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Building Sizes We Recommend
Common sizes for popular uses. Need Something Different? We can design it around your requirements. Explore our most popular Butler Building Dimensions
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Built for Everyday Versatility
Accessory buildings provide flexible space for storage, workshops, equipment, inventory, or operational support. Butler systems are engineered to adapt to your needs while delivering the strength and durability expected from a permanent steel building.
Maximize Your Property
Add valuable, functional space without the limitations of traditional construction. Whether expanding an existing facility or creating a standalone structure, accessory buildings help you make better use of your property while supporting future growth.
Custom Configurations Available
Every operation has unique space requirements. Butler accessory buildings can be customized with overhead doors, walk doors, insulation, windows, partitions, and a variety of exterior finishes to create a building that works exactly the way you need.
Low Maintenance Performance
Built with premium steel components and durable factory-applied finishes, Butler accessory buildings are designed to resist weather, corrosion, and everyday wear. That means less maintenance, lower ownership costs, and dependable performance for years to come.
Engineered for Lasting Strength
Every Butler accessory building is factory engineered to meet local building codes, wind loads, and snow loads. The result is a dependable structure designed to protect your equipment, materials, and investments in every season.
Factory Direct Butler Quality
As an authorized Butler Builder®, we provide genuine Butler building systems backed by decades of proven engineering and manufacturing excellence. You receive factory-quality materials, expert design support, and a building that’s built to perform for the long haul.
Butler-Cote Metal Panel Colors
Butler Cote colors are engineered for long term performance, with exceptional fade and chalk resistance that outlasts conventional paint systems. Cool Colors meet Title 24 energy standards and support LEED certification, giving your building proven longevity and a finish that protects your investment for decades.
Gable trim, eave trim, gutter and downspouts included.
Cool Solar White
Cool Igloo White
Cool Ivory White
Cool Birch White
Cool Shell Gray
Cool Country Wheat
Cool Desert Beige
Cool Gray Stone
Cool Emerald Green
Cool Ocean Blue
Cool Majestic Blue
Cool Brick Red
Cool Harvest
Cool Onyx Black
Cool Marsh Green
Cool Palm Green
Cool Solar White
Cool Birch White
Cool Shell Gray
Cool Country Wheat
Cool Emerald Green
Cool Gray Stone
Cool Majestic Blue
Cool Marsh Green
Cool Ocean Blue
Not formulated for exterior use.
Light Gray
Igloo White
Interior White
Cool Marsh Green
Selected color
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Building System:
Butler Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) and hybrid steel building solutions
Structural Framing:
Precision-engineered steel framing designed around project-specific dimensions, loads, and architectural requirements
Clearspan Capability:
Flexible open-span configurations suitable for combining residential living areas with garages, workshops, storage, or other functional spaces
Insulation:
Butler TBS™ and ThermaLiner™ insulation systems, along with insulated wall-panel options for improved thermal performance
Building Configuration:
Customizable spans, heights, roof configurations, openings, finishes, and interior layouts
Residential Applications:
Primary residences, guest living areas, attached or integrated garages, workshops, hobby areas, storage, and multi-purpose residential spaces
Exterior Finishes:
Multiple roof, wall, color, and architectural finish options to create a residential appearance
Builder Support:
Constructed through Butler’s authorized Butler Builder® Network
A barndominium combines residential living with the practical advantages of a large-span steel structure. That means the building needs to accommodate comfortable living areas while potentially providing substantial space for garages, workshops, equipment, storage, or other uses.
Butler’s integrated steel building systems provide the structural flexibility to create these different spaces within one coordinated design. Its primary framing systems provide clearspan capability and design flexibility, while its roof, wall, and insulation systems are engineered to work together as an integrated building envelope.
A Butler building also does not have to look like a basic industrial structure. Butler offers architectural wall systems such as StylWall® II and TextureWall™, along with VSR II™ roofing, giving designers options for creating cleaner, more residential-oriented exterior designs.
For projects that combine different structural approaches, Butler can also integrate pre-engineered and conventional steel components into a hybrid solution, providing additional flexibility when the design calls for it.
Open, Flexible Floor Plans
One of the primary advantages of a steel building for a barndominium is the ability to create large open areas. Butler’s primary framing systems provide clearspan capability, giving designers greater freedom when arranging living spaces, garages, workshops, and other areas.
Residential and Utility Space in One Building
A barndominium can combine living quarters with practical spaces such as an oversized garage, workshop, equipment area, studio, or storage space. Butler’s flexible structural approach allows these different functions to be considered as part of one overall building design.
Durable Steel Structure
Butler’s structural systems are precision engineered and factory fabricated to work together as an integrated system. This approach is designed to provide structural strength, accurate installation, and long-term building performance.
Weather-Tight Roofing
The roof is particularly important for a residential structure. Butler’s MR-24® system uses a continuous 360-degree Pittsburgh double-lock seam and floating clips that accommodate thermal movement. The current system offers options including 22- and 24-gauge panels, insulation up to R-40 polyisocyanurate, and an optional 25-year weathertightness and finish warranty.
Thermal Performance
Comfort is essential when a steel structure is used as a residence. Butler offers insulation systems designed to improve thermal performance, including TBS™ and ThermaLiner™, as well as insulated wall systems such as ThermaWall™ and TextureWall™.
Residential-Style Appearance
A barndominium can be designed to have a distinctive residential appearance rather than an industrial look. Butler’s wall portfolio includes concealed-fastener and architectural systems, while VSR II™ is designed for projects requiring refined aesthetics and clean architectural lines.
Efficient Construction
Butler’s PEMB process uses components that are engineered in advance, fabricated off-site, and prepared for efficient field assembly. Butler states that its approach can provide installation timelines up to 50% faster than conventional construction on applicable projects.
Potential for Future Expansion
A barndominium can be designed with future needs in mind. Butler’s systems can be engineered to accommodate future expansion, allowing additional space to be planned as residential or functional requirements change.
Can a Butler building be designed as a barndominium?
Butler provides highly customizable steel building systems that can be configured around a project’s intended use, dimensions, architectural requirements, and performance needs. Whether a specific barndominium is permitted depends on local zoning, residential building codes, site conditions, and other applicable regulations. Butler’s authorized Builder Network can help develop the building solution around the project’s requirements.
Designed Around How You Live
A barndominium is inherently customizable because the building can combine residential and functional spaces according to the owner’s lifestyle. The floor plan can be organized around bedrooms, kitchens, living areas, bathrooms, offices, garages, workshops, storage, and other spaces.
Butler’s customizable spans and heights provide flexibility in determining how the overall structure is organized. Clearspan areas can be particularly useful where large uninterrupted spaces are desired for garages, workshops, recreational areas, or open-concept living spaces.
Residential Exterior Options
The exterior can be customized to create a more traditional, modern, or contemporary residential appearance. Butler offers several wall systems with different profiles and finishes, including StylWall® II for a smooth architectural appearance, TextureWall™ for a stucco-inspired exterior, and Shadowall™ for a refined vertical-rib appearance.
Roof selection can also influence the overall character of the home. Butler’s VSR II™ architectural roof system is designed for refined aesthetics and complex roof geometry, while MR-24® and Butlerib® II provide additional performance-oriented roofing solutions.
Comfort and Insulation
Residential areas can incorporate Butler insulation solutions according to the building’s thermal requirements. TextureWall™, for example, incorporates polyurethane foam insulation within the wall panels, with available thermal performance ranging from R-15 to R-32.
Garage and Workshop Integration
One of the defining advantages of a barndominium is the ability to place living and utility spaces under the same roof. Large garage doors, vehicle bays, workshops, storage areas, and hobby spaces can be incorporated alongside the residential portion of the building, with the structural design developed around the required openings and clearances.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Still deciding if a Butler building is right for your project? Here’s what most builders ask us before they get started.
Still have questions?
Talk to a real person. Call our Pro Desk Expert Line or request a callback.
What makes a Butler building different from other metal buildings?
Butler has been engineering steel buildings for over 125 years, and AM Star is an authorized Butler distributor, not a reseller of generic components. Every building you get through us uses genuine Butler engineered parts, backed by Butler’s manufacturing standards.
Can I customize the size and layout of my building?
Yes. Butler buildings are engineered to your exact specifications, size, use, and site requirements, whether that’s a small workshop or a large industrial facility. Our team works with you from initial design through structural engineering to make sure it fits your project.
How much does a Butler building cost?
Pricing depends on size, building type, durability grade, and site conditions, so there’s no single number that fits every project. Request a quote and we’ll get you accurate pricing fast, tailored to your specific building.
How long does the process take, from quote to finished building?
Timelines vary by project scope and current fabrication schedules. Once you request a quote, we’ll give you a realistic timeframe based on your specific building and location.
Do you handle engineering and permitting?
Yes. Every Butler building is engineered to meet local codes and structural requirements, with stamped drawings provided for permitting, backed by Butler’s manufacturing standards.
What's the difference between a Butler building and a barndominium?
A barndominium is one type of building you can build using Butler’s steel building system, combining residential living space with a metal building structure. It uses the same engineered components and durability standards as our other building types.
What if I'm not building new, I just need parts or repairs?
We also supply genuine Butler parts and components for repairs, replacements, or expansions, no need to order a full building. Browse our parts catalog or contact us directly.
How do I get started?
Request a quote and tell us about your project, building type, size, and timeline. We’ll follow up with accurate pricing and next steps, no pressure, no runaround.
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