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Metal buildings in the San Antonio metro.
We supply shops, barndominiums, ranch buildings, commercial buildings and more across the San Antonio metro. Our work reaches from the city’s edge into the Hill Country and ranch land around it, and anywhere else you’re building.
County zoning
None
County permits
Commercial & public
County codes
2021 International
County review
30 days maximum
These figures apply in unincorporated Bexar County, where the Fire Marshal’s Office issues building permits. Cities set their own rules.
What people build around San Antonio
Suburban lots, Hill Country acreage and ranch land, often just outside the city limits.
Barndominiums
Steel truss is the fit. Drywall attaches to the frame, so there’s no second wall to build.
Shops & garages
Unfinished and under sixty feet wide, tubular steel is usually the answer, sized for the wind at your address.
Ranch buildings
Hay barns, equipment storage and covered pens. Red iron takes over past eighty feet.
Commercial buildings
Shops, warehouses and service buildings. Outside city limits, these go through the county Fire Marshal.
See what a steel building costs for real per-square-foot ranges.
Permitting metal buildings around San Antonio
Unincorporated Bexar County
- There’s no county zoning. Building permits cover commercial, public and multifamily buildings, through the Fire Marshal’s Office.
- Home permits are voluntary, usually when an HOA or a lender requires one. A septic permit may still apply.
Commercial permits
- Public Works signs off first. Then two plan sets: site plan, floor plan, all four elevations, electrical and HVAC layouts.
- The county reviews to the 2021 International Codes, within 30 days. Construction must start within 180 days of the permit.
Near a city
- In the extraterritorial jurisdiction of San Antonio or Helotes, the city may enforce its own requirements on top of the county’s.
- Inside city limits, the city permits and inspects.
Around San Antonio, a home or shop outside the city may never see an inspector. The county has no authority over residential construction unless you ask for a permit. Your lender or HOA may, though, so we engineer and document every building as if it will be reviewed.
We also serve New Braunfels, Boerne, Seguin, Castroville and the rest of South Texas. See all of Texas.
Local guides for San Antonio
Start with a conversation
Let’s talk about your San Antonio-area project.
Tell us what you’re planning and where you’re building. We’ll help you work out the next steps.
- Tell us what and whereSend us the size, how you’ll use the building and the address.
- We check the siteWe confirm who permits the address and which code and loads apply.
- You get a clear recommendationWe recommend the frame that fits and price it against the alternatives.
Or call
417-218-8348