Thanks for watching... we love to hear from you guys. Let us know if you are near the DFW area and wish to build a Barndominium in the near future. 469-552-8205 / Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel, smash the like button, & comment below. God Bless JH

I've been a home builder for 38 years and I've enjoyed your video and I can see that your giving solid, sound advice to people based upon your many years of experience. Good Job and great video!

I’m 20 years old I just payed off 2 acres and looking to build one of these for all my cars I’m tired of working on gravel and dirt outside 😅 these tips help a lot!

Not one comment about this guys impeccably manicured beard... 🙄

You’re right on the beard - it’s gorgeous! Very clean and adds a lot to his personality. 👍🏻

I love watching y’all videos. I learn so much from you as I’m trying to prepare for my build. Thank you for sharing so much with us it really helps out a lot.

This was sooo much valuable information. Thank you for taking your time to supply this info! I wish I was in your area😩

Thanks for the update. Very important points

Love your channel! Great advice!!!

We were cutting edge in our design in 2007. We built our facility’s entirely this way in one the most caustic and deadly environs on earth - the Texas Gulf Coast. Your words are true and your insight is spot on - best wishes!

Josh. Thank you! Great information..

Well said! Thanks for the advise! Well received.

Great and useful tips! Appreciated

Great words and information

Great video. This is invaluable information that people find out after they already do a ton of work on building their dream home. I saw it working construction for years. Spend the money up front, spend the time gaining the knowledge, and put the right people in the right places so you build a skilled and knowledgable team around you to assist in achieving your goals. Everyone in the long run will be much happier.

Thank you for making this video it’s always helpful coming from someone else.

Thank U for the information

Thank you for the tips!

My wife runs her own business drawing house plans. She definitely agrees with #5. “Don’t draw your own plans.”

thanks for sharing your knowledge. Tony/Texas

Thanks for this video! I would love a barno and was already making these mistakes in my mind.

Thank you for doing this video.

Great video thank you

Absolutely great info! Thank you!

As a subscriber and current owner/builder of a Barndo in California, I agree 100% with most everything said. Unfortunately when it comes to hiring a builder of barndo’s, as many have stated below, it is near impossible outside of Texas. Hence the reason for becoming a Owner /Builder. You should really invest into expansion as there are a ton of opportunities outside of Texas as seen in every Barndo video I see on KZfaq. Obviously some learnings from it all but hopefully nothing major that causes issues down the road. On the positive side there have been many custom changes we have made through the process that would have increased the cost to the point that may have jeopardized the project in the end. I wish I could have found a die formed cap as I found out there was a lot of additional manpower as to ensure there would be no leakage not only now but 20 years down the road. Instead we used galvalume closures that had to be custom cut, sealed with a so called 30 year silicone and backfilled the void with spray foam. Not too worried about the shop area and patio but could be a major issue if we were to have any leakage in the home roofing area with insulation and drywall. We started by designing the home ourselves knowing that we would then include our Enginee/Architech to provide CAD drawings to ensure in the end we would not run into clearance issues and such. Excellent point and one of the most crucial to me. Thanks again and as always looking forward to more of your videos for my learning! Our build here for reference. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ea95ea91ube7j2w.html

Thank you sir for info.

Very good info! I’m in Georgia and am considering a barndominium. I’ll be following you for more info in the near future. Thanks for the info.

Thank you very much! Helpful info! I already have a super old sound barn. I just wanna live in it. :)

Great information, great presentation. I really appreciate this video.

I just found your channel it's a life saver

Great advice. I would add getting real wooden framed windows that will be clad in metal then this cheaply made in vinyl framing. Also go for 3 or 4 pane. The insulation value far exceeds that of 2 pane and is well worth investment both when it comes to keep heat and AC coolness inside. Would also add having closed cell insulation under the foundation. Having floor heat will draw up moist from under the foundation and if you have radon in the ground also that.

Very informative. Thank you

We have a small metal shop we turned into a camp house on our weekend property. Saw an episode of Fixer Upper with the Gaines and wondered if we could remodel and add onto what we currently have? Would love gut it, make it a bit bigger with enclosed screen porches and an addition for master bedroom, laundry and guest room.

Great information! I would love to have a barndominium! It would really make neighbors in California take notice. Thank you again and I ❤️ your channel.

I love your video's! So full of great info. Im going to build in the spring and cannot find any companies that specialize in Barndo's here in Minnesota! At least none half as knowledgeable as you! Your videos have armed me with tons of info that the big companies here are still trying to push me to do wrong. I have actually made a few salesman watch your video's! Do you know any builder's that do what you do here in central Minnesota? Keep them coming!

Great video.

Thank you

Thank you for doing such a good informational video. As a suggestion, some pictorial examples of what you speak of would be the polish for this video. 👌

Please keep up these informational videos, excellent stuff and I plan on having one built in the future in the DFW area

Hi Josh, great advice question I have is about the closed ridge cap? How are you venting the roof space? Are the dyformed peak sheets vented but prevent wind driven rain from entering back into the roof space? If not I don’t see you using gable vents to vent the roof space. Thanks!!

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Love the beard. You're my hero. Oh, thanks for the info.

I have no idea how I have not found this channel until now. I have to go back and get caught up on all of it.

I would use UC4B in ground instead of UC4A, make sure foam enclosures are installed on the metal, use something heavier than tyvek

your the best! wish I were in Texas! Come to GA/SC

For my home I want a basement probably cinder block but for the finishing I would use steel and of course I would use load-bearing Steel to hold up the house and the structure of the house would be more of a one-story Colonial House with a finished attic all the frames and studs being stainless steel but the interior and exterior walls I really want to use plastic and for insulation I wanted to use polyurethane blocks I don't really like the spray stuff and everything else vinyl and epoxy

This channel has been really great for researching our own barndominium build in Tennessee, but do you have any actual steps for someone who is looking to do this for their forever home. Start to finish from buying land to actually being move in ready for their barndo? I can’t find anything like this online at all

Good points. Some of your discussions would benefit greatly from a simple drawing.

G'day TBC! Considering a 'barndo' down under... I'm in the north ( which is tropical) We have full sun days 305 of 365. It's a tropical savannah weather but considered 'dry tropics' ...yep, we get the fun humidity but rain is rare. I was raised in America. I did my apprenticeship in building construction ( carpenters are called 'chippies' here...e.g. wood chips) whilst living in Tennessee. Australia is very different in construction & houses are $$$ ....Sydney is second most expensive housing market in the world. Hence sheds are currently a much cheaper build ( currently they'd be considered a poor man's option in a build...but there's few true Barndos here, mostly shocking sheds people try to live in without the home design seen in America) Metal barns are called sheds in Australia. As a matter of fact all barns are called sheds. Because of the rare use of 'sheds' for homes this style of 'barndo' is quite cost effective. It was first introduced as a small shed in the suburban backyard...not a man cave but a "heshed or sheshed". Then we began to see homesteading in small American style ( here this means a gable end barn) shed. All the blah blah was to say.... I wonder if ( for two reasons) steel supports could be secured onto piling (piers) instead of a slab? Have you seen a concrete footer for external walls to sit and internal posts bolted to significant Piers? I was thinking of a tile finish (wood sub floor on steel/metal floor joists) Have you seen this? Is it cost effective vs tiled flooring on concrete slab? Concrete in Australia is like gold...

Great presentation. You are one cigar away to be Castro’ lost son!

We are seriously considering a barndo and love your videos. Do you guys have a video on noise in a barndo like during a heavy storm?

What would you say if I said I want all of my spare or kid room closets to back up to the laundry room? At least the main laundry room and I want pass thrus from the laundry room into the closets so putting up closets is easy. Either that or I want a central closet.

Would love to see videos of how you frame your exterior walls and use the zip system integrated into the build. Thanks for the info videos. Suggestion: put in a still photo or video clip to help show the point you’re making. (For us who are visual learners). Thanks.

Not in your area, but appreciate all the great information.

I’m an appraiser‼️ Can’t stress enough, THINK about size (sf), how elaborate the outside looks, for the value your county will appraise your home for. For some reason people forget about taxes you will pay forever and increases. So build accordingly to your budget. Everyone would love a huge home but taxes can sneak up on you. A lot of people get surprised when the get their notices of appraised values.

Great tips, I wish I lived near you guys, so we could hire you. We live in Seattle and are done with the City and all the craziness here, its time to move out into the country and I want to build a Barndominium. Our current home is 2400 sf and with three growing boys we need more space.

Wish you were in Florida....

I agree with everything, including hiring someone. Here’s the problem. You are in Texas, everywhere else in the US you can’t find bardo builders. We live in Georgia and I’d love to hire a turn key builder. I tried. But they don’t exist, so I’m on my own.

Would like to ask is a king’s pin compatible with a barndominium?

I skipped an engineered plan a put 45 piers under a 3000 sq ft foundation. Instead of wasting money on the plan, I put it into the piers. In Rosharon, TX and still good after 13 years.

Great info. & insight. Thanks. Do you work in the Boerne, TX area?

I have a professionally done home plan I spent about 1200.00 dollars on. This plan was for a traditional stick and brick home though. Do I need to have a new plan done if we decide to build a metal home, or is my plan for the traditional stick and brick home build sufficient?

I wish you guys did work in NM

I wished you guys was in Kentucky !

Question #1. What does a soil test, test for? Is he testing for compaction, percolation test, or what?

No one should ever be a DIY on a construction project not only because of the mistakes to avoid outlined in the video but also to save time, tear, wear and stress on getting it built and finished. It needs to be done properly by an experienced professional general contractor. He has the ability to execute your vision and bring your dream to life better than you ever could. Trying to save some cash usually leads to problems down the road, so what are you’re really saving? That’s the time to do it right rather than on the cheap.

Where are you guys located? Do you take projects outside of your home base area? Thanks for sharing the information.

Do you have arrangements with any companies in California to build under your design/system?

Don't know if it's an issue down there. But I would include Drainage.

When are you going to post a video of the completed Mansfield bardominium? I need that in my life lol

In your builds, once completed, how have your bank appraisals been, compared to neighboring comps? Do you get up to Arizona? Or do you have any recommendations for post frame builders near Coolidge, Arizona? Thanks!

Happy I watched or video . I learnt something new. I have watched other videos and I live then all. Question: Do you guys build in ny?

What types of heating do you use ...gas wood oil electric ....or is it up to the clients...

Do you build, have and or know of barndominium builders for us here in Washington State. It's just hard to know who to trust these days, ya know? Thank you and keep up the great work and videos. My wife and I totally enjoy them.

Constructive comment - it would help to have pictures of what you're discussing. The sound was actually super low. I had to turn up the volume to 100%, and it still was not loud. I never have to turn the volume up that loud. This was using both the laptop speakers and the external bluetooth speaker. I did not try headphones.

Love your work and careful consideration. What do you mean by an engineered building or structure?

The explanation is great and pictures or even 3D shot of what you're talking about are needed for non-builders. Take some shots and edit them as cutaways on things that are not obvious.

Excellent video, will admit, much was over my head. Consider placing visual aids throughout the explanations--for us novice? Thx

also, having a builder with a good reputation build your home is actually a selling feature when and if you sell it.

Great video, thank you! I'm currently planning--hoping to get started soon--an ADU/multipurpose building in my backyard here in Hurst (HEB). I'd planned to DIY a CMU building, and still might, but searching for steel roofing systems led me to steel buildings, and the cost-effectiveness of them makes me wonder if it might be easier/better to have someone else do the build. We want the building to serve as a storm shelter, as well, so we want real strength (which is why we have decided against wood framing--I know wood framing can be and is plenty strong, but it's not storm-shelter/concrete/steel strong). Do you build "less than turnkey?" Since we finished a wood cabin shell for my retired dad to live in on our property a few years ago, I have experience with framing interior walls, hanging drywall, tiling, flooring, etc, and would rather DIY as much of that work as possible--our budget is not huge, plus I enjoy it (I have a small home-based business making rustic wood furniture and decor, mostly fancy dog crates, at reasonable prices). Or do you do finish work in ready-built structures (i.e. steel mezzanines for lofts, steel partition walls, that sort of thing)? Do you build "tinys," or similar cottage/small projects? All of the projects I see on your site--beautiful work!!!--seem to be either full-size homes or basic steel shed-type buildings. I want something more unique, with more personality. Whatever the answers are, thank you for this informative video! I'm about to start watching your others, and doing more hunting around on your website. You may hear from me soon!

We are building a Barndo on our own property as a retirement home in the Lufkin area. Any recommendations on a builder?

Have you ever done barndominium with ICF( insulated cement forms??

Do you know a company in the south, “Rio grande valley that you recommend? I know y’all don’t come down here which is a bummer 😭😩 thanks for your videos they are awesome! Blessings!

good stuff what do you think about pioneer builders in PA area?

How do I find a Turn Key Barndo Builder in Las Vegas?

do you or can you build in missouri?

Thanks for this video! I'm researching as much as I can before HOPEFULLY trying to have a barndo built. 1 question... if you know anything about, can you do a video on USDA loans to build barndos?? I'm trying to learn about that as well.

Great information. I'm wanting to build in the near furture (2-3 years) on our main home but want an actual barn for livestock and apartment upstairs. Do you have any videos or builds y'all have done like that in the past?

I am building a barndo. I have ordered the kit and have budgeted 1/3 for the building, 1/3 for building it and roughly 1/3 for the rest - though most of that I will do. How do I go about looking for a contractor to build it in the Silverton area? I learned a lot from your video, and sent some of the questions you posed here to the steel company building my kit. Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

Great videos, Texas Best Construction! We are looking to build in Northwest Arkansas. Know any builders in this area?

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Do you build in Devers Texas?

Do y’all build in Horseshoe Bay Area? I’m not too proud to beg!

Thanks for the tips! For some reason your sound is really low in this video. Might be an issue for some folks.

Do you do these in Kansas

Do you guys build in the mexia Tx area??

Two questions if I may. Is it necessary to have a slab foundation when building a Barndo? Also, do you know of anyone in Idaho that can build to your standards? We are in Donnelly, ID. Thank you.

Do you guys build in East Tennessee

How far do you travel for building

I know closed-cell costs more, but why not just use it everywhere? Also, I've seen that spraying one onto the other isn't ideal since they don't adhere to oneanother the best. I'm sure different brands differ. Thank you!