BadReligion
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So we are going to break ground on a house and shop next summer. Our original plans were to have a 4000SF stick built "nice" shop to match the elevation of the house, but with construction costs gone insane, especially in Reno, NV due to the California exodus, we are now getting bids of well over $150/SF for just the shop, not even including any living quarters.
We have accepted the fact that the main house is going to be $450/ft, but I am not paying $150/ft for a shop. After looking at some metal buildings, I think that is the route we want to go, with about 4000SF of floor space, 4 oversized doors, maybe a small 10x12 office with bathroom in a corner, and that's it. It looks like metal buildings are very customizable and can be made to not look like a metal building.
It appears that there are maybe a handful of actual manufacturers in the whole US for components, but many distributors that will aid in the design, sale, and construction of the building. I don't want to give our contractor another 10-20% for simply watching the build team from one of the distributors do all of the work, so we will likely do an owner/builder on the shop and sub out the grading/concrete, electrical, and plumbing ourselves.
Has anyone built a metal building recently? And if so, did you go with one of the national distributors, or work with a local company? What did you end up paying per foot for just the building kit? I'm trying to keep this under $100/ft for everything, including slab, assembly, and plumbing/electrical.
Here is the basic design we are going for. Other design goals are radiant floor heat in 6" slab, 300A panel, R30 insulation in ceiling and walls with finished interior walls (metal), sectional fold up doors, 40x20 mezzanine in the rear, 2T single beam gantry crane, and a lean to across the back 80'.
We have accepted the fact that the main house is going to be $450/ft, but I am not paying $150/ft for a shop. After looking at some metal buildings, I think that is the route we want to go, with about 4000SF of floor space, 4 oversized doors, maybe a small 10x12 office with bathroom in a corner, and that's it. It looks like metal buildings are very customizable and can be made to not look like a metal building.
It appears that there are maybe a handful of actual manufacturers in the whole US for components, but many distributors that will aid in the design, sale, and construction of the building. I don't want to give our contractor another 10-20% for simply watching the build team from one of the distributors do all of the work, so we will likely do an owner/builder on the shop and sub out the grading/concrete, electrical, and plumbing ourselves.
Has anyone built a metal building recently? And if so, did you go with one of the national distributors, or work with a local company? What did you end up paying per foot for just the building kit? I'm trying to keep this under $100/ft for everything, including slab, assembly, and plumbing/electrical.
Here is the basic design we are going for. Other design goals are radiant floor heat in 6" slab, 300A panel, R30 insulation in ceiling and walls with finished interior walls (metal), sectional fold up doors, 40x20 mezzanine in the rear, 2T single beam gantry crane, and a lean to across the back 80'.