Pole Barn Kit Costs?

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

I have started to request quotes first one seems pretty reasonable to me.

Material only for building, looking to erect it myself (with help)


Spec's 30' x 60' x 12'
Scissor Trusses - 4/12 exterior pitch (not sure on interior at this point)
2 - 10' x 11' insulated garage doors under eave edge (side of building)
1 - 36" Man Door
10' x 15' Lean to (over man door)
24" overhangs on all 4 sides

Metal roof w/ 1/2" OSB & 15lb felt under

Kit quoted at $17,802.00

Sound Reasonable?

I will likely add some insulation to the framing when erecting. The vinyl lined fiberglass used for steel buildings. But that is not included in the kit, also will plan on skinning the ceiling with steel and blow insulation into rafters in design.

Building will be for auto work, tractor restoration etc. in the end bay. My Truck will park / projects in second bay and then storage & office at the end of the building for work. Will frame office and have storage above under scissor trusses.

Working on a floor plan now will post when I get it drawn up.

 

[NHBandit]

Look into National Barn Company. I'm not sure if they sell "build it yourself" kits but they had the best price by far of all the places I looked into for my 30x40x12 with them doing the work. They will work with you as much as they can on pricing and their crews have a great reputation for getting in and out quick and doing nice work. You might find it's more cost effective in the long run to let them build it. As an example here's where we ended up on mine: 30x40x12, scissor trusses, frameouts for 2 10x10 overhead doors (not included because I can have a local door guy do it cheaper), 1 man door, 1 3x3 window, 29 guage painted steel with 40 year guarantee, 1 pair of 24"x30" gable vents, fully insulated. Delivered AND assembled on my slab for $11,600 including all taxes. I talked to other nationwide garage companies, local builders, etc. and nobody else even came close. They willl build on your prepared slab or sink the 6x6 posts 3' in the ground so you can have your slab poured after. Same price either way. In fact I just signed the contract today and will start a thread of my own when construction begins.

 

[larry_g]

I paid 15k for my kit to build the building below ~4 years ago. This included the insulated vapor barrier and the building permit. It also included a few hours of design time as the building is modified to my design. I also was very pleased with the quality of all materials as the wood was much better than you could get at most lumber yards. It would have cost an additional $4000 to have them erect it and looking back I should have let them do it.

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[bgarrett]

you pay extra for a kit
draw a picture, count the boards, go buy them, if you need more go buy them

in this picture, I counted the posts, then the braces, then the trusses, next is purlins for the roof, then for the walls

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Thanks, I submitted for them to provide me a quote. Their website does not have Michigan covered, but will give it a shot.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Here is a quick sketch.

 

[NHBandit]

Very similar to how I'm setting up my 30x40 minus the lean to. Will follow this thread to see how it progresses.

 

[Drift_G35]

I had a family member get a pole barn for almost 50% off because someone backed out of a custom design. You may not get the exact design or dimensions you want or the color, but if you have the ability to be somewhat flexible you might be able to get an awesome deal.

 

[188slo50]

You can also try Barn Pro's and DIY pole barns. Im in the same process, trying to get the best one for the price.

 

[Kevin54]

There should be a few Amish barn builders up your way. If you haven't already, search some of them out. One thing about the Amish, they do quality work and are in and out within a week it seems.

 

[The Boss]

I'm at 10k for materials right now as you see it including the attic trusses and attic floor. 36' wide by 60' on the 20' bay and 46' on the 16' Bay. Metal roof will be another 3k.

 

[RPH]

Highly recommend DIY polebarns. Easy to get estimate on the web and provide great service.

 

[Cemoto]

I'm interested also, thank you.

 

[Ggg]

I just got a quote from National Barn Co. and so far they are the highest. By more than twice the price of the lowest (Menards), they are even higher than Morton.
RPH; Do you have a web address there are a lot of DIY building sites.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

I have requested quotes from 5 different companies, some local, some regional, some national.

Hope to see some good numbers so this may happen in 2013.

 

[RPH]

When I ordered my kit from DIY (30x72x12') with 2 insulated doors (10x10') cost was 12500 delivered to the site. Materials were top quality.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

RPH how long ago was that?

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Second material quote in at $16,225.00 delivered from "local" Michigan firm.

 

[Daddy454]

I don't know if these guys are out by you,but I had Cleary Buildings do mine. $17,000 for them to build a 24x48'x10' minus the cement floor.They took care of all the permitting,sent the lumber,a crew of 3 guys,had it up in 3 days.Way better/easier than I could've done.3' man door,insulated roof,16x8'(?) roll-up door,paid the guys $100 bones to install the 2 windows I bought at HD.Floor cost me $1500 plus a taco dinner for a bunch of friends.Oh,and I bought a 20 pack for the crew.

 

[PWC Repair]

I'm recently going through all the pricing stuff myself. I'm going to build a 30x48x10. I have spent quite a bit of time pushing a pencil to it and have not found a kit yet that is as low as the cost of materials locally. Plus I figured in better doors and extra trusses AND STILL comes out cheaper. You'd think if you're ordering a package deal all from the same company you'd be getting a break!

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

DIY Pole Barns quote came in at $17,405.89

NOTE: their quote was for 30' x 64' x 12'

 

[RPH]

Just did a basic barn quote at DIY and without labor a 30x72x12' was $12800. No labor included. Building a polebarn us not hard but time can be an issue.
http://www.diypolebarns.com

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Yeah, I can build it that is not the issue, will take me a couple months probably with my work schedule. I'm looking for the best bang for my buck in a kit.

Also per my first post this is not a "standard" pole building. Scissor trusses, OH doors on eave edge, lean to etc.

DIY: quoted $7,212.50 to erect building.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Here is a drawing I did for the barn.

Crimson Red over Charcoal Gray.


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[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Added the lean to over the man door.



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[Modifieddriver]

I was thinking about a DIY building, but I realized by the time I try to round up some help, rent equipment and the time involved, I'm better off having the experts do it for me. Let my builder have the headaches that you'll always encounter with a project like this.

I'm going to do a 40'x90'x12' and had some price quotes and went to the bank to check on loan rates to cover the add-ons above what I had cash on hand for. Rates are at probably an all time low. I'm money ahead doing a loan rather than pulling the extra $dough$ out of my retirement investment to do the build. Enjoy the build now and pay off early as extra on-the-side $dough$ becomes available.

 

[ishiboo]

I'm recently going through all the pricing stuff myself. I'm going to build a 30x48x10. I have spent quite a bit of time pushing a pencil to it and have not found a kit yet that is as low as the cost of materials locally. Plus I figured in better doors and extra trusses AND STILL comes out cheaper. You'd think if you're ordering a package deal all from the same company you'd be getting a break!

For anyone using 30' as a short dimension... I had a 30x40 and if I do it again, I would do at least 32' or 34' if you will be parking/working on vehicles. 30' is a good size but if you get two things side by side with entry doors on the 30' side and plan to keep toolboxes/etc on the sides it gets tight.

Also, with the entry doors on the long side, 30' gets tight if you will have any full-size light duty trucks (crew cabs/etc).

The only reason I say this is with many configurations, it is a very minimal charge to go slightly bigger in either dimension.

 

[wedge40]

I have to ask. With a big barn why such narrow doors? I'd have at least one that was 12' wide

Wedge

 

[RPH]

Once you start to go over 30' on trusses the cost starts to rise dramatically.
That's what I learned looking for mine. But you can go longer fairly cheap.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Doors are not set in stone yet, 12 footers would probably be a good call.

I will not have anything stored in front of the garage bays, that is why the doors are away from the ends of the building. Full depth at each bay for parking or working.

30' is due to cost, when going to a scissor truss design like i am it adds up the wider you make the building. If I had an unlimited budget it would be a 48' x 60', but that is not going to happen anytime soon, and I need to get something built before I'm too old to use it.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Here it is with 12' OH doors, still spaced the same from ends of building, but only 6' between instead of the 10' I had above.



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[RPH]

What about up. I saw where Diypolebarns added the choice to upto twenty foot.
I would have done that if offered. Talk with Mike at DIY and see what can be done.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Height is not an issue, with the scissor truss's this layout will give me around 14.5' at the inside peak of the building. More than enough if I ever get fortunate to have a lift.

If extra dry storage is required I will add a lean to on the end of the building for trailer storage. At this point they will be stored on a gravel pad next this build. That will be better than stored in the yard as they are currently.

I only have 7 acres so no large equipment will ever be stored in the barn requiring the extra height. If need be my parents farm is not far away and they have a large storage shed to utilize, as he just retired from selling seed this last year.

 

[RPH]

But what is the increase in cost? If the trusses are going to cost an arm and leg then going longer poles could give you that room for a lot less. Just thinking.

 

[TeamTruett]

I am so jealous of the sizes many forum members are able to build. My town limits a detached garage at 750 sqft

 

[RPH]

Don't live in town. Buy some acreage in the boonies and build what you want. I would have loved to go bigger but can't bust the budget. Can always build another one. Get rid of the town and get the shop you want!

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

64 Metals sent me a quote on Friday.

30x64x12 with their Legacy metal trusses and perma columns (no doors) $13,667.00

Leaning hard this way, have a cpl questions for them on the quote, but looks promising!

 

[Kevin54]

Cleary uses laminated post don't they? Then set the trusses inside of the post? What size are they? I'm assuming 6" wide (3- 2x's wide) but how thick....6"?

 

[BrianC636]

My Cleary building has 3 2x6's laminated together with the truss inside of it. Bottom cord on the truss is a 2x6 also I believe.

Cleary did me right on my building. For them to build my 40 x 64 x 12 with 3 garage doors, 1 walk in door and 4 windows was $21,900. That doesn't include concrete.

 

[dieselgarage]

I'd never build a pole building without nested perlins and bookshelf girts. It just makes the building so much stronger IMOP.