Pole Barn Cost

[Tcrate]

Has anyone built a pole barn recently. I am looking at building a 60x90 pole barn. 1 overhead door, 1 man door, concrete floor. Mainly for storage. I estimated materials (excluding concrete) at about $25,000. Concrete somewhere around $12,000 for a 4" pad. I probably will not do this myself so would hire out the build so I assumed another $25k for labor??? I live in Michigan if that matters. Does anyone have a better cost estimate out there based on experience? Thank you.

Thom

 

[cj7jeep81]

Prices will vary quite a bit I'm sure. My materials for a 40x64 were about $23k 4 years ago, but I had a few upgrades in there (insulation, permacolumns, 2 14x14 insulated doors). I had help from family and others to put it up, and saved quite a bit on labor (although I still paid around $3k).

Had a quote from a local Amish crew to put up the same size, and their labor was about $6k. This did not include any site work (they wanted a level pad with gravel down to start). Wanting to say my concrete pad was $8-9k (6" pad, smooth finish) on top of the above numbers.

So your numbers probably aren't too far off, but call around.

 

[Fordman7795]

My 30 x 56 x 14 (in michigan) was about $35,000 for material, labor, concrete and site work. My concrete work was about $4k of that, your pad is over 3 times bigger so id guess more closer to $15k for basic work. You didnt say how tall your barn will be.

 

[stm317]

I'd guess $20-25/sqft for a basic building with minimal overhangs and features. It's cheaper to build up than "out", but there's no reason to make it any taller than you'd need either. That just adds cost.

Things like overhangs, doors, windows, gutters, etc will all impact pricing, and can impact the lifetime of your building too. A basic box will be cheaper than one with more features of course, but it may have other negatives like improper drainage, lower aesthetic appeal, etc. If you start adding electrical, insulation, etc that will bring the cost up quickly.

I paid about $22.50/sqft for a building in Indiana 2 years ago but it had 3 overhead doors, overhangs on all sides, gutters, and a wrap around porch that added to the size of the slab and the building materials needed.

 

[Skunkape]

30 x 50 x12 sidewalls with 4" concrete in Oklahoma..
2 walk doors
1x12' insulated garage door
1 x 8' insulated garage door
4-3x4 double pane windows

$11,500 materials
$7,665 completion of building
$3,880 completion of concrete

Total $23,045

I've done all the electrical service/wiring myself.

ETA* I did all the dirt work/prep myself as well.. I about fell over when quoted a cost for the dirt work!

 

[finn]

Two quotes last spring for a 24x42x16 with a 12x14 door were right around $25k, on a level site, no electric or floor.

Much of Michigan is going to cost more than Texas or Oklahoma because of snow loads....or else you can rebuild after a winter like this past one.

Never seen as many collapsed pole buildings and garages

 

[astroracer]

The only "good" estimate you will get is from a local builder. They are the ones you should be asking about this, anything else is irrelevant.
60 x 90 is well into steel building size. Whole 'nother ball game there. Depends on if you want open floor or not.
Mark

 

[Voi]

Depends on if you want open floor or not.

60' clear span trusses in snow country is going to require a local bid for sure.

OP do you mind center support columns? Can you narrow the building up and get square footage back with length? Or does the land or building use dictate the 60' width?

 

[astroracer]

There are a number of options to get the same square footage with a smaller footprint. Like stm317 said, going up is cheaper then going out...
Downsizing so a standard residential "attic" or "loft" style truss can be used will gain usable upstairs room for not much extra cost.
Look at Monitor Style buildings with a taller mid-section and shorter wings on the sides. If you don't mind columns in the middle of the floor space this may work.
Of course this involves going up and down stairs which may not work for the OP.

 

[86turbodsl]

Anything over 40' wide with wood trusses gets expensive REAL fast. In that size with a clear span, i'd be looking HARD at a steel building put up by some contractor.

 

[RPH]

I bought my 30’x72’ from diy polebarns. There based in Ohio. One of the better features that they offer is build your barn on the website. This allows you to experiment quickly and see what changes cost. Cheapest way to gain space in the pole barn is to extend it rather than going wider.

 

[finn]

I bought my 30’x72’ from diy polebarns. There based in Ohio. One of the better features that they offer is build your barn on the website. This allows you to experiment quickly and see what changes cost. Cheapest way to gain space in the pole barn is to extend it rather than going wider.

I priced the DIY barn.

It was about the same as two local quotes if their crew erected it.

Doubt if it met local snow load codes, though.

 

[MrSurly]

60' trusses are going to kill this as a pole barn project if clear span is needed.
At that size you should definitely be looking at red iron bids (unless interior walls or posts are OK)

 

[Marctrees]

60 x 90 4" POLE BUILDING slab will be minimum of 25k for matl and labor total.

Really, probably closer to $35k.

If a steel building foundation... ballpark 2 - 3 X that figure.

Marc

 

[Marctrees]

Being in MI... you are familiar w the Menards online building pricing tool ?

Marc

 

[OldNeons]

Regardless of what you do, you are definitely light on concrete for a pad that size. As mentioned above, if it's footing/pad for steel bidding it gets much worse quickly - but you have a much nicer building IMO..... I'm lookimg at something similar in size to OP and will go with steel if I can't make it work out to use ICF. Good luck with your project.

 

[matt_i]

Depends what part of Michigan, I'd say. That's going to be a tough number to hit on the fringes of populous SE Mi. Get to mid-MI and farther up and the costs are going to come down.

Having a quote and being satisfied with the end result are different stories. Also, no electrical, not even a single light bulb?

 

[FIVE_LITER]

South of you in Indiana but I was quoted $36,000 for a 40x56x14 with 1' overhangs on all sides, gutters, wainscoting, condensation barrier on the roof, house wrap on the walls, 1 man door, 3 12x12 insulated overhead doors, and 4" concrete slab.

I forget the exact price breakdown on materials and labor but I do remember the concrete was around $6600.

So $16 sq/ft for materials/concrete/labor
touch under $3 sq/ft of that for the concrete

 

[Tcrate]

I appreciate all the input. I am going to consider skinnying this up. I did use the Menards calculator. Will go to contractor next. Thanks again.

 

[elliottw]

40x60x16 Last year with 1OH 1 man door was 36k. Was quoted 15k for a 6" floor. I'm currently acquiring materials from menards to do an insulated slab with fiberglass rebar, pex etc, so I'll be much higher on concrete when its all said and done. But use it for mildly recent reference. I'm also in western ND so contractors are higher due to oilfield activity. FWIW

 

[Jeeper89]

I have about $56,000 into my 40x60x16 with at 4" thick floor. 2 12 x 14 doors and one 20 x 14, shingled roof and 150 amp electrical service. I did everything myself except for the excavating and concrete. I am in Rockford Michigan. That cost includes a skid steer rental for putting holes in the ground and putting the poles in the holes. Also includes a skytrack rental to set trusses because I couldn't find a crane service willing to work with a homeowner on a weekend. There are a few things I would do different if I could do it over again but overall I am very happy I did it. Pretty much just my wife and I with some help on truss setting day and a few friends stopping by when they could.