Barn sticker shock. WOW!

[Alien]

Can't build mine for another couple of years but we have good steel kits available and there is lots of competition from different manufacturers. Concrete is probably the dearest bit.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Here is a way to put the cost in perspective.
38 years ago I had a 14' x 36' x 48' Morton put up.
Cost was $12,500 including floor.
That worked out to be $7.23 per sq. ft.
I thought that was expensive ......THEN!

BTW: My Morton building still looks great, and lives only 1/2 mile from the salt water.

$25.53/ft. by today's price. 38 years.
Or $44,115.84

 

[WoodChuckDad]

You guys are killing me. Thanks for the reality check. It just seemed so damned high to me. I was expecting to be somewhere in the mid 50's.

I don't need a permit, because this is agricultural. I insist on it being done properly, but my county (and state) have a waiver for the permit. I am going to check around for the price on steel buildings as well. at first that was what I had planned, but I really like the look of a pole barn. Maybe I will have to adjust the size of what I have planned.

 

[GSVette]

Prices must have gone up quite a bit in the last 2 years-I did a 40x60x14, 65psf ground snow load bottom loaded trusses, 2’ overhangs with finished soffits, 2 windows, man door, 12x16 garage door, 6” fiber mesh slab for right around 46k including site prep.

Electrical and insulation have added quite a bit more to the price of the shell of course.

 

[s219]

Pole barns are simple, easy to construct, and a good value. Check and see if CHA Polebarns will come to your part of Virginia -- they do top notch work and the pricing is competitive.

You might also want to price out a kit -- DIY Polebarns is a good place for kits in Virginia and they have an estimator on their website. Expect to pay $23-28K for materials for a 40x80 depending on the options. They will deliver everything, including trusses.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

You might wait to see if Trump ever cuts his steel tariff. Domestic producers just used the opportunity to raise their prices 20%.

 

[coobie]

I thought paying $11,000 for my 30X40 pole barn 10ft.side walls with cement floor was crazy back in 1994.I guess not.

 

[LD1]

I agree it seems high. But the times we live in now with economy doing good. Supply and demand.

If the builders can charge 2x their normal rate....and still stay busy....why not.

 

[polo1665]

I just had a 24'X40'X10' steel pole building put up. Cost for material and labor was right at $19,000 (Man door, two windows and one 18' garage door). I have to have the concrete floor poured, and am figuring about $5K for that. I figure with electric and radiant heating system installed in floor, I'll be right around $30,000.

This outfit is just down the road from me.

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[Ford850]

I just had a 24'X40'X10' steel pole building put up. Cost for material and labor was right at $19,000 (Man door, two windows and one 18' garage door). I have to have the concrete floor poured, and am figuring about $5K for that. I figure with electric and radiant heating system installed in floor, I'll be right around $30,000.

This outfit is just down the road from me.

Service Area | Pole Barns Direct

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.