Answers to the most common questions about our metal buildings, barndominiums, fencing services, pricing, lead times, and service area.
We are a metal buildings contractor and fencing company based in Natalia, Texas. Our core offerings include custom metal buildings, barndominiums, commercial steel structures, steel fabrication, and professional fencing installation and repair. We serve residential, agricultural, and commercial projects across South Texas.
Our office and operations are based in Natalia, Texas at 279 Co Rd 6814, Natalia, TX 78059. We serve San Antonio and the entire South Texas region within a 75-mile radius, including Pleasanton, Devine, Hondo, Castroville, Pearsall, Lytle, Jourdanton, Poteet, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Laredo, and Floresville.
We maintain a 4.9-star average from our Google reviews, reflecting consistent client satisfaction with project outcomes and service quality. Prospective clients frequently cite our high overall rating and 12+ years of experience when evaluating contractors for metal building and fencing work.
To start a project, provide basic information: site location, intended building use, approximate dimensions, any preferred features (doors, windows, insulation), and photos or sketches if available. You can call us at (210) 551-3725, email droptinefencing@mail.com, or fill out our online quote form. We guarantee a response within 24 hours.
With over 12 years of experience and 500+ completed projects, we specialize in metal buildings and fencing delivered from our base in Natalia, TX. Our locally operated team focuses on practical, high-quality construction solutions backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee and competitive pricing.
We build custom metal buildings for virtually any purpose — residential barndominiums, agricultural barns and workshops, commercial warehouses and retail spaces, carports, storage buildings, and more. Every structure is engineered to meet your specific requirements and local building codes.
We provide full-service fencing solutions including steel security fencing, ornamental iron, chain link, ranch and agricultural fencing, pipe fencing, and custom gates. We handle both new installations and fence repairs across South Texas.
Yes. We design and construct custom metal structures in Natalia, providing project planning, structural design coordination, and on-site construction to deliver sized and configured buildings for agricultural, commercial, and residential shop uses.
Yes. We offer a range of roofing and siding profiles, wall and roof panel systems, and insulation solutions. Door and window types and placements are integrated into the building layout to match function, access needs, and energy considerations.
Yes. We work with pre-engineered components and kit systems and can perform retrofits and additions—such as mezzanines and interior upgrades—after evaluating structural compatibility and site conditions.
We are open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. We are closed on Sundays. Feel free to call us at (210) 551-3725 during business hours or submit a quote request online anytime.
Yes. DTF Metal Buildings provides full design-build services. We handle the entire project under one contract — site evaluation, structural design, engineered drawings, permitting coordination, foundation, erection, and finish-out. This single-source approach reduces cost overruns, shortens timelines, and gives you one point of accountability from concept to completion.
We offer multiple insulation systems engineered for the South Texas climate: closed-cell spray foam (R-6.5 to R-7 per inch), fiberglass batt with vinyl-faced backing (R-13 to R-38), and rigid board insulation. We also install reflective radiant barriers, cool-roof Galvalume and Kynar-coated panels, ridge vents, insulated roll-up doors, and energy-efficient windows. Our sister company, DTF Spray Foam, handles closed-cell and open-cell spray foam application for maximum thermal performance.
Yes — every DTF metal building is fully customizable. Door options include walk-through doors, roll-up doors (8x8 up to 16x16), sliding barn doors, and overhead garage doors. Window options include single-hung, sliding, picture, and commercial storefront windows. Roof styles include vertical, horizontal, A-frame, gable, gambrel, and lean-to configurations. We offer 15+ standard panel colors plus custom color matching, multiple roof pitches, wainscoting, decorative trim, porches, and lean-tos.
Most residential and small commercial metal buildings are completed in 4 to 8 weeks from contract signing to final walk-through. Barndominiums with full interior finish-out typically take 12 to 20 weeks. Larger commercial projects (10,000+ sq ft) range from 3 to 6 months. Engineered drawings take 1 to 2 weeks, permitting 2 to 4 weeks, and on-site erection 1 to 3 weeks for a typical 40x60 building.
Yes. We coordinate stamped engineered drawings (sealed by a licensed Texas PE) and assist with the permit application process for the city or county jurisdiction where your project is located. We have experience navigating Bexar, Medina, Atascosa, Frio, Wilson, Uvalde, and surrounding county building departments.
Yes. We provide free on-site consultations within our 75-mile service radius from Natalia, TX. During the visit we evaluate the building site, discuss intended use, take measurements, review access for delivery and erection equipment, and provide a written quote within 24 hours.
DTF works with multiple third-party lenders that specialize in metal building and barndominium construction loans, including rent-to-own programs for smaller buildings (carports, sheds, garages) and conventional construction loans for larger projects and barndominiums. Contact us for current lender partners and pre-qualification information.
Our metal buildings carry a 20-year manufacturer warranty on roof and wall panels (against rust-through and paint failure), a 1-year workmanship warranty on installation, and structural warranties per the engineered drawings. Galvalume panels typically carry a 25-40 year corrosion warranty depending on the panel system selected.
Yes — barndominiums are one of our specialty offerings. We design and build complete barndominiums including the steel shell, foundation, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, insulation, drywall, flooring, kitchen, bathrooms, and exterior finishes. Sizes range from 1,200 sq ft single-story to 4,000+ sq ft two-story barndominiums with shop space, living quarters, and porches.
We build metal buildings from 12x20 storage units up to 100x200+ commercial structures. Common sizes include 30x40, 40x60, 50x80, 60x100, and 80x120. Clear-span widths up to 100 feet are available with no interior columns. Eave heights range from 8 ft to 24+ ft depending on use.
Yes. We pour engineered concrete slab foundations sized to the building footprint and engineered for South Texas soil conditions. Foundation options include monolithic slab, perimeter footings with floating slab, and pier-and-beam for sloped sites. We also work with customer-supplied foundations if you've already had a slab poured.
Yes. We perform repairs (panel replacement, structural repairs after storm damage, door and window replacement) and additions (lean-tos, mezzanines, building extensions, second floors). All additions are engineered to integrate with the existing structure and meet current code.