Barn sticker shock. WOW!

[cat fever]

I think if you have the time, building it yourself is the way to go. I built my pole barn 57X72X12 3 years ago for about 35 grand. It had 2-16X12 roll up doors/openers and one man door. Not all of it was concrete. I'll admit, it was a lot of work.

 

[polo1665]

OP's barn size is 2 - 3 times the size of your quote, plus over 50% taller. That puts the prices in a similar range.

Lol....yeah I got that his barn was much larger. Just posting a comparative price as others in the thread have. I figured he could do the math regarding square feet.

Actually, mine is a tiny bit cheaper by the square foot though, as I did not read any mention of electrical work or "in floor" radiant heat as part of his cost. Those two Items will run in excess of 5K for my little building.

 

[Ford850]

Lol....yeah I got that his barn was much larger. Just posting a comparative price as others in the thread have. I figured he could do the math regarding square feet.

Actually, mine is a tiny bit cheaper by the square foot though, as I did not read any mention of electrical work or "in floor" radiant heat as part of his cost. Those two Items will run in excess of 5K for my little building.

Yeah, lots of little details can add up. Number, size, and style of windows and doors. Metal quality/thickness. Wall height. Roof pitch. Eave and/or gable overhang amount. Extra snow load. Wind package. Floor prep and thickness.
The details make it difficult to compare barn to barn even if we had the same size.

 

[polo1665]

Yeah, lots of little details can add up. Number, size, and style of windows and doors. Metal quality/thickness. Wall height. Roof pitch. Eave and/or gable overhang amount. Extra snow load. Wind package. Floor prep and thickness.
The details make it difficult to compare barn to barn even if we had the same size.

I agree totally.

 

[LD1]

Lol....yeah I got that his barn was much larger. Just posting a comparative price as others in the thread have. I figured he could do the math regarding square feet.

Actually, mine is a tiny bit cheaper by the square foot though, as I did not read any mention of electrical work or "in floor" radiant heat as part of his cost. Those two Items will run in excess of 5K for my little building.

Same construction methods used.....a building should get cheaper per sq foot the larger that you go...because the material, labor, and time do not scale in a linear fashion.

Wonder what the OP was quoted for concrete? And why so much. 40x60.....if 5" thick is about 38 yards. Around here that is $3800 in concrete. Price of concrete is usually equal to labor. So $8k ballpark is about right. But thats JUST concrete. Are the concrete guys also doing the site prep? (leveling, grading, base stone, vapor barrier, etc)? Is it gonna be an unusually thick slab? Like 8" floor with some 8000psi concrete or something? Is it insulated underneath?

WAY too many variables. But even if the 16k for concrete is taken off.....still....$60k for a 40x60 shell seems extreme

Trusses are gonna run ~$4k depending on spacing
Metal one of the bigger expenses on a pole barn.....about 1500 lineal ft for a barn that size. Prices used to be around $2/ft....but even if tarrifs jumped it to $3......bout $5k for metal....

Wood is the cheap part. Even allowing some extra....I still dont see more than $15k in a shell of a building. So $45k to build a 40x60.....

Everytime I come back to this thread I keep thinking I must have overlooked something. But I am coming up empty. Unless this is cut into a mountain side that requires moving 25000 yards of dirt or something.....$75k is a hard pill to swallow. A 40x60.....a crew of 4 or 5 people throw those up around here in under a week. I must be in the wrong business

I built a 40x72 just a few years ago. Did it myself. Not a pole barn, rather a stick built shop on a 6-course block foundation. I didnt concrete or finish the whole thing. I built a wall at the 40' mark so the back 32' of the length is just dirt floor and a few lights. But the 40x40 is concreted, insulated, finished on the inside. Well serviced with electric and 200a, Well lit, 4 windows, a big 18' x 12' insulated door with opener, etc. The whole 9 yards. Granted I only had to pay for material as I did it myself, but still came in just a tick under $30k

 

[ruffdog]

Has anyone been checking the prices of buildings like the Steelmaster?

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[lennyzx11]

I'm taking quotes now for a 30x40 with 14 walls. 1 walkin door, 1 slide door, 1 rollup door, 6 windows, and a 16 ft carport/leanto on a gable end. With 5 1/2" concrete. Quotes are coming in around 40K.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I cut into a hill and the contractor vastly underestimated the amount of dirt to be moved. Hundreds of truck loads. Good thing though, because if I knew, I might still not have built anything. It is important to have a building where you want it. I couldn't be more pleased with my choice

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You really are fighting a loosing battle against grade. I WISH I had gone 2 feet deeper with my building!

 

[ruffdog]

I built a Steelmaster building and am happy with it. Unload it from the truck(s) and start putting the giant erector set together.

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[Bandit2]

Check out RRIronworks in Morganton , Nc.
They sell steel truss pole barn kits , or just the trusses

 

[bunyip]

We built our shed 15 years ago, 12x6x4 High, wall not roof, shed was $5k and floor cost another $8k, recently priced something similar and was close to $40k, I didn't realise prices had gone up so much.
Two roller doors that are 2" shorter than the BX ROP.

 

[fried1765]

We built our shed 15 years ago, 12x6x4 High, wall not roof, shed was $5k and floor cost another $8k, recently priced something similar and was close to $40k, I didn't realise prices had gone up so much.
Two roller doors that are 2" shorter than the BX ROP.

12' x 6' x 4' high = 72 sq.ft...... for $13,000 ?

$180/sq.ft.?

Mighty expensive small shed!

 

[bunyip]

36x18x12, we use metric, 10 times easier... actualy it is slightly bigger than that as 1m=about 39", roof is a low pitch so overall height is about 16-17', covered in solar panels which keeps it cool too with about a 6" airspace.
This was bigger than the garage at our last place but I managed to fill it quickly, next time I'll aim for an aircraft hangar.

 

[fried1765]

36x18x12, we use metric, 10 times easier... actualy it is slightly bigger than that as 1m=about 39", roof is a low pitch so overall height is about 16-17', covered in solar panels which keeps it cool too with about a 6" airspace.
This was bigger than the garage at our last place but I managed to fill it quickly, next time I'll aim for an aircraft hangar.

First rule of storage buildings:

There is no such thing as a building too big!

 

[bunyip]

We also have a hay shed that is about 80'x40', never measured the height but my 20' ladder is too short to get near the top, that house two caravans, 8x5 trailer, 6x4 trailer, 23' yacht, one tractor, all implements, 30ton wood splitter and about 5 tons of logs to be split, a few months of hay for the horses, one 4WD, one car and a run for 2 german shepherds.
Being open not really any good for any other storage.
I discovered that rule of storage buildings many years ago and sadly have a wife who buys new furniture and can't bear to part with the old stuff and no one wants to buy it, I call it designer kindling/firewood.

 

[Rustyiron]

Seems very high to me also (for a post/frame aka pole building).
The one outfit is licensed in VA. They are prolly bare bones prices, and everything is additional from roof overhangs on.
These are out of this week's "Lancaster Farming".

 

[Rustyiron]

I made that one too big to read it all.

I would check around wherever you see a recently built barn and stop in for more names. Amish or Mennonite folks have these dialed right in in terms of efficiency, ie cost.

 

[ruffdog]

There is no such thing as a building too big!

If your in a State that has high property taxes, too big gets costly.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

I am looking at several different options. Red iron steel , some of the pole barn kits.( i would hire the work out. ). Trying to see where i can shave the cost down.

 

[747driver]

I am looking at several different options. Red iron steel , some of the pole barn kits.( i would hire the work out. ). Trying to see where i can shave the cost down.

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