Anyone know where to get metal building pricing?

[OUCaptain]

Everything google's getting me are sites that want to call me and harass me and send me shit. I just want the damn prices. The one that simply gives me models to choose from, sizes, and prices just might be blessed enough to get my business.

/microrant

can anyone help? I'm considering buying land instead of a house and building a metal building to work from. Later as funds allow... build the house. IMHO, land seems to be a pretty good long term investment in the Dallas area.

Besides....I like land :eases back in rocking chair with mint julep:

Not to mention good defense against the zombies

 

[huberm]

i have researched this a little bit in the past and have determined it is, in almost every case, cheaper to erect a stick built pole frame building. I also don't see where a steel building is going to be that much easier.

 

[kranky]

One that advertises on the radio here is General Steel. The commercials claim it's much cheaper than stick-built, but who knows.

 

[OUCaptain]

Damn. It's starting to look like I need to budget in a torch and welder and just build it myself. Sounds like it'll be fun if this is indeed the path I choose.

 

[Scarpozzi]

How big of a building are you talking about here?

Lumber is REALLY cheap these days. You could pour a good 6" concrete slab and lay some cinderblock for pretty cheap...then frame the sides up with 2X4s and throw on a metal roof.... You'd be able to build the whole thing by yourself and it'll probably still be cheaper than what those companies will sell you unless you're wanting a warehouse.

 

[bonkers325]

i'd estimate on $1.5/lb of steel and whatever it costs for joists to frame your floors. then you'd need to pay an engineer to survey your land, take borings, tell u your foundation capacity - then u'd hire another engineer to design and sign/seal the plans for your house.

 

[MotionMan]

How about these?

MotionMan