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Thinking about building a home out of a huge metal structure
Posted on 7/9/22 at 1:02 am
Posted on 7/9/22 at 1:02 am
I saw a house near me for sale with a similar concept and it looks fricking cool.
Here's the link: LINK
Granted, I wouldn't need that much land, but how much would it cost to build a home like this?
Here's the link: LINK
Granted, I wouldn't need that much land, but how much would it cost to build a home like this?
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Posted on 7/9/22 at 6:43 am to TideSaint
Idk how much that one would cost, but there's plenty of companies that build barndominiums. Surely that's not the first one you've seen like that?
There's a company out of Texas (Mueller maybe?) that sells them, and you can build a custom layout on their website. I think they only do the exterior structure, but those things are designed to have all of the load on the exterior walls, so damn near anyone could put in the interior walls if they know what they're doing.
I checked out Mueller last year when we were planning to buy land and build, and I want to say the size I was looking at (1800 sqft or less) was $30-40k for a pretty simple design.
There's a company out of Texas (Mueller maybe?) that sells them, and you can build a custom layout on their website. I think they only do the exterior structure, but those things are designed to have all of the load on the exterior walls, so damn near anyone could put in the interior walls if they know what they're doing.
I checked out Mueller last year when we were planning to buy land and build, and I want to say the size I was looking at (1800 sqft or less) was $30-40k for a pretty simple design.
This post was edited on 7/9/22 at 6:45 am
Posted on 7/9/22 at 8:55 am to TideSaint
Just shy of $2M and they left the main ceiling as insulation stapled to rafters? Maybe that is something else, but it sure looks like paper backed insulation
Posted on 7/9/22 at 9:53 am to TideSaint
Oh heck yeah! Love that.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 12:14 pm to TideSaint
Just nuts. Almost 2 million?
Then I looked a little closer…
Then I looked a little closer…
Posted on 7/9/22 at 1:21 pm to greenbean
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Oh heck yeah! Love that.
Based on a few searches online it appears building one of these is significantly cheaper than a traditional home.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 2:06 pm to TideSaint
Looks like a cool bachelor pad/stabbin’ cabin.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 5:07 pm to tigeroarz1
They are cool, I hear getting financing and insurance can be a problem in some areas.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 8:56 pm to TideSaint
It’s way cheaper and you can configure it how you want.
Insurance can be a problem, but I think it’s becoming more and more popular and insurance companies now have comps to figure how much they can gouge you for.
Financing? Can’t help with that but I would marine banks are getting on board.
Insurance can be a problem, but I think it’s becoming more and more popular and insurance companies now have comps to figure how much they can gouge you for.
Financing? Can’t help with that but I would marine banks are getting on board.
Posted on 7/9/22 at 9:15 pm to TideSaint
They can be cheaper, looks to be about 30% cheaper if you go big enough over stick built.
There are more advantages. If you build it right you probably aren't going to have to buy a roof in your lifetime and the sides should last just as long.
Our house is 2700sf under roof, 2300 sf and the roof was $10k in 2015, it would cost twice as much now if not more today.
We are looking into them, getting accurate costs is hard right now with the fluctuation of materials. I don't want to waste time getting custom quotes because our timeline is 1.5 years-4 years out. We are staying in BR until our oldest graduates BR high school.
There are more advantages. If you build it right you probably aren't going to have to buy a roof in your lifetime and the sides should last just as long.
Our house is 2700sf under roof, 2300 sf and the roof was $10k in 2015, it would cost twice as much now if not more today.
We are looking into them, getting accurate costs is hard right now with the fluctuation of materials. I don't want to waste time getting custom quotes because our timeline is 1.5 years-4 years out. We are staying in BR until our oldest graduates BR high school.
Posted on 7/11/22 at 4:10 pm to TideSaint
That is a beautiful setup.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 7:15 am to armsdealer
We are also looking into this. We actually just took possession of a 20 acre property. We of course bought it for the land not the house. It has an existing mobile home that was put on a crawl space and added onto. It is very serviceable, would be easy to fix it up but now we are in the limbo of how much do we fix vs save save save to build.
I think we are basically only going to put money into the property and try to pay it off as quickly as possible so we can build. Holding out hope some of these prices come down in the next 3-5 years.
I think we are basically only going to put money into the property and try to pay it off as quickly as possible so we can build. Holding out hope some of these prices come down in the next 3-5 years.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 2:38 pm to BoogaBear
I didn’t know anything about metal blogs until we built ours, and now I often say I don’t know why anyone would build anything else, if in the country.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 4:52 pm to 9rocket
They started forming mine today. 60x40 in St. Amant. It took me a while to find financing but I found a local bank in Zachary that does them often so it was a very easy process once I got in touch with them.
Happy to answer any questions on the process for anyone who needs more info.
Happy to answer any questions on the process for anyone who needs more info.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 5:14 pm to LSUtigerfan22
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They started forming mine today. 60x40 in St. Amant. It took me a while to find financing but I found a local bank in Zachary that does them often so it was a very easy process once I got in touch with them.
Happy to answer any questions on the process for anyone who needs more info.
One of my AF buddies is from St. Amant, last saw him 1991 at Barksdale AFB. Before FB and cell phone so lost touch.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 8:13 pm to TideSaint
I want to buy land in Jackson or St. Francisville and build one of these.
Posted on 7/12/22 at 9:06 pm to LSUtigerfan22
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Happy to answer any questions on the process for anyone who needs more info.
Are you financing the build?
If so, what are the terms of the loan and how is the interest rate?
Posted on 7/13/22 at 8:44 am to TideSaint
Yes. I have the building paid for but I obtained a construction loan for the remaining amount to frame the inside. It was 175,000 @ 5.25% for one year.
Construction loans are always higher because there is no building to repossess if it’s not paid.
I will have to take out permanent financing loan when the inside is finished.
Construction loans are always higher because there is no building to repossess if it’s not paid.
I will have to take out permanent financing loan when the inside is finished.
Posted on 7/13/22 at 9:32 am to TideSaint
What is an AC bill like in those?
Might be neat as a hunting camp/lake house but they look trendy and pretty tacky
Might be neat as a hunting camp/lake house but they look trendy and pretty tacky
Posted on 7/13/22 at 9:47 am to LSUtigerfan22
What roughly finished square footage are you expecting out of that building? and is the $175k for the entire costs, or just the shell and slab and rough plumbing/electrical?
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