conventional construction.

Clear spans well past 100 feet are routine, and wider is possible with the right frame. The 3D designer lets you set the width and see the frame react. For anything unusual, we'll confirm the most efficient framing before you commit.

Yes. Structural design, connection design and calculation packages are prepared in-house and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer, so your permit set and submittals move without waiting on a third party.

That's the point of engineering it. Loads are pulled for your actual location to ASCE 7 and the applicable IBC, and the frame, panels and foundations are sized to them, not to a generic default.

Both, depending on where you are. Across our eight construction states we fabricate, deliver and erect, and handle the foundations. Anywhere else, we deliver a complete engineered and detailed package for your local crew to put up.

Fastest way: build it in the 3D designer and send it to us, or send us what you have and we'll scope it. Either way we come back with a realistic turnaround and a number, usually within one business day.

Start Your Building

Ready to see it standing?

Design it in 3D and send it over, or just tell us what you need. We'll handle the rest, from the drawing to the steel in the air.