Cost estimates for 25x40 shop

[Stretch79]

We purchased a new house with 1/2 acre lot and room for a 25'x40'x12' shop to be built. I'll be starting the process in March but am trying to get an idea on some of the major cost so I can plan accordingly. I'm located in the Dallas, Tx area.

Concrete per sq ft?

Structure including walls, roof, masonry on front full coverage, 1/3rd coverage on remaining walls due to city code, 10x10 overhead door, 2 - regular personnel doors, 4 - 4x6 windows approx size?

Electrical from house to shop with new 200 amp breaker box (I'll add internal wiring myself as needed for equipment and lights)?

Plumbing for toilet and sink?

Dirt work? Yard is fairly flat currently so hoping not much to be done.

Epoxy floor vs just sealing the concrete cost per sq ft?

Radiant barrier vs spray on insulation on ceiling and walls vs rolls?

 

[matt_i]

I would start around $30/sf overall for a no frills build. Don't know what has to be done in foundation if you have expansive soils. You could easily go higher with the advanced plumbing and masonry work.

 

[lakeroadster]

$50 per sq ft for what you are describing.. (concrete, wiring, dirt work, etc.) This price would not include plumbing or interior work.

 

[DpSyChO]

What ever you "estimate", double that for end cost.
For the walls, have you considered full masonry block for all walls instead of just front wall?

 

[Kevin54]

I just built a 28' x 36' addition and with drywall, electric, block walls @ 36" deep, 6' apron, 10' walls, and scissor trusses, I have right at $55,000 in it. That is turn key.

 

[goodysgotacuda]

Following as I'm in the same area looking to do the same thing within a year or two.

 

[lakeroadster]

I just built a 28' x 36' addition and with drywall, electric, block walls @ 36" deep, 6' apron, 10' walls, and scissor trusses, I have right at $55,000 in it. That is turn key.

= $54 per sq - ft

 

[Steelhorse27]

I'm close to dallas and the quotes I've seen are for similar to what you're talking about come in $50-60 per sqft

 

[bigcreek]

This is probably not much help but here goes anyway. My current build is costing me $70,000. It is 40' x 50' with 14' walls, stem walls, and 8" concrete floor (although I only had to pay for 4" of that). It has a 20' x 60' concrete apron on one end and a 10' x 20' concrete apron on the other end. 2 bay doors on one end and a single bay door on the other end. A 50' x 14' lean to that is 12' tall at the low point to accommodate the tallest mast forklift we have. It is plumbed and wired with 11 240volt outlets and 120volt outlets approximately every 8'.

 

[jlckmj]

I am at $30 to $32 p/sq ft. But my son and I did everything except the actual pouring of the concrete and setting the electric panel.

24x42 with 10 ft 2x6 walls, scissor trusses, in floor heat (used water heater), 150 amp service, fully insulated, metal siding on the ceiling, OSB on the inside walls, and insulated 16 by 8 ft. overhead door.

It would be twice the $$$ to have it built by anyone else.

PS= forget the bathroom, it is not big enough for one! Put a funnel and a hose through the wall in the corner LOL

Jim

 

[Stretch79]

I def was not expecting the prices yall are throwing out there. It amazes me that $60 a sq ft buys a bare bones shop with no finish work involved, yet you can buy a house for $90 a sq ft currently with multiple working bathrooms, a kitchen, sheetrock etc etc. The comparison between these two seems off to me.

 

[bigcreek]

Ya that is interesting. Mine is right about $35 per sq foot. $60 per sq foot sounds real high.. But I am in Idaho and Im sure things are quite different price wise between here and Texas.

 

[bczygan]

Based on the title of the thread I thought you were going to present us a cost estimate for a 25x40 shop, as an example of what one is like.

Why don't you?

Get the CSI code list, draw up the shop, make selections, do takeoffs and price materials and get bids.

Put it all on a nice spreadsheet and put it here for us all to use.

I'm kind of kidding, but not really.

You're not starting in March. You are starting now, so you can break ground in March.

There are a lot of planning and design steps between now and then.

What is your zoning and what are your zoning rules? Setbacks, height and area rules, etc.

Mortgage survey and legal description for easements and rights of way.

Who is telling you that masonry is required?

HOA?

Budget?

Money sources? Cash or loan? Construction loan converted into mortgage?

Next, functions to accommodate?

Existing conditions?

It just surprises me that new forum members will come here, and expect to get numbers accurate enough to cement (Pun intended) plans for a project.

There are just too many variables that need to be tied down completely before you can get any usable answers.

Bill

 

[Steelhorse27]

I had a 24x40 single story addition to my house quoted a couple months ago and it was quoted at $100-110persqft depending on a few finishes...included three rooms, laundry room, And full bath...... What your talking about with the masonry and such is basically a small house shell and the smaller the house the more per sqft cost. I think $50+\- is about right

 

[sundevil64]

I am in the process right now of planning and getting bids. At this point it is looking like $30-$45/sq foot with 5.5" slab for a 30x50x12 metal building insulted. No electric priced or veneer. Those I will do myself.

 

[justanengineer]

I def was not expecting the prices yall are throwing out there. It amazes me that $60 a sq ft buys a bare bones shop with no finish work involved, yet you can buy a house for $90 a sq ft currently with multiple working bathrooms, a kitchen, sheetrock etc etc. The comparison between these two seems off to me.

Stop over in free parking and read the plumbing price thread sometime, the reason for the prices is that some folks will gladly pay $100+/hr for anything while others prefer to pay half that.

In the midwest here I can have a pretty nice house built for $50-60/ft2, next week the wife and I will be finally moved back to NY and we're looking at $80-90/ft2 for something built there. Personally I wouldnt pay half those figures for a garage in their respective areas.

 

[coldh2o]

Based on the title of the thread I thought you were going to present us a cost estimate for a 25x40 shop, as an example of what one is like.

Why don't you?

Get the CSI code list, draw up the shop, make selections, do takeoffs and price materials and get bids.

Put it all on a nice spreadsheet and put it here for us all to use.

I'm kind of kidding, but not really.

You're not starting in March. You are starting now, so you can break ground in March.

There are a lot of planning and design steps between now and then.

What is your zoning and what are your zoning rules? Setbacks, height and area rules, etc.

Mortgage survey and legal description for easements and rights of way.

Who is telling you that masonry is required?

HOA?

Budget?

Money sources? Cash or loan? Construction loan converted into mortgage?

Next, functions to accommodate?

Existing conditions?

It just surprises me that new forum members will come here, and expect to get numbers accurate enough to cement (Pun intended) plans for a project.

There are just too many variables that need to be tied down completely before you can get any usable answers.

Bill

And, welcome to the GJ...

I'm in the great white north so the numbers are only going to be in the ballpark range for Texas, but for a 27'x40', full foundation (4' frost wall), 2x6 walls, Roxul insulation, windows, two man doors and two 9x8 garage doors, electrical and water from the house, manufactured wood siding and shingles, 5" slab, I was around $50-60/ square foot. Foundation and slab by others, the rest DIY.

Radiant floor, wood interior walls and corrugated steel ceiling came later and I lost track of those.

 

[Stretch79]

Based on the title of the thread I thought you were going to present us a cost estimate for a 25x40 shop, as an example of what one is like.

Why don't you?

Get the CSI code list, draw up the shop, make selections, do takeoffs and price materials and get bids.

Put it all on a nice spreadsheet and put it here for us all to use.

I'm kind of kidding, but not really.

You're not starting in March. You are starting now, so you can break ground in March.

There are a lot of planning and design steps between now and then.

What is your zoning and what are your zoning rules? Setbacks, height and area rules, etc.

Mortgage survey and legal description for easements and rights of way.

Who is telling you that masonry is required?

HOA?

Budget?

Money sources? Cash or loan? Construction loan converted into mortgage?

Next, functions to accommodate?

Existing conditions?

It just surprises me that new forum members will come here, and expect to get numbers accurate enough to cement (Pun intended) plans for a project.

There are just too many variables that need to be tied down completely before you can get any usable answers.

Bill

LOL, who cares where I'm getting the money. That has nothing to do with how much the project will cost. But thanks for all the useless info.

I finished my project at $33 per sq ft.

 

[kelpaso1]

LOL, who cares where I'm getting the money. That has nothing to do with how much the project will cost. But thanks for all the useless info.

I finished my project at $33 per sq ft.

What's with the snarky attitude towards Bill? He gave very good info on stuff you need to know. Good luck getting any reply's to the next question you may ask in the future with that attitude

 

[Stretch79]

What's with the snarky attitude towards Bill? He gave very good info on stuff you need to know. Good luck getting any reply's to the next question you may ask in the future with that attitude

Well, simple answer is: because he started it.

He was being a smart *** so I was just returning the favor. At that point in time I was trying to get a rough idea. Every other person here gave me there rough guesstimate without all those questions. Their advice was appreciated and very useful to me.

 

[ard]

LOL, who cares where I'm getting the money. That has nothing to do with how much the project will cost. But thanks for all the useless info.

I finished my project at $33 per sq ft.

Two years ago you dropped off the planet without a peep.

Then you come back expressly to pick a fight/insult someone??

A real asset to this community to be sure. Id ask about your build, but whatever dude.

 

[ssdave]

Deleted - didn't realize I was responding to necrothread!

 

[Stretch79]

You can't get a house for $90 a square foot, turn key. More like $125 to $130, more if it's a small house as the kitchen and baths drive up the cost more than the gross square footage of large open rooms.

The $30 a square foot garages and $90 a square foot houses are bare bones affairs, with the owners often doing a lot of the stuff. $50 to $60 for a garage and $125 to $140 for a house per square foot is a lot more the norm for a normal finished structure, and contracted out fully. Take away 15 to 25% for acting as the general contractor, carefully shopping material costs, and doing some of the small stuff yourself. You might take away 40% by doing it yourself, as opposed to contracting everything.

Actually I bought a 3000 sq ft turn key house in 2008 for $60 a sq ft and a 3400 sq ft house in 2015 for $104 sq ft both ready to move into. Not trying to argue but it can be done.

My shop build finished out at $33 a sq ft, fully built by professionals including dirt work, concrete, driveway, 1" closed cell spray foam, electrical from house to shop, brick on bottom 1/3rd of walls, two 12 x10 doors with opener, 4 windows and my led lights.

 

[ky-mike]

What is the inside finish, if any? How much lighting / electrical?

My 30x40 ended up at about $90 per SF. However, that includes metal roof, 2 cupolas. covered porch, 7 windows (3 fixed and 4 double hung), drywall and insulation, knotty pine T&G ceiling, epoxy on the floor and a few other upgrades I probably left out. I will get a build thread going later this summer.

Point is that you can build for $33 per SF or spend a lot more depending on level of finish and materials.

Congrats on your build. Looking forward to seeing pictures.

 

[sleek98]

We purchased a new house with 1/2 acre lot and room for a 25'x40'x12' shop to be built. I'll be starting the process in March but am trying to get an idea on some of the major cost so I can plan accordingly. I'm located in the Dallas, Tx area.

Concrete per sq ft?

Structure including walls, roof, masonry on front full coverage, 1/3rd coverage on remaining walls due to city code, 10x10 overhead door, 2 - regular personnel doors, 4 - 4x6 windows approx size?

Electrical from house to shop with new 200 amp breaker box (I'll add internal wiring myself as needed for equipment and lights)?

Plumbing for toilet and sink?

Dirt work? Yard is fairly flat currently so hoping not much to be done.

Epoxy floor vs just sealing the concrete cost per sq ft?

Radiant barrier vs spray on insulation on ceiling and walls vs rolls?

For what you listed I would expect to pay 30-40 a sq ft.

I had our builder do our shell with electrical and 200amp panel brought in. Stucco/stone front with LP siding on sides and back. 2 - 12x10 and a 18x10 insulated doors, 1 man door 40x50x12 8/12 roof. 50x24 concrete drive out front. I am in at 33.50 a foot.

As for epoxy, friends dad does commercial coating and does it retail at 5-7 a sq foot depending on the time it takes to grind and condition of the floor.

Edit:

Didnt read all the replies. nevermind

 

[Stretch79]

What is the inside finish, if any? How much lighting / electrical?

My 30x40 ended up at about $90 per SF. However, that includes metal roof, 2 cupolas. covered porch, 7 windows (3 fixed and 4 double hung), drywall and insulation, knotty pine T&G ceiling, epoxy on the floor and a few other upgrades I probably left out. I will get a build thread going later this summer.

Point is that you can build for $33 per SF or spend a lot more depending on level of finish and materials.

Congrats on your build. Looking forward to seeing pictures.

I posted a few pics in the gallery section. It has a Mueller metal roof and sides so nice heavy gauge. 1" closed cell spray foam insulation. Concrete floor isn't finished. I don't even know what a cupola is... I did have to brick the bottom 4.5" all the way around per city code. I put in 18 of the LED 4' shop lights. My electrician ran 100 amp service from the house to the shop and installed a 20 spot breaker box for me. I'll do the other random plugs and such as I have time over the summer.

 

[Stretch79]

For what you listed I would expect to pay 30-40 a sq ft.

I had our builder do our shell with electrical and 200amp panel brought in. Stucco/stone front with LP siding on sides and back. 2 - 12x10 and a 18x10 insulated doors, 1 man door 40x50x12 8/12 roof. 50x24 concrete drive out front. I am in at 33.50 a foot.

As for epoxy, friends dad does commercial coating and does it retail at 5-7 a sq foot depending on the time it takes to grind and condition of the floor.

I ended up at $33 a sq ft with no epoxy floor or plumbing. Based on all the quotes I got this was the best deal I could find. Short of using subpar materials.

 

[ddurrett896]

I use Carter Lumber website for a ballpark building material cost.

 

[My Old Tools]

It depends on how you build it and what your lot is like. If you do a red iron framed shop building on a flat lot you are looking at $32,000 for the concrete and shell, insulated with 3" fiberglass plastic backed. Add for your brick, electrical, any interior finish, epoxy, etc. This is based on recent estimates I got in the Tyler area. That included a 6/12 pitch roof and a 20x30 loft.

 

[xyster101]

Put some pics here.
I spent either $50 or $25 a sq/ft. Depends if you count the attic which you can park an atv and riding mower in.


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