Hello Everyone,

All of us need a place to keep our hunting toys so I figured this would be a good place to ask. I'm curious how much you all paid for your metal buildings. I am located in the western part of fort worth.

Here are the specs for my shop:
- 30 'x 40' x 14
- Vinyl backed batting insulation
-Three 10' x 12' overhead doors. Two in front and one in back
- 6" slab
- 15' x 20' covered patio on the side with a personnel door and window
- No electrical. Going to do that myself.
- HOA is requiring me to have a 4 foot tall brick wainscoting around the whole shop.

So far I've gotten three quotes and they range from $37,000 all the way up to $65,000. I know labor and steel prices have gone up recently but I am still in a little bit of sticker shock.

What was wrong with the 37K bid ? That sounds like a bargain.

Done right you are easily in the 45-50K range with you doing electrical and having the brick wainscot being required.

Not far off but you’re a little cheap

I edited that like 3 times but isnt yours bigger?

This is what I had built. 30x40x14 4:12 pitch roof with 10x30 covered porch. 3, 12x12 roll up doors, 1 walk through, 4 windows, 4 foot brick wainscot, spray foam insulation. 5 inch 4,000psi pad with 12x24 beams around the perimeter and criss cross the middle.

Dirt work, 280 yards brought in, $5,000.

Slab, $12,800, included concrete pump rental for $1,200

Building, $28,000

Brick wainscot, $3,000

Spray foam, $3,125

Electrical, $7,000

100 yards of rock for the driveway, $6,000.

Miscellaneous, $2,000.

Grand total = $66,925.

Well hell, I first said 55-60 but thought yours was bigger.

I wish. 40x60 is the next one

You just sit back and do what momma tells you to do. It is easier that way.

I agree. 37k would be pretty cheap. You need to check them out though. I honestly don’t think the 65k quote was too out of line depending on what was quoted

I would have guessed 55-60. I've got some prices a while back to build at my place at Rayburn but decided to sell in the near future.

Get a price from Wolf barns. They build all over Oklahoma and Texas. They built one for a customer of mine and built most of the barns and shops in the big country subdivision down south of me called Bar X Ranch.

If I built one I would get Wolf to build, they do good work and been around for a long time and not going anywhere.

That building would cost you between $53,000.00 and $56,000.00 depending on site and location. This estimate comes from doing about 2-4 a month. We are sheeting one right now almost identical to your specs and my price is in between the numbers I gave you.

You will find bids all over the place And opinions from some that may that have one or two built for themselves. Some from men that have never even built one.
Wade’s price is about spot on for what he has, seems he had some grade and access issues that added a bit to the total cost, which sometimes are a necessary expense.

$37,000.00 is way too low and corners are being cut to get to that price. Cheap isn’t good and good isn’t cheap.

really nice

I don’t know where you are building, but if anywhere around the NE Texas area, don’t use David Loughmiller or Nicholas Welch aka Red Beard Welding.

$20-25 sf

They were on my list to get a bid from. What was the issue with them?

$37K is a bargain, considering metal prices have gone up

I paid $17K for a 40x60 18' eave 21 peak
2 4ft doors
1 14ft roll up

That's just building material... to give you an idea

Mine is 40' x 50' 16' wall with 20' x 40' covered parking.
Four(4) double sided sectional overhead doors(insulated).
Sprayed closed cell insulation on the walls and ceiling.
One(1) personal door.
Four(4) 3' x 3' windows.
Electrical
Dirt work
Concrete
Rock

$62,384

Wish I'd a done that porch with mine. This one 2 years ago,, 40' x 60' , 16 foot walls, 6 inch slab, ramps and insulated. (3) 14 foot doors. Walk in door and windows front and back. $47,000.

Pretty sure they took his money and then never showed.

David is a pompous [censored] who *might* build what you want, or he may just build what he feels like and give you back the money from what he didn’t feel like. Also, he was using self tapping screw for a long time instead of welding them.

Red Beard Welding aka Nicholas Dale Welch is a crook. We signed a contract and paid a deposit and he ghosted. Excuse after excuse after excuse. Turns out he has quite the history of that.

BP speaks the truth. Write them off.

Who did you use for your spray foam? looking for a good company now.

I could live in that shop easy. Very nice Wade.