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Anyone bought or built a metal building recently that can share some quotes or ideas?
Posted on 8/21/23 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 8/21/23 at 12:56 pm
Looking at building out on 20 acres and want to build a metal shop/building to park a bike and a boat in and wondering if any of you know what they are running right now
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Posted on 8/21/23 at 1:14 pm to CeauxPilot
40x60x14 red iron
3 standard windows
2 man doors and
2 10x12 roll ups
6" slab with a 20' drive up
All dirt work included, 6 hours on a dozer and I think 10 loads of dirt.
$65,XXX South MS.
3 standard windows
2 man doors and
2 10x12 roll ups
6" slab with a 20' drive up
All dirt work included, 6 hours on a dozer and I think 10 loads of dirt.
$65,XXX South MS.
This post was edited on 8/21/23 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 8/21/23 at 2:37 pm to CeauxPilot
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Looking at building out on 20 acres and want to build a metal shop/building to park a bike and a boat in
so like 24x24? they have prices listed on those at most of those metal building places
figure out what you want and need, then call carlina carports and they will have a better price than anything else you find.
pour your own slab and make it larger by 6" at least on all sides to keep the weeds out. i really wouldnt put it on the dirt or rocks.
most other guys sell you the building, then buy it from carolina carports and have them install it. i found this out talking to the workers as it was being put up.
had i called carolina carports myself i could have saved that $1300 markup they added to the price
2 years ago i had a 24x31x10 enclosed garage with two 10ft roll up doors and a regular walk through entry door and heavy grade metals rated for 175 mph that cost me $8400 (carolina would have only charged me $7100) IDA hit it with 158 mph winds and other then a piece of trim getting ripped off, it was good as new, just had a few dents in the tin. delivery and installation is free for all those places
carolina carports LINK /
This post was edited on 8/21/23 at 3:12 pm
Posted on 8/21/23 at 3:07 pm to CeauxPilot
20'x40' 10 foot tall with a 10x40 lean to on the side of the building. 2 roll up doors 4 windows, and 1 regular door installed for 15k. I did the slab myself for around 3k.
Tips
1. Go with a wide arse roll up door. I did 9 foot and have trouble getting my boats in and out. Only have about 6 inches of clearance on each side.
2. I didn't insulate it and that motherfricker is hot as hell right now.
3. Whatever size you get, it will never ever be big enough !
Tips
1. Go with a wide arse roll up door. I did 9 foot and have trouble getting my boats in and out. Only have about 6 inches of clearance on each side.
2. I didn't insulate it and that motherfricker is hot as hell right now.
3. Whatever size you get, it will never ever be big enough !
Posted on 8/21/23 at 3:20 pm to CeauxPilot
Just had a 30x80 built on my property. Had the concrete slab put in by a local, but found the best price thru Jayco out of Shreveport. He sends a crew out of Texas and they had it up in less than 24 hrs.
I had used him last year to build six 30x50 shop buildings that I have for rent now. They had those six up in less than a week. They did an excellent job so I used them on my property. The cost was cheaper than the pole barn that a local company would build.
I’m doing spray foam insulation in my shop with two mini splits to keep it comfy.
I had used him last year to build six 30x50 shop buildings that I have for rent now. They had those six up in less than a week. They did an excellent job so I used them on my property. The cost was cheaper than the pole barn that a local company would build.
I’m doing spray foam insulation in my shop with two mini splits to keep it comfy.
Posted on 8/21/23 at 4:09 pm to mach316
i built a 30X50x16 at the end of 2020.
12k or so in dirt work and slab
building from reeds was 19k
(2) 12x14 roll ups in front
(1) 10x10 on the side w
(1) walkthrough
fully insulated with roll insulation
6k to install and build shop
water and electric around 5k.
all in I think I'm at 42-45k.
that being said my good friend had the same shop done and he was all in like 65-70k now with slab,building,install, electrical and water.
depending what you want, the galvanzied buildings arent bad, a good friend had one done 30x40 for 25k installed plus slab was another 10k.
12k or so in dirt work and slab
building from reeds was 19k
(2) 12x14 roll ups in front
(1) 10x10 on the side w
(1) walkthrough
fully insulated with roll insulation
6k to install and build shop
water and electric around 5k.
all in I think I'm at 42-45k.
that being said my good friend had the same shop done and he was all in like 65-70k now with slab,building,install, electrical and water.
depending what you want, the galvanzied buildings arent bad, a good friend had one done 30x40 for 25k installed plus slab was another 10k.
This post was edited on 8/22/23 at 9:26 am
Posted on 8/21/23 at 5:09 pm to turkish
It's not red iron. It's some kind of tubular steel. Not sure of the name of it. I grabbed this pic off of their facebook page.
This post was edited on 8/21/23 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 8/21/23 at 8:46 pm to keakar
quote:don’t do this. You’ll rot the base angle and the bottom of the sheets
and make it larger by 6" at least on all sides to keep the weeds out
Posted on 8/22/23 at 5:39 am to cgrand
Agree, don’t make the slab run outside of the base plate unless you’re doing some sort of brick ledge on the slab to keep water out.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 5:44 am to AyyyBaw
For those of y’all that have done the foundation yourself, do you save a decent amount of money by leveling pad, compacting, forming up, digging footers, laying moisture barrier and wire mesh yourself then just contracting the pour and finish? Or would it be negligible compared to a turn key slab?
Posted on 8/22/23 at 6:31 am to cgrand
The company I bought my building from told me to do this. I didn't want to but did what the engineered plans of the building said and went 6" bigger all around. Even the installation crew was like WTF?
Now I can't keep the fricking water out. I already put 4 layers of silicone around the perimeter.
Now I can't keep the fricking water out. I already put 4 layers of silicone around the perimeter.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 6:35 am to CeauxPilot
I was informed that some banks will not finance a metal building-house or a barndominium if you are going to live in it.
I did not hear the reason why.
I did not hear the reason why.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 7:43 am to CootKilla
silicone ain’t gonna get it
a metal building is not watertight even with a sheeting ledge. If water comes up over the base angle it’s gonna get in
nothing you can do now
a metal building is not watertight even with a sheeting ledge. If water comes up over the base angle it’s gonna get in
nothing you can do now
Posted on 8/22/23 at 7:46 am to AyyyBaw
you can expect to pay anywhere from 12-18/SF for slab on grade furnished and installed. Whether you can save money by digging and forming yourself depends on whether you are talented enough to get it square, embed your anchor bolts correctly and not frick up your steel line dimensions
it’s easy if you know what you are doing but if you don’t, and you frick up, you are screwed once the building arrives
it’s easy if you know what you are doing but if you don’t, and you frick up, you are screwed once the building arrives
Posted on 8/22/23 at 9:39 am to cgrand
I was thinking about trying to add a flashing but not sure if it is even worth the hassle. It is not like we have been getting rain any way!
Posted on 8/22/23 at 9:45 am to cgrand
I just built a 26x32 with a 12 foot porch on the back. Built with studded 11’ walls 2x6s 16” OC. 2 12x12 roll ups, two walk doors, two windows, a bricked front to match my house. I’m just sharing because lumber prices are kind of in the tank compared to metal, stud walls or post framed may be an option for you.
I wouldn’t form my slab myself unless I was very confident i could do it. My slab ended up about an inch out of square, which didn’t really matter for my construction method. But they had lasers, and all kinds of crap to make it square and it still wasn’t. Concrete is too expensive to potentially have re work.
I definitely would add a metal ledge to the exact size of the building, I can’t imagine why they would suggest 6” in every direction unless they just want wiggle room in case the building isn’t square.
I wouldn’t form my slab myself unless I was very confident i could do it. My slab ended up about an inch out of square, which didn’t really matter for my construction method. But they had lasers, and all kinds of crap to make it square and it still wasn’t. Concrete is too expensive to potentially have re work.
I definitely would add a metal ledge to the exact size of the building, I can’t imagine why they would suggest 6” in every direction unless they just want wiggle room in case the building isn’t square.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 10:17 am to bigbuckdj
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bigbuck
Who did your work, and roughly what was the cost? Great point about lumber vs steel costs right now. Have any pictures to share?
I like the sound of what you built a lot.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 11:17 am to CeauxPilot
Had a 42x30 x 14 sidewalls with 1 12x12 and 2 10x10 roll up doors installed after Ida. Its a galvanized square tubing frame Star building. The slab was already poured and I did the wiring myself. It was 28k installed.
Posted on 8/22/23 at 11:45 am to Icansee4miles
I just had different contractors do different tasks, not like a building company. Total cost was 42 for me. you’d save money by changing a few things, the brick work labor and material was $4,500, I had a 26x26 paved in front to park, I got soffits and fascia to match my house. Concrete and dirt alone was 14, lumber was about 10k, the balance of all that was framing labor, metal materials, and metal labor. Will try to upload a pic later.
A friend close by had a single smaller roll up, no brick work, no back porch, and some simpler details and he was south of 30 all in with a similar concrete scope.
A friend close by had a single smaller roll up, no brick work, no back porch, and some simpler details and he was south of 30 all in with a similar concrete scope.
This post was edited on 8/22/23 at 11:58 am
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