Pole building Estimates

[SOS]

I'm starting to think about a having a pole building built for my tractor, riding and push lawnmowers, some attachments, and other man toys but with all projects this must start with permission from "she who must be obeyed."

So with that said, I need about a 24 by 36 by 10 feet high pole building and was wonder what people have paid for their pole building so I can have some point of reference.

Also, I was thinking that I would start with just the roof and a gravel floor and later add sides, doors, and possibly a concrete floor.

 

[Duffster]

I'm starting to think about a having a pole building built for my tractor, riding and push lawnmowers, some attachments, and other man toys but with all projects this must start with permission from "she who must be obeyed."

So with that said, I need about a 24 by 36 by 10 feet high pole building and was wonder what people have paid for their pole building so I can have some point of reference.

Also, I was thinking that I would start with just the roof and a gravel floor and later add sides, doors, and possibly a concrete floor.

You really should put at least a few sides on for strength.

 

[SOS]

I could go with 3 sides and finish the front on my own schedule.

 

[Duffster]

I could go with 3 sides and finish the front on my own schedule.

yup yup

 

[tommu56]

I had one put up last year 20 x 24 with floor 18" eves closed in and extended gables all closed in and 8x 10 door and man door and some othe rstuff it was in the $11,000 you do have to take in the area you live in for priceing too.

I had looked at 3 contractors and the first wanted it done their way no extended gabels or overhang one didnt want to do floor (told me to do it or sub it out)

The third guy said no problem with any of it and it came out great just what I wanted and the wife was even happerier than I thought she would be.

Do the floor I know 3 guys that were going to doo floor later and like it hasen't gotten done one has beeen over 15 years.

I cut the size of my building to to get the floor done but made sure we could add a shead to each side later when I ran out of space.

My only reget was I should have gone to 12ft so the shead sides would be taller with the same pitch when I do them.

tom

 

[pitt_md]

The price for materials for a 36' wide by 45' long with 14' sides was just over
$6K. That was with two sliding doors on each end. Figure in another $5K plus to have it put up. Concrete floors are VERY expensive. You will almost double the cost of the structure by adding them.

 

[LD1]

Do you plan on building it yourself??

I did just what you are talking about. First year, 3-sides and a roof w/dirt floors. Second year, Finished front w/4 9 x 8 garage doors, 1 window, 100amp wiring, and concreted 30 x 30 of the 30 x 50. Third year, built a wall in the middle to seperate the 30 x 30 with the rest, put a floor above the 30 x 30, and insulated.

If you plan to do it yourself it has many benifits.
1. Sence of accomplishment
2. You can build it exactally how you want it, and not a fixed package deal
3. You can build it as you get the money, not pay all at once
4. Save a lot of money

I have $10,200 total on my 30 x 50, You can do it much cheaper, as my walls are 13ft along with a sisscor truss to have an upstairs, and 4 garage doors are expensive.

By far the single biggest expense in your building is going to be metal siding and roofing. $3600 is what I have in metal, which is about 1/3 the total cost.

If you DIY I thing you could have a 3-sided building with dirt/gravel floors the size you want for under $4000.

 

[foggy1111]

I just bought a Cleary Pole building. Its 30 x 40 x 10 high with an insulated 8x16' overhead door, a walk door, ridge light, 1 foot overhang and soffits, sealed up at all edges via filler strips and wood. The cost of the building complete and erected (less floor) is $12,200

The 4" concrete for mine with an 8' apron (rebar on 3' centers) is $3600. and I also need to pay for some fill and bobcat work which will add about $600.

I hope this helps.

 

[Mculby]

I built my own from a kit at Menards. it is 36x48 with a 10' overhang for the trailer. 12' walls 2 - 12' doors and 3 - 4' doors. One man door and 2 windows for 13,500. So If you are not putting any doors on it and only doing 3 sides you could get away with 8k or less pretty easy.

 

[Mike Costello]

I built a 30X60 pole barn as a workshop, garage, and storage in Oct. 08. What I learned about this process:
1. You can never have too much space.
2. Build the biggest you can afford.
3. Absolutely-- install a concrete floor.
4. Insulate during the build, not later. So much easier and cheaper.
5. Let your builder install as much as possible (think quantity buying).

I know you can save a lot of bucks if you build it yourself. I would have loved to build my shop myself, but realistically & time wise that was not possible. So. I chose to save in other ways such as doing the electrical myself and installing other items as needed (door openers etc.).
One benefit--enough wood left over to build storage shelving across the entire back wall and a 36' corner workbench.
My shop is still evolving, but I like how its worked out so far. Temperatures were about 20 degrees warmer inside during the winter. It should do OK during warmer weather too.
Initial cost came in at approximately $22,000. That's a lot of initial outlay, but worth it for our situation. My wife and I just rearranged our finances to make the project fit our needs. Some other projects will just have to wait longer. Good luck! Mike.

 

[theboman]

We are planning on a pole shed 20X16, open on 3 sides and we hope to keep it under $1000.
We have a pile of logs on the ground have a portable sawmiller coming by to saw our logs into lumber to make the shed. We'll have to get some meyal for the roof, and some hardware thingys...but we think we can get this done and stay under $1,000. We estimate the lumber milling will come in around $500, that should get us plenty for the shed, and whatever. BTW, depending on how much lumber comes from the milling our shed could grow in size and a possible lofted area for storage.

We'll have dirt/gravel flooring, I've been leveling up the spot for about a week now it's pretty darn close to snuff know.

I have a few more trees to add to the collection of logs, many of which are already down from when they cleared our house site, so I just need to trim them and drag them. We'll use the small stuff 6"-10" for the POLES. You call us FRUGAL, well, we say cheap and broke!

 

[SOS]

This is great information all, I really appriciate the advice and your experiences. In looking at your pictures, you all have some nice buildings.

I would really like to do it myself but time is an issue but I can do the running of electicity, finishing the front and clearing the land on the weekends.

From what I read above, I'm thinking $8,000 to 10,000 with a gravel floor and 3 sides.

Also I looked at buildings from a company call US Buildings. They looked like quonset huts. Anyone ever deal with these? They quoted me $5,000 for the kit.

 

[flusher]

I'm starting to think about a having a pole building built for my tractor, riding and push lawnmowers, some attachments, and other man toys but with all projects this must start with permission from "she who must be obeyed."

So with that said, I need about a 24 by 36 by 10 feet high pole building and was wonder what people have paid for their pole building so I can have some point of reference.

Also, I was thinking that I would start with just the roof and a gravel floor and later add sides, doors, and possibly a concrete floor.

Here's my equipment shed--20x28 ft floor plan, 10'H dropping to 9'H on the closed side.

28 ga metal siding and roofing.

Materials: ~$3500. Labor: about 2 months of my labor.

 

[MarkV]

This is great information all, I really appriciate the advice and your experiences. In looking at your pictures, you all have some nice buildings.

I would really like to do it myself but time is an issue but I can do the running of electicity, finishing the front and clearing the land on the weekends.

From what I read above, I'm thinking $8,000 to 10,000 with a gravel floor and 3 sides.

Also I looked at buildings from a company call US Buildings. They looked like quonset huts. Anyone ever deal with these? They quoted me $5,000 for the kit.

Pretty sure those building require a concrete floor, or at least perimeter footing, to put up. I do recall one member assembling one and saying it was much more difficult than originally thought.

MarkV

 

[VAMountains]

I need about a 24 by 36 by 10 feet high pole building and was wonder what people have paid.

Hello from Charlottesville. I'm having a steel building with those EXACT dimensions erected on Tuesday for about $8000. The concrete pad (same dimensions) was poured earlier this week for $3500 (4"). You can see the details of my project on the thread here: Tips for Outfitting a New Storage Building? - TractorByNet.com

Good luck!

 

[phyxer]

I've got an estimate for a 20 X 30 with 10 foot walls, concrete floor and an 8 X 8 garage door and a 36" steel entry door for $10,800

Troy

 

[two_bit_score]

Start out with a qoute of $50,000 so you can come in under budget and spend the remainder on a new tractor or attachment.

 

[mjncad]

Also, I was thinking that I would start with just the roof and a gravel floor and later add sides, doors, and possibly a concrete floor.

If you have any desire for a concrete floor, do it now before you put all your toys and tools inside, as you'll probably never get around to putting in the floor you really want afterwards.

 

[Sniggle]

I had a 36 x 24 enclosed pole barn built last fall for $8500. Included oak boarding in one 12 x 24 section to serve as a run in and 2 sets of doors to clse off the other 2 12 x 24 spaces. Roof was metal. Contractor prepped the base and I paid for the 10 loads of shale.

 

[Johndeere3720]

My grandpa builds barns like that for a living. If only I knew the price that he would estamate. Good luck! So, is your tractor sitting outside?