40 × 50metal fabrication and welding shop
A black and charcoal fabrication shop with a bridge crane, welding bays for MIG and TIG, sheet-metal machines, bar and sheet storage, a press and a blast cabinet.A finished design you can open, change and price: 2,000 sq ft, 16′ eaves, a 3/12 roof. Every picture below is a path-traced render of this exact design file; outside, it stands in a real photographed yard.
Exterior · real yard- Footprint40′ × 50′
- Eave height16′
- Roof3/12 pitch
- Openings6
- FeatureBridge crane
- FeatureMIG and TIG bays
- FeaturePress
- FeatureBlast cabinet
Material list
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| Posts, 6×6 laminated | 462 ft of post |
| Trusses, 40 ft span, 3/12 | 280 ft of span |
| Purlins, 2×4 on edge | 1,249 lin ft |
| Wall girts, 2×4 flat | 1,620 lin ft |
| Splash board, treated 2×8 | 180 lin ft |
| Headers over wide openings, 2-ply 2×12 | 53 lin ft |
| Siding | |
| Walls · Ribbed steel, Charcoal | 2,661 sq ft |
| Wainscot · Steel, contrasting colour, Black | 540 sq ft |
| Roof | |
| Roof steel · Black | 2,252 sq ft |
| Trim | |
| Ridge cap · Black | 53 lin ft |
| Eave and rake trim | 191 lin ft |
| Corner and base trim | 245 lin ft |
| Foundation | |
| Concrete slab, 4 in, 4,000 psi, fiber, power trowel | 2,000 sq ft |
| Thickened edge, 12 in deep | 180 lin ft |
| Post piers, 16 in × 48 in | 22 each |
| Site | |
| Apron, concrete | 263 sq ft |
| Drive, gravel | 945 sq ft |
| Inside | |
| Interior, white steel liner panel | 2,661 sq ft |
| Interior, steel liner ceiling | 2,000 sq ft |
| Openings | |
| Garage door · sectional, 14′ × 14′ | 196 sq ft of door |
| Door with glass, 3′ × 6′ 8″ | 1 each |
| Garage door · sectional, 12′ × 12′ | 144 sq ft of door |
| Casement window, 6′ × 3′ | 2 each |
| Casement window, 8′ × 3′ | 1 each |
Questions
How much does a 40 × 50 metal fabrication and welding shop cost?
This design comes to about $57,618, or $29 per square foot, at standard-quality Midwest prices, each one sourced (Home Depot, Midwest post-frame suppliers and 2026 cost guides) and checked on October 16, 2026: the frame, steel, doors and trim as materials, and the slab, thickened edge, post piers, apron and drive installed, the way concrete is quoted. Erection labour is optional, and utilities, equipment and furnishings are never priced. Open the design to choose a budget, standard or premium build, step any part up or down, set your region, and see where every price came from.
What materials does a 40 × 50 metal fabrication and welding shop need?
The full take-off is above: posts, trusses, purlins and girts, steel for the walls and roof, trim, the slab and every door and window, counted from the design with common post-frame rules.
Can I change the design?
Yes. Open it in the designer and change the size, the 40′ × 50′ footprint, the eave height, the steel colours, the doors and everything inside. The renders, the drawing set, the material list and the price follow every change.
Can I see it on my own land?
Yes. Make a share link and open it on your phone to place the building in your yard at true size, then walk around it.