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Metal building home
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 11/17/19 at 11:11 pm
Going to build a metal building/home in the spring and wanting to get a jumpstart on some things. Any recs on a manufacturer? Dos and donts? Probably 80x60 with 1000-1200 of that being living. TIA
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Posted on 11/18/19 at 7:42 am to Foo
Location?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:33 am to Foo
Just a FYI my realtor said the metal building homes are really hard to keep cool in the summer. So if you are going to do it I guess make sure you look into the best possible way of insulating a metal home. I don't know this from first hand experience just passing along what a realtor said.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 8:56 am to Foo
Are you getting it financed?
Posted on 11/18/19 at 2:21 pm to BG333
St Francisville and yes jimbeam I am
Posted on 11/18/19 at 2:48 pm to Foo
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St Francisville and yes jimbeam I am
Talk to the bank or mortgage company before you do much. I've heard from various people that it can be difficult to get a mortgage on a residential metal dwelling.
Posted on 11/18/19 at 4:13 pm to hungryone
quote:This is the only reason I bring it up.
I've heard from various people that it can be difficult to get a mortgage on a residential metal dwelling.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 1:56 am to Foo
If you want to take a ride and see one just being finished up cross Bridge from St Francisville. Take levee road south past Smaller Cajun electric plant and turn on Hwy 414 ( Chenal Road). Not first Hwy 414 ( Ventress road). Go down Chenal road several miles. When you cross railroad tracks start looking on left. Looks like they are just finishing up building a metal building house.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 8:50 am to al_cajun
quote:
Just a FYI my realtor said the metal building homes are really hard to keep cool in the summer. So if you are going to do it I guess make sure you look into the best possible way of insulating a metal home. I don't know this from first hand experience just passing along what a realtor said.
Definitely going to need spray foam insulation.
A coworker is having one built right now. He's not putting any formal closets in it so he can call it his office and not a living quarters. He's doing that for deed restriction purposes, not tax but in some places you can get away with it not being taxed as a house. From google earth it just looks like a shop or barn.
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 8:52 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 4:27 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
My house is metal. Was an RV port that was enclosed then a 1500 sq for house was erected. It’s spray foamed in the attic, walls, and under the floor joist as it’s about 4 feet off the ground. I do t have any issue keeping if heated or cool however phone service is shot lol. Make sure to run cat 5 and repeaters to have good service inside. Any wireless items (cameras/doorbell) don’t work all that good lol.
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