Cost estimate for Existing Metal Building

[KyleR1985]

I have an agreement on a new property. I’m trying to get a price in mind for the metal building on site.

40x48, wood frame (trusses up top), 3 12x12 roll ups(automatic), one walk in door, 2 small windows. Roof seems insulated, walls aren’t. 200amp service panel. 40x80 slab in front of the building.

Can someone in this line of work, or someone who’s recently paid for similar give me an idea what I’d pay to have this built today? Middle Tennessee.

 

[swavescatter]

I tried this a couple years ago, albeit slightly different layout. Quote was about $100k just for the concrete/building, no plumbing or electrical. I'm guessing costs have only gone up...

 

[Dave Thomas]

I can't help on the price but If it's on a property with a house that you are buying. The building doesn't add much at all to the appraisal.

 

[KyleR1985]

I can't help on the price but If it's on a property with a house that you are buying. The building doesn't add much at all to the appraisal.

It’s a little of both. It’s something I want/will build on site if this one doesn’t work out. So I am looking for actual costs, as well as what value it will add on property appraisal.

Mostly interested in today’s actual cost to build it. I can do the other mental gymnastics from there.

 

[Maverick1]

Easy estimating tool:
Whatever you think it should cost x 4

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[Cinnabar Slim]

We just built a 40x80 on our place in Montana, so I’m not sure how that would differ from you. We built it ourselves except for pouring concrete. Trusses cost 8k, total other materials including concrete pour was around 40k. We have 4 roll up doors, and those ran 15k with installation. Currently in around 65k give or take a few grand. Wiring it ourselves besides installing meter box, so not sure what that will run. No insulation or plumbing, will probably insulate later on. I think 100k for out here would be a good contractor estimate.

 

[Kernal1985]

I’m in Indiana and costs should be similar in your area, probably 60-70k to have something similar built.

 

[KyleR1985]

I’m in Indiana and costs should be similar in your area, probably 60-70k to have something similar built.

Including concrete work?

 

[Plainsman79]

You can go onto Menards website and “build” one to the exact size and features you’d like. It’ll give you a rough estimate on material cost. Minus overhead doors, electrical and concrete. Those are separate bids and most likely your builder will sub those out anyway.

Other pole barn builders have similar features on their websites if your against the big box stores.

If you can read a print and have any construction experience, you can put one up. They really aren’t all that difficult.

 

[Roofer1]

In the process right now. 36'x72'x12'(walls) with an 8' porch around about half of it. 4' frost walls, pex tubing for future in floor heat in 5" slab, walls framed with 2x6 then plywood clad, tyvek on walls, ice and water shield on roof, 6 windows, one patio door, 29 ga. steel on everything exterior, two 10x12 garage doors, 2 man doors, and electric to a panel. not including excavating/backfilling it's at about $170K. Know its kind of apples and oranges but it's real #'s

 

[5MilesBack]

In the process right now. 36'x72'x12'(walls) with an 8' porch around about half of it. 4' frost walls, pex tubing for future in floor heat in 5" slab, walls framed with 2x6 then plywood clad, tyvek on walls, ice and water shield on roof, 6 windows, one patio door, 29 ga. steel on everything exterior, two 10x12 garage doors, 2 man doors, and electric to a panel. not including excavating/backfilling it's at about $170K. Know its kind of apples and oranges but it's real #'s

Is that using a contractor or you doing it yourself?

 

[Roofer1]

Is that using a contractor or you doing it yourself?

That's having someone get it to the point that it's enclosed before winter. It's 4 hours from home so I just didn't have the time to keep an eye on it. Plan was to finish off anything I needed done over winter myself.

 

[Kernal1985]

Including concrete work?

Yes, 4” slab

 

[Rich M]

we were looking at 30x36 and coming in 75-100k earthwork, concrete, wired, plumbed.

Oh - all steel, no wood.

 

[Kernal1985]

You can go onto Menards website and “build” one to the exact size and features you’d like. It’ll give you a rough estimate on material cost. Minus overhead doors, electrical and concrete. Those are separate bids and most likely your builder will sub those out anyway.

Other pole barn builders have similar features on their websites if your against the big box stores.

If you can read a print and have any construction experience, you can put one up. They really aren’t all that difficult.

Be careful using Menards, some of their kits are 9’ or 8’ on center trusses. 4’ on center is the maximum I would recommend based on past experience even though it may have an engineer stamp/approval.

 

[Plainsman79]

Be careful using Menards, some of their kits are 9’ or 8’ on center trusses. 4’ on center is the maximum I would recommend based on past experience even though it may have an engineer stamp/approval.

Correct. They give you the option now to move trusses to 4’OC along with 2’OC girts and perlins.

 

[Burnsie]

That is a nice good size slab of concrete out in front of the building - that definitely added a good chunk of cost when the one you show in the pictures was built - would you have that large of an apron on a new build?

 

[WCB]

As far as adding value...mind you I am not a realtor or do appraisals...but we are looking for a new place or hunting land some with pole buildings or garages on them. Our realtor says if he is suggesting a price for property he figures in 20-30% of the new build cost of existing buildings if in good usable shape. So house and land generally worth $500,000 and you build a $100,000 building he would sell it no for $520K-$530K. This is not for anything "livable" or finished.

 

[bowhuntercoop]

I got supppper lucky when I bought my farm. It has an Olympia all metal building on it, 40x60, 2 12 ft doors, fully insulated, wired, ac, heat, 6 inch slab. All steel I beams. I knew it was expensive. Was shocked it didn’t add much to the appraisal of the house and property. Was only 10 years old at the time.

Called Olympia back in 2020-2021 for me to build the exact same thing was over 200k. Not a chance I would spend it, but it’s priceless to me now!

I built a 30x20 pool house myself last summer and with metal, alum siding, me doing all the plumbing and electrical im in like 10-12k not counting the concrete. Stuff is crazy expensive even compared to 5 years ago.