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I have seen the forest service use this set up. Lower temps in the summer, more "dry space in rain..

They often build apartments in airplane hangers as well.

A friend had one in his barn. It can be cheap, or very nice depending on your need/goal..

Dayam, Barry. That's saying something, for a barn.

Here, more than half the total square footage of the building has to be barn/shop to qualify for Ag Exempt tax basis.

Insurance coverage is based on that as well.

If your living area is over the limit of SF, then you pay taxes based on a regular house, and not an agriculture based shop.

As a life long carpenter, I appreciated not having to do outside maintenance on the house
when I got home. No rotted wood, no painting.

Any idea what the cost per sq ft is for a barndominium compared to a stick built home?

Are you talking about renovating an existing barn or building it new?

I don't know the cost but they started sprouting up well over 20 years ago in N W Misery. Be Well, Rustyzipper.

I’m thinking new. At 54 I’m not too concerned about a fancy home. I’m thinking more and more of functional and easy maintenance. We are already downsizing having sold a 57 acre farm with a 4500 sq ft house. A solid barn home would be practical in many ways especially if build cost is lower.

Pretty recent info.

We have quite a few old barns around here that have been converted. Many have gambrel roofs. I've noticed that with those, they have very few windows as it's gets technical and expensive to penetrate the roof for them. It involves building dormers of some kind. Many don't go to that expense so the apartment ends up as a dark dungeon.

When we bought 100 acres of rural Tennessee in 1983 we planned to rehab a 70-year-old 2 story house on the place. No go- - - - -the floor beams were rotten and it was in danger of collapsing. The only building remotely solid was a 16 X 32 foot concrete block Grade B milk barn with a tin roof. I poured a concrete slab that made the footprint 32 feet square, built walls and a roof, and turned the place into a 3 bedroom 2 bath house. 2 remodels later, the place is a 3K square foot 2-story with an apartment where the in-laws lived in until they passed on, and my wife's 83 year old brother occupies currently. The old milk barn is still there in the middle of the additions, hidden now. The original addition was done out of pocket, without a mortgage.
Jerry

Thanks. The video was helpful. I’ve up brought the idea of this style construction with my wife before. She wasn’t too positive about the idea. The more that I see it the more I like it.

I have not seen it mentioned but pre-fab metal buildings are fire resistant and termite proof.

My wife and I walked this one that was for sale a few weeks ago:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5469-Glade-Rd-Loveland-CO-80538/13847819_zpid/

First barndominium I've been in. We were considering it for a 2nd home - it was very nice inside, open and bright. Wife was ready to pull the trigger, but I didn't like the piece of land it was on for a number of reasons, so it ended up being a pass.

But if they are all set up like this one was, I'd be a buyer.

We are in the process of building what some call a barndominium. The welder started our red iron work last Monday. We are building based on a concept from Mueller Buildings called The Great Escape. We have modified the size and color but here is a link to the concept:
https://www.muellerinc.com/products/steel-buildings/the-great-escape/
We are planning to move into it as soon as we can this summer, then sell our current home and build our new home adjacent to it - connected by a breezeway. From my research there's not much savings compared to stick-built unless you act as your own GC and do some of the work yourself.

If you build one, here's something to consider for kitchen cabinets - mechanics tool boxes. They always have heavy duty drawers with quality rollers. Take the casters off and replace the top with something you like. If it's a stainless box, you can use the original top if it works for you.
We were in a friends farm shop house and that's what they'd done. We had a 3' space in our kitchen where we were going to build cabinets but we found a toolbox that fit perfectly. We used granite tiles on the counters and made a top to match.


Here's just 1 example of what can be done.

Same here. We looked around and inquired about 5 years ago. All up, less than 10% difference when you did same/same on amenities. As mentioned above, the one issue I have with many of the barnominiums is the lack of windows. I am a daylight / borderline SADD kinda guy. I would have a difficult time in many of these where there are only a handful of windows for the entire building...

That is a pricy cabinet.

I follow these guys. They do some neat builds.

I think the prices are about equal to stick and frame construction nowadays.

I have some friends who did one with spray insulation and it's as nice as any house I've ever been in. They spent a bundle though.

Why is everyone so enamored with the "brew pub" look?



Very industrial and antiseptic looking.