I've been planning on a garage to put my truck in for a long time now and have just started getting quotes to have the job done. Don't want to do it myself.

What I want is a 24'x32'x12' pole building with:
metal roof and siding
3 insulated sliding windows
1 service door
1 10'x10' over head door not insulated

That is the basic building. I have other wants but will need to see how far I can stretch the budget. So far I have two quotes, one from a regional company for $17,000, the other from a local contractor for $12,000. All materials are comparable.

Why is there such a big difference in cost?

Any suggestions or comments and ideas would be welcomed.

 

Do both include site prep and concrete work? What about finished electrical?

My 30 x 50 added up to about 12K with me doing all the work. I've built several for folks that even counting my labor didn't equal the the highest bid. Alot depends on the local metal prices and availability of 6x6 timber.

A 20 ft 6x6 locally is running about $95 as of last week.

 

In my area you could proably get a building like that for the 14-15 range, without concrete, on your level site, no electrical.

 

My 26x28x12 with concrete was just over 15k. It has 3 windows, 2 10x9 overhead doors, 1 service door, an insulated roof, overhang on 2 sides, and gutters. The electric was done by another contractor.

 

I paid about $22k for my 30x60 pole barn, i did all the grading work myself. It has 5 garage doors in the front and 1 in the back. A friend of mine did the concrete work for about $6800. Spend the extra money and have them insulate the roof when building it. I insulated the walls myself with 1" Styrofoam and covered it with 3/4" plywood.

 

I can't really help with your question,but we built a 24'x32'x9' for about $2,500 not includeing the concrete,insulation and elctrical work going in at spring time and it only has two 12ft sliding doors. All we bought was the metal siding,roofing, the door tracks and the trusses, we cut the poles from are property. Everything else we did ourselves and with the help of the neighbor in exchange of installing his barn roof, we are even going to be doing the concrete,insulation and electrical work too. Their is going to be an addition going on the front of the one bay this summer to accomodate a 2 post lift.

Here is a few process pictures...

 

I'm at the same stage you are, looking. But I plan on doing most of it myself, grading, electrical, plumbing....office....yeah, Im going for a 40x60 with maybe a 20' door in the front and a small one in the rear, one service door...no windows. Anyhow, to the point, my friend built his 40x60 for around $12,000. The concrete was the most expensive part, around $5000, they priced me $90 per cubic yard and I will need 52 yards, that's a 12" turn down footer and 6" thick slab. But then you have to figure in gravel, wire, rebar, then cinder blocks for mine, I have to build up because of the ground around me.

My friend found a guy who pulls down old barns, keeps the good wood and re-sells it. Thats where he got a bunch of his wood. I think he even found the tin cheaper. He bought the trusse's new, 7 of them and had to hunt high and low for a 22' door, he needed something big enough to get the combine and cutter head through. I know we have a thing down here called the farmers exchange and it always has good info on pole barns and stuff, I don't know if there is or what it is called, but surely they have something similar. I can get a whole kit, assembly required 40x60 with a 10' door, one service for around $8000 ish', pretty sure that it was around there, not 100% without looking though. Unless you just don't want to fool with it.

 

Was it Morton buildings at 17,000? a local contractor can get the metal sheeting from the source in two locations in NY state. hence the price difference. we do a lot of building for ourselves (houses and barns) so take the material costs times two. that is what it costs for a contractor.

Concrete pad is important and here in NY, it runs about 85 a yard. you would want a six inch pad, but get fiberglass added to the concrete mix
for long time durability in our area of snow, and salt. costs about 160 dollars more but worth it.

best thing to do is ask to see prior builds, ask the owners of at least a three year old building, not the brand new stuff.

an electrical contractor is paid 45 bucks an hour. if you have one price from a contractor that will do the concrete and electric, it may be worth it.
I believe 12,000 is a good price, the contractor might make 1200 on it.
get a contract that is specific to what you want before you sign it. pay on point. which means so much down (1200.00) then when pad and frame area complete, then roofing and electric to finish. make sure they have workmen's comp insurance (form) otherwise they can sue you if injured.

fingerlakes construction does only pole barns and has a good rep.
good luck and enjoy your buildign!~
Heidi

 

I had a one put up over the last year. I was going to get a drop in shed/building but I was up to $8000 for what I wanted. So I upped it to a real building with a concrete floor. I didn't build it to be a garage per-se. Just a workshop storage and tried really hard to stay in my budget.

26 deep x 32 x 10

For $12,100 here's what I got.

Building fully erected on my leveled site.
Less concrete and electrical.

Poles: 4x6 pressure treated 8' OC
Carriers: 2x12 SPF (1) on each side of post and bolted through with carriage bolts (2) at each post.
Trusses: 4' OC
Vented ridge cap
29 Gauge steel (Grandrib 3Plus Premium G90)
12" Overhang all the way around with enclosed soffit and facia
(1) steel entry door
(1) 9x8 overhead door (Med duty)
(3) framed openings for windows
1/4" Ply-foil insulation on the ceiling (under metal roofing)
(4) 3x10 polycarbonate skylights
Large size seamless gutter and downspouts
Front of building done in 1/2" OSB (I installed cedar siding)

Here's what I paid in addition to the above erected price...

(3) Anderson windows $800 (Matches the house)
Cedar siding and finish $900

$4100
Concrete 26 x 32 x 6" with fiber and rebar 36" OC. 1" pink foam board around floor base and sides. 4" stone. Apron out front and side man door. Price included labor.

I'm at around $18,000 now. I dug the trench and put in the 2-1/2" PVC conduit to the house for electric. I still have to run the main and install the breaker panel. 100 amp. I'll do that myself and wire the place with lights and outlets. It won't be heated. Costs too much to heat an outbuilding around here.

 

I'm planning on a 24'x30' this fall. I'm planning on using old telephone poles. 3 rows 12' apart 8' on center in the row. It will be 2 bays seperated by a few exposed poles in the center but I will not have to buy trusses like dodge6spdram did. just dirt floor and no sides until the tax assesor leaves.


then, the skys the limit. what sides? what electric, heat, water and concrete floor?

 

We had a company out of Oklahoma come up and do ours.
No concrete work or electical, but the basic 36X40 building with a 12 slider on one end and a split 12ft slider on the other, and a ten foot overhang on both sides was $8000.
Thats 10 ft side walls and 5 dutch doors and a standard door as well.