I went with National Barn. They did a 24'x40' with a 7' overhang for about 12k. Very pleased. They sent out two Amish kids and two Hispanic guys and they had the whole thing up in a day and a half.
pole barn/garage
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tsmith1499
Poor C&R Collector
not nearly enough room
yes it was a Boy Scout item I put together
No matter how big you build one it will never have been big enough at some point.
moojersey
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Great pics on the National pole barn. So the cement floor comes in after the building is already made? They don't come with floors I'm guessing?
Yes, no floor. That was another 5k. But I put radiant heat in the floor so I can hang out all year.
$5K for 24x40 concrete? Do you have insulation? That sounds like a good deal. I figure with some garage doors, insulation, more windows, interior drywall, I will be at $30K. Sound right?
I think I paid 5.2k for the interior floor and the outside skirt. The building came with a 9'w x 8' high insulated garage door, one man door and one window. I sprang for a second man door.
The inside is 2 plus inches of closed cell spray foam. I only heat it to 55 deg. Walls are dry wall on the first two feet off the floor, then 4' 3/4" plywood, then 4' drywall. The building is very tight. I'm at just under $34.00 per square foot. I did as much work my self as I could.
Thanks for the details. It really sounds like you did it right. Looks great.
I paid exactly $5k for 32x50x5". I did all my own prep though, laid out moisture barrier, rebar and formed the door openings. Actually, I have a 6 foot apron, so it was more square footage than that. Took 3 guys 12 hours to finish it all.
(This was in 08)
(This was in 08)
BigDaddy, So who did your friend use to build his. You mentioned a company out of Pennsylvania.
Thanks!
ROBAR35
Living the farm life
ROBAR35
Living the farm life
That is beautiful Robar35.
I talked with several folks at the Outdoor show last week. Rausch out of Taneytown was one. I think they are owned by Lester which is a national company. I can't remember the other off hand. Spoke with Pioneer last year and they acted like they were the sh*t, didn't feel great after that conversation, but I know they know what they are doing. Rasuch said they would take care of the permitting and dealing with the county. I am thinking that I may do it in the Spring.
I talked with several folks at the Outdoor show last week. Rausch out of Taneytown was one. I think they are owned by Lester which is a national company. I can't remember the other off hand. Spoke with Pioneer last year and they acted like they were the sh*t, didn't feel great after that conversation, but I know they know what they are doing. Rasuch said they would take care of the permitting and dealing with the county. I am thinking that I may do it in the Spring.
Not so crazy once one’s been down here awhile. Like much of the Carolinas, the Western is STILL crawling out from under the 2nd Depression, heck, still gasping for air in a lot of places (I.e., where the number of massive vacant buildings and former plants are staggering).
Anyhoo, intuition (I would intuit) would translate that into a surplus of bodies ready to “git chit dun.” Couldn’t be more the opposite. Sometimes it is mind-blowing to try and line up estimates; in fact, so much as mention you’re “looking for estimates” guarantees no call back.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some incredible craftsman down here but, for every one of them I’d wager there are 100-150 who literally show up on the job site between 9 and 10, take a full hour for lunch (in addition to smoke breaks) and are packing their tools up before 3. And this includes some of the construction company owners and definitely majority of supervisors. Dangedest thing I’ve seen and did not expect moving down here.
I STILL cannot wrap my mind around it but, We learned fast; hire Salvadorans and Guatemalans. Now, THEY remind me of “me” outta high school. On time and on task, til the job is DONE!
A buddy of mine who is rehabbing a pretty massive retail space in a post-WWII building “downtown” in nearby Morganton, NC hit the nail on the head: “The majority of these guys know, to the dollar, what it’s gonna take to pay their mortgage, pay for the groceries and whatever other pretty much FIXED household expenses their family(ies) generate and they’re not the least bit interested in working an hour or board foot, past that.”
He’s right; and, I can deal with that - I learned the identical “Cajun philosophy” when visiting the wife’s family in southern Louisiana.
But, seeing as to how we see constructing another lake home on some additional vacant lakefront we’ve picked up, YOUR POST has jarred me and is gonna save me a LOT of headache, when the time comes! It may sound crazy but, paying for hotel/motel rooms in the long run is going to save us tremendous amounts of time, money and stress!
OP, Best o’ Success, let us know how you do and ...
(. . . From the OP, that is!)
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bhtr
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Has anyone on here built, thought about building or seen one built strictly as a residential building? I have been in a few with small apartments built on the ground level with most of the space being garage/shop. An uncle built a very nice apartment on the upper floor of one. I plan build a new home on a piece of property in Carolina a few years from now and have thought about a metal building. Is this a terrible idea?
They're all over the place down here. They call them Barndominiums.
Yes, I have seen them. Mostly as guest homes. Can't say I have seen one as a primary residence though. One that I was in was a garage on the bottom floor with a living space above. Bedroom, kitchen, etc. It was in Centreville. My plans are a 3 car garage below with a lift in one bay and a play room of about 14 x 24 over the other two bays.
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