Custom 60’x30′ Metal Building in Huntington, Texas: 3-Bay Heavy Equipment Workshop
Down around Huntington and out toward Lake Sam Rayburn, having plenty of dry, secure space to park your gear isn’t a luxury—it’s just plain necessary. Whether you’re pulling a bass boat off the water, parking heavy tractors and implements, or running a busy side shop with full-size work trucks, leaving your high-dollar equipment out under the East Texas pines will ruin clear coats and dry-rot tires fast. Our crew recently wrapped up this custom 60’x30′ clear-span metal building right out in Huntington, Texas. Sporting a sharp Charcoal Gray body, bright white trim, three oversized white roll-up garage doors, and an unpainted Galvalume roof, this 1,800-square-foot shop is built like a tank and laid out to get real work done.
Project Overview & Exterior Styling
This shop pairs a clean, high-contrast exterior with commercial-grade durability that looks right at home on Angelina County acreage:
- Footprint: 60′ x 30′ (1,800 sq. ft. total concrete foundation footprint)
- Building Type: Custom engineered clear-span steel workshop & garage
- Primary Wall Panels: Heavy-gauge Charcoal Gray metal siding
- Trim Package: Crisp white corner trim, eave trim, roof rake, and door framing
- Garage Doors: 3 extra-large white commercial metal roll-up doors
- Roofing System: High-reflectivity Galvalume metal roof
- Location: Huntington, Texas (Angelina County)
The deep Charcoal Gray panels give the building a solid, grounded profile, while the bright white trim and matching white roll-up doors snap everything into focus for standout curb appeal. Overhead, the heavy-gauge Galvalume roof does the heavy lifting against the heat. Instead of absorbing blistering summer sunshine, unpainted Galvalume bounces radiant heat right back into the atmosphere, helping keep the interior of this big shop noticeably cooler during long July and August workdays.
Standout Feature: Three Oversized Roll-Up Bay Doors
The centerpiece of this 60-foot shop is the three-bay layout, planned around hassle-free access and zero parking bottlenecks:
- Extra-Large Clearances: Standard residential garage doors are often too narrow or low for tall diesel rigs, lifted trucks, or high-console boats with radar arches. These three oversized commercial roll-up doors provide generous width and vertical clearance so you can pull big rigs in without holding your breath.
- No More Juggling Vehicles: With three separate roll-up bays along the 60-foot wall, every piece of equipment gets its own dedicated lane. You can park your daily driver truck in bay one, back the bass boat into bay two, and keep bay three open for your tractor, zero-turn, and rolling toolboxes without having to shuffle things around.
- Superior Cross-Breeze: Cracking or rolling up all three doors on mild spring mornings or breezy fall afternoons sweeps fresh air straight across the shop floor, making it an ideal shaded environment for servicing equipment, welding, or just visiting with friends on the weekend.
Clear-Span Strength for Heavy Work
Because there are zero interior support posts stealing floor space, the entire 30’x60′ interior is open, versatile, and ready for whatever setup the owner needs:
- 100% Usable Floor Space: Clear-span steel framing transfers all roof loads directly out to the reinforced perimeter walls. That leaves you free to set up long runs of heavy workbenches, install high-bay storage racks, or position a two-post vehicle lift without working around an annoying post in the center of the bay.
- Engineered Foundation: A building this size holding heavy vehicles needs a foundation that won’t give an inch. We poured a monolithic concrete slab with thickened perimeter footers and tightly tied steel rebar cages, designed specifically to carry concentrated wheel loads without cracking or settling in Angelina County’s sandy loam and red clay.
- Pest & Weather Tough: Wood-framed pole barns easily rot out at ground level or fall victim to termites. Structural steel and heavy-gauge sheet metal won’t rot, warp, or attract bugs, and they stand firm against severe straight-line thunderstorm winds and hail.
Start Your Custom Metal Building Build in Huntington or East Texas
Whether you need a heavy-duty 3-bay equipment shop in Huntington, a large storage warehouse out near the lake, or a detached garage by the house, McKnight Construction builds it right the first time. We treat our neighbors like family, handling every step of the job from site clearing and concrete flatwork to steel framing and the final trim.
Give our local team a call today at (936) 867-4282 to talk through your workshop plans, or contact us online to get your free estimate started.