Thanks I really appreciate that , and thanks for watching!

Thanks I appreciate it ! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching ! That actually makes me feel good about what I spent too . And yeah I can totally understand just needing it done, there were times I had wished I just paid someone on some of the stuff just because it would have been much easier. Thanks again for watching!

Could you share a per sf cost for your setup? Thank you!

@stephendodson8302 $66 per sq ft. There were some overages because of some city related cost but wasn't related to the building cost. If I were to include all that it would be $72.

@@tslucam perfect, thank you!!

@stephendodson8302 you're welcome. There used to be other builders in town that I had quotes from that would have cost me less but issues with the city cause all them to exit the market. I didn't have any competing options.

Yeah, I definitely over spent on some things for sure, especially the rentals . I later found a company that rents equipment about 40 min away that is much cheaper. Sounds like you got a pretty nice setup. My total cost did include the lift and materials for the mezzanine and lower walls but yeah like you said I definitely could have saved some in areas . Thanks for watching and congrats on your building it sounds nice!

Yeah it sounds like prices are higher in your area. And you included things I didn’t in the price. Very nice shop you have, and I enjoy the videos

Hi David, where in NC did you build at? What company did you use? Starting down this path myself. Thanks in advance.

@@timhilton5096 I don’t know any red iron companies but I do work for a metal building company that does almost the same just different design and we offer 60 ft span buildings as well if you’re interested and they could be more affordable than a red iron

OK sounds good I might actually re-record the stuff for a longer version just to better organize the info and try to make it as informative as I can . Thanks for watching and the feedback!

You're welcome, and thanks for watching! That will be nice ! Yeah I'd think you could do it for that with a little better planning then I did . Good luck with your new shop and thanks for watching!

You can Aleah go with a metal tubular company instead of a red iron which would save you on cost if you live in the east coast I can help you with that

Thanks ! I'll try and start editing the longer more detailed one soon but after re-recording this to make a shorter version I might just trash the stuff I did the first time a re record the longer one now that I have better ideas on how to organize it a little better. Thanks again for watching!

Thanks I really appreciate it ! That's awesome thanks again!

@lear60man thanks ! Haha sorry about that I needed to get a white board so yall could see what I was writing better. If I hadn't over dug my footers and everything and just built them to spec I could have saved a good bit on the concrete cost . Thanks for watching and good luck on your building !

@@kenschopshop Thanks man. This is my first time doing something like this and just put in the order for the building last week. Mine is a 40x60 with an overhang so there will be a little extra cost for the concrete there. My problem is im trying to estimate everything by googling costs which never works. At least now im in the ballpark of expectations. I made a deal with my buddy (AC contractor) to help with the electrical stuff and he will get a bay to store/work on his hot rod. Plus it puts eyes on the project when im not around.

Your welcome and thanks! It really is , there are so many little things that don't get thought of. Yeah that was something I originally wanted to have a few more loads of fill/topsoil brought in to grade the hill out more but couldn't get my dirt guys to bring any when I was trying to button up the outside for the final inspection but that's something I'd like to do this spring and at the same time run all my gutter drains under ground down to the bottom of the slope also. And I'd like to do like a 4' or so path of blue stone around the back and side against the building too. Thanks again for watching !

Thanks for the info , yeah leds are much nicer light then florescent. All my lights I have are led also ! Thanks for watching and again thanks for the info I need to redo my old garage for my wife's work area so I'll look into them for that space.

Thanks, I appreciate you watching and sharing the info on your shop , it helps others that are looking to build to compare or find more reasonable options for them so i appreciate that ! sounds like a nice space ! Awesome, thanks again!

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Thanks, yeah I used to always use duron paint back when I did remodeling work years ago but once SW bought them out we stopped, I was never a big fan of SW paint but their higher end lines do cover well but their prices are crazy, I started off painting the osb on the mezzanine with SW paint but it still needed 3 coats to get the covrage I wanted so I decided to try the e600 exterior semi gloss paint from HD and it covers just the same and was under a 3rd the cost as the SW so I just stuck with getting the rest from hd . Thanks again for watching and the input, it's all greatly appreciated!

Thanks, I really appreciate that! Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I really appreciate that . Yeah, that was a major reason I went with the 16' walls was to be able to add more useable space with the footprint I had . Thanks again for watching and the kind words!

For sure ! , thanks for watching!

Oh wow that's is awesome, that extra rental income would be great to have . Thanks for watching!

How difficult is it to build living quarters in a rediron building?

@@PROAmateur01 im sure you weren't asking me but in my opinion its pretty easy to build out

@@kenschopshop I can’t find much about it being done online. All that keeps coming up is Barndominiums.

@PROAmateur01 are you trying to use the whole building as a living space ? But yeah I get that there's a lot of people showing finished barndominiums but not a ton showing how they finished them and the ones that do everyone seems to use different methods and are usually finishing them to different styles to suit their needs/vision. It might not be helpful for what your looking to do but I do have some older videos that I tried to show some of my methods to build mine out for my needs . Thanks for watching and if I can answer anything else I'll try!

Thanks I really appreciate that! And thanks for watching!

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Thanks! Hell yeah I know what truck your talking about, pretty sure fester has it now I think . Thanks for watching and the sub

@montyrayza7220 thanks ! I really appreciate the kind words and sub and thanks for watching ! Yeah hopefully we get this economy back under control in this next cycle for sure .

Sounds like a nice space! Thanks for watching and sharing your info it's nice to hear how others' similar builds cost !

Thanks ! And that's awesome! Yeah mine got delayed a few times also . We'll good luck on getting yours finished and an early congrats on it . Thanks again for watching!

If you still in the market I can help you

Thanks! Hahaha that bike came from my wifes grandmother's that passed last year and it made it's way here with the old fridge but my 9 year old actually loves using it while she's out in the shop with us . Thanks for watching!

Thanks I appreciate that !

@Tomcat8911 yeah it is for sure . Yeah, if I hadn't borrowed a little myself, I wouldn't have ever saved enough to just pay cash for everything, so I get that . Thanks for watching!

Thanks, I appreciate that, and thanks for watching! Yeah I wish I could afford to do it now , it would be great to have another 30x60 area of covered parking

Thanks bro I appreciate it ! That's got to be hard knowing you're so close to having it but hopefully you'll be able to get it up soon . Thanks again for watching!

Thanks I appreciate it ! Not going to lie for years I thought I'd never be able to but then things kind of worked out and sold some of my toys and made it happen so hopefully you can soon too ! Thanks for watching!

Thanks I appreciate that ! And thanks for watching!

Thanks bro ! He'll yeah bro that would be cool!

@@kenschopshop your the only one I'll trust with my fab work.

@sellickusa thanks homie I really appreciate the confidence!

@xsiner thanks I appreciate it ! And good luck on building your shop . Thanks for watching!

Good deal , I think I'm going to record something fresh and scrap the footage I had already done , I have some ideas to better organize the info so I'll try and get that knocked out really soon . Thanks and thanks for watching! Yeah I originally was going to do a pole building just to cut cost but after dealing with companies that weren't interested in getting me stamped drawings my county would be happy with I went outside of my budget going with the red iron but I'm happy I did even thought I had to sell a lot of my projects that I wanted to keep lol . Well good luck on your building and hopefully I'll have a longer video up in a few weeks or so

If your still in the market I can help you go with a metal carport building instead of a red iron which is cheaper

That's awesome, yall need room to store all yalls bad ass trucks ! Thanks for watching!

If your in the market for a steel building and live on the east coast I can help you with that

Thanks ! Nice that will be a great size shop ! No experience with those lights but I really have been happy with my hyperlite 150w led lights so far . Thanks for watching!

Newby here, trying to prep for mine… Whats “Ghost piped”? Asking because I’m on well, & plan to build shop/garage 200’ from house & want it to be on its own (solar for electricity & well for water), but trying to figure the plumbing out. I want to run a full bath & would love some insight/ideas if able on how to do it.

@bradmason8334 I don't want to answer for him but I believe he's referring to having everything roughed in to come from outside to its final location in the building but instead of leaving the pipes stubbed up through the concrete 2' to tie in later he's got them covered with something like a coffee can about a 1/4" below the concrete so that way he can pass inspection for the building then add the plumbing after without inspection like I'm doing and just chip the concrete out pull the can and easily connect to the hidden pipes . But for mine I just put my pipes in the floor after the footer inspection and stubbed them up 2' and also outside the building a few feet under ground then did the concrete then for my final inspection I just piled up old insulation around the pipes to hide them lol

Thanks. I appreciate that, and thanks for watching! So that's a tough question. Some quick response would be I wish I hadn't over dug my footers to use a little less concrete and hired a different concrete finisher in hopes of having a smoother floor . But after thinking on it for a few hours now and I also just got asked another question on a different video that made me think about it more one of my biggest pet peeves is the wind load cables on the 2 side walls (60' walls ) the are out in the I-beams and infront of my wood walls and it makes it a pain to put anything on those walls . Had I thought about it before hand I might have had them design it so the could be on welded brackets on the back of the beams if that was possible or have done that myself before I put the wood up . The other thing I second guessed myself on a few times was building orientation. I like what I have and that's what I wanted and fit my property best but sometimes I wondered if I would have been better off turning it sideways and having 3 bay doors on the 60' wall . But in the end I'm happy with what I have and if money allows in a few years I'd like to build a 30' wide by 60' long lean-to on the left side where I have cars parked beside the building nowand maybe close that in . If I had flipped the orientation, that wouldn't really have been a useful option imo.

Thanks, I appreciate it ! And thanks for watching!

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Yep ! Good luck hopefully yours goes well. I just got my new tax assessment in the mail the other day , they added 98k to my property value for adding the garage so can't wait to see that tax bill . Thanks for watching!

Thanks I really appreciate that ! Yeah when I was looking to build at first I didn't realize it was an option either then stumbled on one picture maverick had on their site of a customer's garage with it and called them back up and asked about it then modified my order and I'm super happy I did . I Framed it up to be 6x8 with a stand up across the end wall of the bathroom. Thanks for watching!

@@carcrazysammy thanks I really appreciate that!

Man that's a tough question, but yeah the office and mezzanine definitely eats up some useable floor space for vehicles but for me it added that upstairs space and gave me a nice "workshop" type space for benches and tools . As for the rest of my space I feel I could comfortably work on 3 vehicles at one time as long as they weren't getting completely blown apart bur if I was just trying to store cars in the garage like say in case of a storm of going out of town for a while I could probably squeeze 8 midsized cars/trucks if I put one on the lift and one under , probably wouldn't be much room for anything else but as is I could easily put 5-6 vehicles in mine for the night with minimal cleaning or moving stuff. My suggestion is build the biggest you can afford or your area will allow you to build.... like technically mine is just under the maximum sqft my county would allow........ that said I plan to later cover the side parking area that's 30x60 to the left of my shop with a lean-to then close it in later to almost double my closed in sqft but that will be years down the road . Good luck on your shop and hit me up if I can answer anything else and thanks again for watching!

@@kenschopshoplove this replay. Thorough and thoughtful. I appreciate this so much. Thank you!!!

@spineguy1553 thanks I appreciate it ! And try to be as helpful as I can , and you're welcome. I'm glad it helped !

Thanks! And I totally agree. Thanks again, I started getting quotes for the red iron buildings in February or 2022 and placed my order for the building with maverick in the middle or March 22

Thanks. I appreciate it, and thanks for watching! For most of my life, I thought so too, but I was able to sell a few vehicles and pull a little equity out of the house to cover the rest. Luckily, that was before interest rates started going back up

Happy to answer, so my wall height of my building is 16' . Under the beams it a little shorter . Most average car lifts require about a 12' ceiling height as a minimum but my lift is actually 13'1" . My mezzanine floor height is 10' so the ceiling under it is about 9'1" . The office ceiling I think is right around 7' if I remember correctly and the bathroom ceiling slopes down with the roof . The storage loft above the office is like 4' tall at the front and 18" tall at its lowest point 10' back so that floor space there is like 10x11'4" . Thanks for watching and thank you ! If you have any other questions just let me know I'll try my best to answer or better explain

Haha , I had thought about that at one point but then there really wouldn't be much use to post the video, the views and watch time and comments help me slowly grow the channel. Thanks for watching thought!

Yeah they were pretty nuts in my area

@@kenschopshopcorrupt you mean. Tell them that’s their property taxes for the next 10 years. Ridiculous

@WesNorton-xd1ln haha yeah I agree and wish . Thanks for watching

Thanks ! I am honestly very happy with my choice in using Maverick and their customer service. The building went together so nice , we didn't have to fight to get anything to fit . I have recommended them to a few friends also and actually my good buddy ( my electrician) his dad just had Maverick completely build his 30x30 and they ate supper happy with the building and the service they got also . I went and checked the building out 2 weekends ago, and it's nice . The Maverick crew did a great job on it for them . Mine has a 4/12 pitch roof . If you have any other questions, hit me up I'm happy to share any info I can . I have a feeling you will be happy going with Maverick. Yeah, I got really lucky to have a handful of people I could really depend on to help me get mine put up ! Thanks for watching !

Thanks I appreciate that! Nice it's a great size space for sure . Good deal the mezzanine area is one of my favorite upgrades so far for looks and function , not sure if you saw them but I have some more detailed videos of building all that too . I actually found them on marketplace I think the guy I got them from closes out old stores and remoes stuff like that and I think these came from an old bed bath and beyond lol . Thanks again for watching and the kind words!

@omegajohnmac thanks for the info I'll look into them when I get ready to finish all that stuff. And thanks for watching!

Thanks! And you're welcome, thanks for watching! I ordered my door through homedepot.com. I got one of their clopay commercial garage doors. I'll post the link here as its hard to find them, and it only works on a real computer and won't pull up the commercial doors on a mobile device. But if you follow this link on a computer, then put your address in pick your store, then it will give you an option to build your door . Mine is a 14x14 with the highest r value insulation, and I added the high lift track and side opener . If you have any trouble finding them, let me know, and I'll see what I can do to help . Here's the link .... mhddc.clopay.com/#/banner

Thanks I appreciate it !

Hahaha I have jokingly told my wife if anything happened that we decided to split up we weren't moving her and the kids can stay in the house and I'll live in the garage . I just need to connect the plumbing to the well and septic soon so I can finish out the bathroom and office. Thanks! And thanks for watching!

Thanks @tauntlines7712 good deal I'm up in spotsylvania. So I originally was looking at doing a pole barn but didn't want a flat ceiling (from the wood truss) and then started looking into company's that used steel clear span trusses like miracle truss and stroud building supply and the miracle truss route was going to be way more expensive and places like stroud weren't willing to work with me to get engineered drawings that would meet my county requirements so I said screw it and started looking into red iron and after getting a ton of quotes that were either all over the place on price and what they came with or they just never responded or gave such a generic response that I knew they didn't care I ended up going with maverick not only because they were the first to get back to me with detailed information, price and preliminary drawings but their price was on par or better then most of the other quotes and the customer service is what 100% sold me on them . If you do start looking into the red iron route hit them up and talk to Josh he was the sales rep I delt with and he answered all my questions and was super helpful. If you have any other questions hit me up I'll try my best to share whatever info I can . Thanks for watching !

Thank you Ken , subscribed and thumbs up, I get not wanting flat ceiling and what you did with the height and office is great ! I gather you went with their standard 14 gauge steel and not optional 12 gauge, I gather the steel is plenty thick to give great confidence of the buildings strength and integrity ? Sure does seem like few columns with long distances for girts and Purlins , when used to pole barn 8, pole spacing…thx

Thanks I appreciate that , I'd have to go back and look at the engineered drawings to find the exact specs on the metal now but I went with what they suggested (the engineer) and according to all their specs they far exceed all the snow and wind loads my country requires. But coming from a background of stick building homes and garages and remodeling work (years ago) this is a very solid structure I was very impressed with it . And comparing it to say my metal carport that I can't walk on the roof without denting the metal this building I walked all over it without a worry other then the insulation dust I had to keep cleaning off the bottom of my shoes so I wouldn't slide off haha . Thanks again for watching and the comments!

I used the black hero 150w 5000k highbay lights with the dimmer switches they sell for them . I put 3 lights on each switch. So far I have been very happy with them . Thanks for watching!

Yep sure is and yeah I think it is a 1948 and still works great , it needs to be repainted and new door seals but up until I brought it home it had been in use in my wifes grandmother's garage as the soda fridge and from what I understand been in their family from new . Thanks I appreciate it and thanks for watching!

That’s awesome, mine was purchased new by my wife’s great grandparents and then passed on to her grandmother. Then sat in a shed for almost 30 years. It hasn’t skipped a beat since I brought it home 8 years ago. If they only made appliances like they used to…

@AtomicDiesel yeah I wish they still made stuff like they used to . So cool we both got ours with almost the same history except best I know mine never stopped being used

Thanks for watching !

Thanks I appreciate that! They are both 36k btu (3 ton) units and yes I use them for heating and cooling although this is the first winter . But in the summer I kept them set at 70-72 and at that setting on the hottest days it would creep up to around 74 on the opposite side of the building but I couldn't crank them down and easily drop it to 68 in 30 min or so with them on the turbo mode . And for this winter I have been leaving then set at 64 and when we have gotten in the 20s/lower 30s at night it gets around 58-59 on the opposite side of the building but I can bump them up to say 68 or 70 and within 30-45 min I'm taking my jacket off because it's already feels good especially if I'm doing something. Hope that helps that's what I have experienced so far and for more background on weather for my area I'm in va near Fredericksburg so you can compare your weather to mine . Thanks again for watching !

Thanks again for sharing, Look forward to more video's! @@kenschopshop

Haha thanks, I think I'll try and record something a little more organized and better put together here really soon , it will be hood for me anyway to try and get better at putting these videos together too . Thanks again I appreciate it and thanks for watching! That's awesome. I hope it goes smoothly! Mine is a 4/12 pitch

Lol yes they are, I'm in the great state of Virginia. Thanks for watching!

They make it super hard to access the commercial doors . But if you follow this like on a computer ( it won't pull them up on a phone or tablet) and then put your zip in and select your store it will then bring you to a page to build your clopay commercial garage door. Link is in next comment by itself @nandua11 hope this helps. Thanks for watching

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Hahaha thanks! I wish elves had helped lol . Thanks for watching!

On the interior ? If so that is 7/16 OSB sheathing that I put smooth side out for my walls instead of using drywall. Thanks for watching and if I can answer anything else just let me know

Thanks, yeah if I had not over dug the footers and piers I could have saved a little on concrete but having more concrete isn't always a bad thing . Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! I'm no professional camera man that's for sure and using a gopro probably isn't the best because of the wide lense but I just rewatched it myself and it was never pointed at the floor and it was mostly always pointed straight out at about my shoulder height so yes the floor was in frame but not really pointed at the floor but either way thanks for watching ant the constructive criticism I'm still learning/figuring out all this stuff so always trying to improve !

@@jimbodacious66 they are the 150w 5000k hero lights

@@kenschopshop Thank you! I’m looking to do the exact same size and similar mezzanine…looks great! Sorry to hear about the county fees!!! They gotta get their hands into everything. 😝

@jimbodacious66 yeah no problem at all ! Awesome that will be cool ! So far I love my lights I would definitely buy them again

Hey James thanks for watching, I'm in spotsylvania va

Virginia

Haha thanks yeah I have been following him since he first started building his step side international because we were both building one at the same time . Thanks for watching!

Haha I wish , it's called selling vehicles I had and good credit . Thanks for watching!

@@kenschopshop Lol...I gotcha. Great vid !

@black12212 thanks I appreciate it !

Very true I didn't think to add those, the insurance I think only went up about 100 per year I think with adding 150k replacement value for the structure and adding like another 100k in person property to replace its contents . As for increased taxes I haven't seen that yet as they said I won't see the increased amount until this upcoming year . So hopefully they don't hit me too hard on that . Thanks for watching

Oh yeah I agree for sure . Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the offer, but I'm out in Virginia, so I'm sure shipping would kill any savings on that deal, but thanks for the offer and watching

@shootermcgavin1554 thanks for watching

Lol yep , thanks again for watching!

Hahaha yeah I try to keep it real , after spending way more on the garage then I had budgeted it will take me a while to recover/save back up or sell some projects to do some more of the bigger things I want to do . Thanks for watching!

Lol thanks for watching!

Lol . Thanks for watching!

Yep . Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Hahaha there is definitely cheaper options to build a garage for sure if you wanted to but even though I saved a good bit on labor mine definitely wasn't the cheapest option (not the most expensive either but ...) thanks for watching and sorry to be discouraging but wanted to share what it cost me not as a flex but to help others realize it might cost a bit more then they were thinking just like it did me .

Sorry you think so but only places I feel I could have save a little was in the equipment rentals and if I hadn't over dug my footers and used less concrete but everything else was on par with market price or lower as I prices shopped as much as I could without cutting quality. But regardless, I'm happy with the end results, and I appreciate you watching!

Haha thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the info. Thanks for helping the algorithm.

Sorry it wasn't for you but thanks for watching and the comment because both still help the algorithm

Dang you were lucky. I probably saved about what you paid for yours just by doing mine myself. I wish I could have done mine cheaper, but in the end, I'm happy with what I got for the money spent, though

Damn 51k for a fully finished inside and out 40x100 that's good ! If my site had been flat it would have been much cheaper but we had to build it up over 4' in the right rear plus completely removing a bunch of large trees and roots . You got me curious about your building like was it a flat site to begin with? What year did you build it ?what type of building is it ( red iron, post frame , stick built , block , box tube ,ect...) ?and what part of the country? I only ask for curiosity sake to see how things compare in different areas or times or construction types. Anyway thanks for watching and hope your enjoying your shop as much as I do mine ! I wish I could have gone bigger with mine like yours !