Planning a 45x90x18 input welcome/needed
Hello. I am new here, but have bee lurking for some time now. I have big plans for a shop 45x90x18 with a loft, but need input and suggestions. This is my first build. I have done construction, but never a pole barn. I would be living in the apartment so it's more like a home haha.
Plan: 45x90x18 with loft apartment 4 Bays with 1 drive through.
20x45X18 will be a second story loft that I will build an apartment in after shop has been built. 70x45x16 is shop space.
I will be doing electrical, plumbing, and converting loft into apartment.
I am looking to have the Shop built by builder. I have just started the process and have my first bid in the works.
Post and frame construction with 12Wx14H doors x 5. 4 in front 1 in back. One bay is a drive through. 3 man doors total and 5-6 windows total in loft and down stairs. The plan was to have the apartment section 18 feet high and the shop space 16 feet high. Step down 1 to cut costs and 2 to break up the lines. concrete floors across entire structure with metal roof. Metal siding around shop space. Board and Bat around apartment section. Only insulated portion is apartment.
Now this is a big build for a first timer, but I just need what I described above from a builder. 45x90x18 with loft as described above. Again I will be doing electrical, plumbing, and converting loft into apartment.
I can add a heat source and insulation in the shop later if wanted.
I know prices are not posted, but what would it cost to have something like I described above built not including the work I will do? to talk actual prices you can PM me, but we can have a discussion here. The first builder was saying between $30-$40 a square foot :0 so 121K-162K plus what I have to do. Is this right? are these numbers within reason.
I wanted 4 feet between each bay to spread the length out of the bays and was told by the builder this can be done, but would add a significant amount to the cost $7K-$10K because of the headers needed between the bays?
I know this was a large post, but I would really appreciate your input advice or whatever you have to say.
Hello. I am new here, but have bee lurking for some time now. I have big plans for a shop 45x90x18 with a loft, but need input and suggestions. This is my first build. I have done construction, but never a pole barn. I would be living in the apartment so it's more like a home haha.
Plan: 45x90x18 with loft apartment 4 Bays with 1 drive through.
20x45X18 will be a second story loft that I will build an apartment in after shop has been built. 70x45x16 is shop space.
I will be doing electrical, plumbing, and converting loft into apartment.
I am looking to have the Shop built by builder. I have just started the process and have my first bid in the works.
Post and frame construction with 12Wx14H doors x 5. 4 in front 1 in back. One bay is a drive through. 3 man doors total and 5-6 windows total in loft and down stairs. The plan was to have the apartment section 18 feet high and the shop space 16 feet high. Step down 1 to cut costs and 2 to break up the lines. concrete floors across entire structure with metal roof. Metal siding around shop space. Board and Bat around apartment section. Only insulated portion is apartment.
Now this is a big build for a first timer, but I just need what I described above from a builder. 45x90x18 with loft as described above. Again I will be doing electrical, plumbing, and converting loft into apartment.
I can add a heat source and insulation in the shop later if wanted.
I know prices are not posted, but what would it cost to have something like I described above built not including the work I will do? to talk actual prices you can PM me, but we can have a discussion here. The first builder was saying between $30-$40 a square foot :0 so 121K-162K plus what I have to do. Is this right? are these numbers within reason.
I wanted 4 feet between each bay to spread the length out of the bays and was told by the builder this can be done, but would add a significant amount to the cost $7K-$10K because of the headers needed between the bays?
I know this was a large post, but I would really appreciate your input advice or whatever you have to say.
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