How Much Does a Barndominium Really Cost? Full Breakdown
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Curious about the cost of building a barndominium? In this video, we dive deep into the full breakdown of expenses from start to finish. We cover everything from the price of materials, labor, and unexpected costs to help you understand what it truly takes to bring a barndominium to life. Whether you're considering building one yourself or just want to know more about the process, this cost analysis will give you all the insights you need. We started this build in 2022 and finished in 2024.
In this video, we'll discuss:
Initial permitting costs
Material expenses (steel, insulation, etc.)
Labor and construction costs
Cost-saving tips
Final total cost
If you're planning your own barndominium or just exploring options, this video will provide valuable information to help guide your decisions. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more updates on the barndominium!
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they're about breakeven when you go overkill like you did. and got a couple of contractors who gouged you on the prices. thanks for sharing your experience, helps us all learn!
@@Superwong321 then that’s exactly what you should title the video not claiming to give how much it really cost.
A barndo is a self supporting building where interior walls offer zero support, and only the exterior walls carry the weight of the roof. We have a stick built barndo on a basement. BUT it's been fully engineered by 3 different companies to CHECK for the most efficient way to carry the weight, and they actually decided to use specifically engineered wood posts to carry the weight on the front and side gable. So it's a mix of engineered posts, and engineered 2x6's, but still 100% a self standing shell. Here in Michigan we have a wide variety of barns - older ones are usually on walkout basements, some are stick built and some use logs. Only newer ones are post framed with 4x4 or 8x8 posts ;)
You are correct though, pricing is USUALLY the same if not MORE. Most homes are not metal sided and metal roofed, that alone adds to the $$$. Our metal siding was $22,000 plus $8,000 in labor, whereas the vinyl siding would have been $8000 in materials.
It looks like you spray foamed your house, and that is big $$$. Our roof deck was $11,000 but the whole house would have been closer to $30,000, vs. $7,000 for rockwool R-23.
The other factor is timing. Lumber and material costs fluctuate a LOT which most people don't realize. We locked in our lumber prices in April before everything jumped 15% for "summer building prices".
MN might have different buy times than Michigan.
We are looking to hit our budget at $400,000 for a 2400sqft house on a full basement, 2 bedrooms 2 bath (to save on property taxes). Our completed shell (no insulation but with all utilities run) was $240,000, so far we are on budget, but we shall see. As you mentioned, there are LOTS of variables on the inside to add to costs!
We also went with a heat pump PLUS a furnace because here in MI to meet code you NEED a furnace, and we also came in about $14,000 for Hvac (quoted at $30,000 for a different company )
Like the shower area!
I really appreciate the insight on your home! Its always interesting to hear and compare different methods and cost that other areas of the country have. By the way, I just seen you are growing christmas trees as well! We hope to have our first set ready next year!
Best chill video ever. The way you talk plumber money and mini splits not being sufficient 😅 fire ❤❤❤
While one could argue any one of your line items, the result is very cost effective. On a total building space of 5400 sq. ft. not including loft, you're at about $75/sq. ft. If you just consider finished living space, you're at $265/sq. ft. Either way, you done great!
I appreciate this breakdown sheds light on how cost can ballon
It doesn't take long!
Just watched a similar video earlier. Pushing 500k for 6000 sq ft. Nice, but jeesh!!! It wasn’t even finished with living area and bathroom. Nice video 😀. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! You are welcome! We wish we would have been cheaper but this ended up being our reality! Haha
Hi Chris, this was very informative as I have made the decision that I want to build a barndominium.. oddly enough just south of Atlanta too (small world)... I kept reading post and seeing videos that they are cheaper to build that standard build homes and with inflated material cost, I just couldn't believe that.. I was thinking it would cost me around 430-450 cause all I can do is lay flooring, paint and hang things 🤣🤣. I am thinking of calling Barndominiums of GA just to have a conversation with ppl who build these regularly cause I also feel like I will get scammed by my dad's friends who are contractors
Crazy how small of a world we truly live in! I try to be as upfront and honest about these things because I feel there is a lot of misinformation. Unfortunately, we have found out the hard way (not all of the time but definitely a couple) that sometimes your friends forget those big favors you did for them.
Finding the right subs can male or break you. Even after building my house and this barndominium, I just have finally found a good recommendation for subs.
Good luck on your journey and don't hesitate to ask me any questions.
give consideration to doing wood plank walls.. once and done.. no painting past the initial stain.. no dust from the shitzrock.
Yeah I’m a plumber in Mississippi. On a 2.5 bath slab rough in the max in my area would have been $2,500. That’s a “custom” price. They got you. You probably had $5-600 in material costs. I hate you got done that way.
Yeah it left a sour taste. Hard lesson to learn from but won't let it happen again
@@LivingwithCable Hope you give the requisite recommendations DONT USE these guys they are scammers
You do Plumbing in mississippi? Looking for some contractors.
@@jimstheartistyeah I do what area of Mississippi are you in? We live and work mainly on the Gulf Coast, but are licensed state wide.
@@Reid0225I’m looking to start building early next year in Waynesboro. Would you be interested in quoting?
Can thank people like this guy and the rest of social media for the rising cost of these structures. For years and years it was a well kept secret for us poor folks you could build 1 of these for 40 to 100K and now cause of the popularity rich people have come in and the prices are now 500K easily
Im curious to know are energy costs higher living in a barndo using metal as oppose to a farmhouse using mostly lumber? I can imagine how hot the metal can get during the Summer and how cold it can get during the Winter.
I will get the bills pulled back. It's really not bad at all. Surprisingly the shop doesn't get too terribly hot being that it is spray foamed. It also helps that the house is completely encapsulated as well. I will pull the previous bills when I get home
@@angelomaurizio1668 I just pulled the last 3 back.
December $159
November $143
October $130
All electric except the water heater is propane.
in Texas similar house, got everthing hard bided, we are looking at 300K, if we wanna get crazy on interior $330k
Thanks you made a great video telling people its not worth it
And here i am trying to do an 80x60x20 ( 9600 liveable sqft before walls and such ) with 12 separate 1 bed / 1 bath / 1 kitchen units, for under 400k ( not counting land ) in florida, and i have nearly 0 help with labor. Some big differences may help me, however. We shall see.
Fannie Mae has 5% down on multi-family 2,3, and 4 unit properties and I was thinking about building them using a Barndominium. You are supposed to live in one of them for a year. If you could build one a yr for 10 yrs you would have 40 units worth over 10 million.
Thinking about kitchens 100 years ago there were not kitchens like they have today.. So with that in mind there are a few things I would do much differently and FAR LESS MONEY.. I would put in a larder A huge room with Ventilated shelfing Yes just a big pantry with all of the mechanical and open shelving so I can see exactly what is in there. I figure $1000 for shelving in its own room beat the heck out of 28000 plus in kitchen cabinets.. Yes I would still have some cabinetry for a place for the sink dishwasher and cooktops etc. I would also put in a 4 x 4 island for doing baking. Just my two cents or perhaps $2000 It is amazing how many linear feet of counter tops can be installed in 20 ft of space
I understand some individuals save cash and build as their funds flow or pay up front. For those that don’t how do they fund the build without a construction loan
You should be able to get a construction loan. There are banks that are almost specializing in barndominium loans. But before doing that, I would talk with your bank of choice about building a custom home. Try not to use the word barndominium to start with.
The other way would be if you had equity in another home, you could do a second mortgage on it provided you had enough equity.
One thing I should mention, sometimes banks do not loan on a properties that you have started building on if you don't do it up front. Say for instance you started out of pocket and got the exterior done but now need to do the interior and want to try to get a loan, some banks will not do a loan on it at that point.
Some of the comments here are interesting. I wonder if it is because your disabled the thumbs down button? People can't "voice" their opinion with a simple thumbs down, so they leave an ignorant comment instead?
I'm working through a budget now to decide if we want to build, so definitely some useful info here for me. A red iron building would sure be nice, and I have quite a few contacts in that industry, but I assumed it would be way too much. Since watching your video, I think I will check into it.
Interesting that there is no thumbs down button. I do not disable anything unless youtube has somehow done that automatically. This video does have 30 dislikes, according to my analytics.
I think people think they are going to build one so much cheaper than a house, but the reality is, you still have the exact same stuff on the inside. You still have a complete wood framing of the walls and ceilings for our case, still have the same sheetrock, flooring, plumbing and the list goes on. The reality is, the only place you can save money is the exterior shell portion, but some of that gets washed by the wall framing.
Each type of building has its pluses and minuses, but red iron typically outlast wood framing. I thought we would be closer to 350k on this build but ended up at 395k. I think most people don't realize that yes the house portion is just over 1800 but there is 5400 sqft of shop and storage if you include all of the up stairs. Or if someone wanted a 3600sqft house, it could be finished for around another 40-45k on the high side.
@@LivingwithCable I'm guessing the pole building/metal frame building idea "can" be more cost effective when you want a HUGE unimpeded interior area that is difficult to achieve with stick built.
Any comment by others about overpaying, is ignorant without knowing YOUR local economics. And comments about it not being what someone else wants to live in? Well, that is why they made all those McMansions! Poor quality, barely functional floor plans with no thought into usability... but hey, they have lots of roof lines that they think look cool (and I HATE), and will cost a fortunate to re-roof in the future.
We recently finished the inside of our 34x50x12 garage, bought screen panels for the overhead doors, and now spend most of our time out there in the summer months. A nice place to relax, if we get bored there are projects around to work on. Or grab one of the lawnmowers or fourwheelers or the boat or skid steer from inside and head out. It is a different lifestyle, one we CHOOSE. One for those who live well into the country, not a life for the citidiots.
The fact that housing is out of hand is exactly why we are looking at building. I can (hopefully) sell my house for 2.5 times what I paid for it 11 years ago, and most of that gain has been in the last 4 years. Pay off the existing mortgage, build new with the proceeds, and maybe not have any mortgage when done.
My current house has 20" floor trusses 16" OC for joists, on 2 floors, 5000 sq ft, (house was that way when I bought it). Very cool for plumbing and heating, so I figured I'd do the same. But sounds like it was very expensive.
There definitely are some out of tune people! We may have to add screens to these doors. Especially during the fall and spring when it's perfect out.
The trusses were expensive but we're well worth it. These are 16" tall and on 16" centers. The one downside we ran into was the way we ran the trusses and where we wanted the air handler we couldn't run the main supply inside them.
We built this next to my house for my parents. They really like it and I really like being able to just walk out just like you mentioned. I have been contemplating on building another one on our property and sell our house with a small portion of land.
Beautiful build, can you do a tpur through the house video?
I still need to do a updated tour but mainly small touches have changed since this
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Hey where did you get your shell from? I'm up in ellijay and planning to start a build next year.
We bought through Premier Building Systems. They are just a middle man for Schulte Buildings. I think Premier is in Braselton and Schulte is in Alabama
@LivingwithCable I appreciate it man.
@@imadominate you are welcome!
$395,000 is cheaper per sq as far as building imo. Thats a great price! Granted u did a lot of framing and electric work yourself, which saves a lot of $$
I don't think people realize how much shop space is there as well. Not to mention it has a commercial standing seam roof vs a stand r panel or pbr panel roof.
Thanks for the video
You are welcome!
Thank you for the insight, if you were to estimate a cost for what you and your dad did about what what that be?
You are welcome! I will have to pull back my numbers but it was around 35k-40k.
Absolutely shafted on price.
Can you share who you bought the red iron from? And did you use their installer?
We did not use their installer. Long story short, the salesman said they had installers but once the building was ready to be delivered conveniently he couldn't get in touch with them.
We used Premier Buildings which is nothing more than a sales group. Schulte is the company that actually made the building. I would not recommend them again.
When the installers started the framing, one entire bay the purlin holes were in the wrong spot. It took us a entire day to get the ok to redrill the holes in the proper place. Big fiasco and luckily we have a machine shop so we had the correct tools to fix.
If you are not in a big hurry to build a home and plan on doing a lot of the stuff your self or not you can buy everything cheaper on line from plumbing fitting to windows refrigerators microwaves hot water heaters everything heat and air units paint and kits windows you can buy everything on line for a better price.
Why would you not do the square tubing for a house?
I am not a fan of the construction. You also have to be really careful and verify they are rated for category 2 occupancy. Even though our buildings were rated for 170mph winds, that was only as a category 1 risk, which is basically good for storage type buildings. Unfortunately, most of the dealers will tell you anything you want to hear to get the sale.
As for the construction side, most are 14 ga tubing held together with self tapping screws. Unfortunately, over time, the thin metal can start wallowing out from screws loosening from wind movements. They also generally only weld on 2 sides of the stub that goes up into the leg. Not to mention, they mostly use 29ga panels. If you can get one that has a truss design for the bow and a truss style leg, it would be better. And if you go all vertical on the panel, that also helps. When you do all vertical panels, they install a hat channel horizontally which helps stability.
You really have to double check 95% of the installers as most have their way of doing things, more specifically screw patterns for the leg and bow connections along with the screw pattern on the panel. For instance, for our buildings to pass 170 mph wind load, there had to be 2 screws in every flat. Basically, one screw on each high rib.
I think these buildings have a place in the world, for me that place is a garage or storage building, not a living structure.
@ makes sense! We were looking at them because they are cheaper. But they seem to be cheaper for a reason
Build prices for a finished home here in ETX are about $180/sq-ft for living and $30/sq-ft for shops. 1800 would cost 324,000 and the 3600 sq-ft shop would cost around $108,000. So a total of $432,000. So you technically came out ahead by about $37,000. I think what everyone is freaking out about is that the price of homes have risen like 30-40% over the last 3.5 years. Vote for Trump ;)
It is crazy how much prices have gone up. We built a house right at 2900 sqft back in 2019 finished it in 2020 for $250,000 not including land. That wasn't building it as cheap as we could either. Custom cabinets, lvp and tile throughout, custom master shower. Not mention we have 800sqft of porches, just under 700sqft of garage and another 500sqft unfinished bonus room.
@@LivingwithCable that’s what happens when your government prints 7 trillion dollars in one and a half years and the US dollar loses 40-50% of its value. Crazy stuff. Those rich men north of Richmond have devastated an entire generation of home buyers/builders.
Thats what happens when Wallstreet buys up 20% of houses, Airbnb rentals take a strong hold on 10's of thousands & scores of people are working from home moving out of expensive city apartments & buying houses in more affordable areas - ALL 3 are products of covid ravishing our country - Capitalism at its best - isn't that what trump is??@@KingFreakazoid7
@@worldpeace8187 what you say sounds like it could be correct until you dig into it and have a little better understanding of the last 3 years. Basically 80% incorrect. Good try though.
@@robertmunafo5039 Please elaborate
The difference between a house and a barndaminium is the external cladding type.
How long does it take to build
For us in this case, it was 2 years. 6 months to get permits then a year and half. It really wouldn't take that long if you hired a lot of the work out and scheduled.
You got had. Holy shit.
Just south of Atlanta? Hazzard County??
Haha close! Spalding
Dang man that stuff is expensive in Georgia..
Yeah it was a little more than we had hoped!
Who did your well? Im in Gray georgia and was quoted 10-15k.
We had Askew Well Drilling. I believe he sold the business a few months ago but not sure who bought it. You may want to check with Middle Georgia Water and Waller Wells.
That is exorbitant cost with a lot of labor costs deleted!!! I can see no advantage over having a conventional house built with ALL the labor included too especially when I'm 67 years old!!!
I think spending close to $400k and it only being a one bedroom is insaneeeee 😮💨
Its not like they couldn't fit 5br inside a 4800 sq ft home.
Thats what they wanted.
@@AWesker99 Then he'll have to sell it at a discount because no wife want's to buy a home that needs a massive renovation and it's women whom are the major decision makers on home purchases. This is the absolutely dumbest build I've seen in awhile. Only in the deep South.
For me, this is neither hot nor cold. It's $400,000+ on something I wouldn't necessarily want to live in at the end... Gentleman, this is a renting season =(
Yeah unfortunately housing has got out of hand. Hopefully we will see an adjust back. Stuff is sitting much longer. As for this, there were reason to build a barndominium. It's definitely not everyone's taste
@@LivingwithCable Price aside, IMO you did it right. I think approaching it like a big metal building you fill with your imagination is something that actually distinguishes these from traditional houses. Game room is a perfect example. Could you have done that in a house? Yeah, but not as well, IMO! My personal idea is having a basement on the residence side for three total levels, and the garage/shop side being a formidable slab like yours. A traditional house + outbuilding actually seems cheaper, and less issues finding contractors, unfortunately.
Damn son 400k y'all got bent over for sure
If y'all can frame and do electrical should be able to do it all yourself would a saved you probably 150-200k
@@zacklynch6939 remember they used the most expensive way to frame up the house.. RED IRON. They went with an excessive amount of concrete they over did the insulation and 5 tons of AC is perhaps 2 tons more than they needed.. They also should have insulated under the concrete as that is where 2 tons of ac are being sucked out of the building
LMAO. 46k for concrete
@@shawnsnow6413 My buddy just did a 60x40x5 for 20k in missouri but we all got lots of buddies here..
Did you say the concrete cost you 46000 dollars???????????????
Yes 60x90 slab with 5.5" thick including the porch, aprons and the 2 drive on portions that extend out
How many yards all together for that I hope it was at least 200 +
A 60x90 is less than 100 yards
@ericknazik7739 just over 91 yards just for slab, take in the piers and footers plus the porches which have footers all around them and the apron areas and driveway portions. Concrete around here was around $200 yard. Not to mention the building is 5000 psi.
Not sure why you would pour that with an 8 bag mix but it cost you alot more that way
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What about the kits tho!??? Seems if you order the kits and your your own contractor, you can save a lot
It really depends on the kits. Some of the kits I have seen, they may save you a little but it is also a inferior way of building. For instance, I have seen several that use a tube frame construction. I personally am not a fan of those for several reasons as a house. I use to be in that industry. The biggest down side to those types is they typically use 29 ga ag panel. Now don't get me wrong, we had buildings engineered for 170mph winds with 29ga panels but screw spacing and leg spacing was critical. Not to mention, the entire thing is held together by self tapping screws
@ thank you 🙏🏻
@crypto_chick_ you are welcome!
A bar dominium you are building a house inside of a house so no, it is not cheaper
The City/County/State required 12/2 NMB wire? What? Never in my 30 yrs of being a Master Electrician have I ever heard of that. Or is it that is what YOU wanted?
We wanted 12/2. It was not required
MN builders are a rip off!
You got taken for a ride brother, I feel bad for you. You overpaid about 40%
Dang stuffs got expensive 🫤
Appreciate this info bro
You are welcome! Definitely more than we wanted to spend but it is what it is
RUUD and overkill I've never heard those two terms put together. That is the cheapest HVAC you could have chosen. You're going to regret that purchase. Did you say it's a 1 bedroom 2.5 bath? That's virtually unsellable in the future.
The title should be "How much did it cost to build my barndominium without giving you a total at the end." There, I fixed it for you.
The total is at the end! $395,000 rounded
@@LivingwithCable What's the timestamp?
15:42
@@LivingwithCable Somehow, I missed that. Even after watching it three times. Thanks!
@sirshammalot you are welcome! Sorry about that
Way too expensive
You got played sorry
What a pain in the ass!!! Prices for 1 think are extremely inflated! Location really is key to saving money. They want $450,000 for ah 3bd 2b 20 feet from the next house! All way to expensive! You saved a lot in labor cost! Should of lived in a little cabin an put all thatoney in Bitcoin🤑🚀🚀🚀
Indeed! So many things I wish I would have put money into
Lumber is cheaper
And worse
Who would want to live in such an ugly house?
Why do you have to trash on someone's house. Does it not occur to you that people have different wants and needs? You don't have to live in it so shut your face-hole.
I think these houses look waaaaay better than most traditional houses, lol.
I'd love to see what you consider a "good looking" house.
@hunternichols6273 he will probably link you a 25 million dollar house and be like, " This one is not too bad. "
@@TheRealEvades 🤣🤣🤣
not worth at all