If you want to see the video where I breakdown the mistakes that cost me go to: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7yZi7qU3NKzgmw.html

I really appreciate your openness to share this, considering I'm wanting to build or rehab something similar.

Liked and Subscribed, I did both. Thanks for putting it all out there Good, Bad & Ugly, Because most folks sugar coat it. Much appreciated.

I like the video. It does show how when agreements are not put in writing and signed, how either side can lose. I work construction and see this issue constantly. After building your shop, you now know what to expect when building your house. You are correct about saving by not having to hire a contractor, and managing things yourself. In the late '90s I acted as the contractor and built our house and had to finance only half of what it was valued. I also did some of the work myself.

Thanks for the video I'm definitely going to call star state steel for my building

Thanks for sharing your experience. It is very helpful. I am getting ready to do the same as you.

Great video. Worth a subscribe.

Very helpful video!

I feel like everyone in the town were family and once the first the company took advantage of you everyone else knew they could too😮😂

This is exactly what terrifies me about buying my first home (property/barndo build hopefully). "Oh, don't worry, its only a few thousand for [insert]"... Nope, 15k. "Don't worry, just sign here to get started"... Now its hundreds of thousands to make the property even legal, and you haven't even started to build on it yet.

Look, a bid is a bid. It's an agreement that should be honored because making bids that are too low to begin with penalize the experts who price their work correctly. Stand tall, they're supposed to be experts, not you. It's on them when they underbid, that's why they're called contractors... contracts.

At every step, someone is trying to screw you. That's only 2-phase power so you're getting extra-screwed because it's residential. Those garage doors are too short to park a trailer inside. Consider building a steel tractor shed -- just a metal roof. Separate cinderblock wall. Park a series of RVs and trailers under it. Good enough.

Nice man thx .. thin things go wrong fast without in writing ✍️ 1400 job to do a clutch Ended up 4800 bucks because The guy kept blowing it off That was my mistake

I think you got a good price on the well. I'm having a well drilled in Montana and I'll be paying $60 a foot just for the hole and casing, and I'll probably have to go around 400 feet. Thanks for the cost breakdown. Which state are you in with the low pitched roof?

the higher price of the road and site prep is exactly what i would have expected as someone who has built 4 buildings with roads/driveways. i would have definitely gotten that great low price in writing before start of job. plus, that original price for the septic was also way low a bid and sounds as if they only priced the tank install. i get a lot of flack for this but, i always tell new builders to consider making their budgets 12k for every job needed and they won't be disappointed. therefore, 12k for driveway, 12k for electric, 12k for septic, 12k for water, 12 for anything else you might need to set up your basics. good luck and congrats on a great building.

Hi I just found your channel. What state are you in? Great info here. Thanks for sharing.

The driveway invoice is actually accurate. Machine time, hauling, materials and grader. spot on. (My 2-cents for what its worth)

Do you feel that they are building quality is long lasting and good quality for the price. I’ve been looking around and most places I’ve gotten quotes from for a 40 x 40 are between 70 and 100,000. I did end up getting a quote from star steel theirs was much cheaper. I just wasn’t sure if there was a huge quality difference or when you had set it up if you noticed the structural differences between yours and ones you’ve seen?

113 is not bad. 113 gets you a small condo in Texas.

Do you recommend being the owner builder and sub it out or going through a company that builds barndo’s? Is the cost difference significant?

Do you think you can have it finished under $225k total?

Did you ever make the video with Star State Steel?

its crazy dealing with contractors now. I am trying to do something like this and its near impossible. Its DIY or your at the mercy of deep pockets to get anyone to look at you. Greed has gone rampant out there. Its sad... I know materials have gone up but based off the bids Ive gotten from people that would actually talk to me it varies greatly. which means some of them are doing 50 percent mark ups or quoting me based off they dont care and if im a sucker they will take my money.

I feel like every project ends up being more time and money on anything :(

How many people were involved in building the metal building?

They should've included some complimentary lube with that site prep bill.

So how much was the total?

My 40 X 60 slab and entrance apron 25X 40 and a 10 X 21 pad for my wife's she shed was $38,000. So you did ok.

How did you guys pay for everything? Did you have some kind of loan for building everything? My wife and I want to buy land and build a barndo but seeing all these upfront costs seems impossible to live that dream.

Grangeville?

How much for building not roods

I found a Russian contractor who's willing to come to America to help assist in building my construction new construction I need a building for my car collection and residence and I have like 20 dogs. They replaced people since people have become well what they are in america. Therefore the Russian contractor he has lots of experience and has done everything from residential tons of electronics and wiring and would be willing to help me build anything from a block house out of cement Woodhouse anything I want but this is what I'm thinking I'm going to do with what you did the residence inside the building the dog kennels the in floor or the spray foam the well water and maybe solar panels on the roof since my collection of cars is only cars I'm going to make my building a great deal shorter I have no intention of driving any large vehicles in or out of it only one section needs to accommodate a lift to lift the cars. Due to tornadoes in my state and no snow a shorter building is more desirable and it's a lot easier to cool in the blistering punishing Summers in which I will let all the trees grow up around it and actually shade some of the building to keep it cooler.

I watched for the tour. What happened?

Holy crap. Someone should have bought you some gold flake lube for the screwing you took. You literally paid 2x’s what u should have. Building should have been around $40k installed 😳

Quoted at 4800, billed for 14, paid 11? I wouldn't care who it was that is BS

I don't know where you live but you're dealing with some real weird companies it doesn't matter if you do an overpower or whatever if you make a mistake in your estimate you need to swallow it I've run a roofing company and I've never charged anybody over what I had estimated it. I've also never paid anybody over the estimate they gave me if they tell me it's going to cost a certain amount it better not cost more than that or they're just not going to see the money.

I'm completely lost on this. What planet are you on? In Georgia we have contracts. They must adhere. If someone bids a job and you have the cost in writing, that's what you pay. There are of course exigent circumstance clauses but if you have a licensed company doing the work, those are rare. 39K in labor to erect the building? They do it for like 7K here. And are great at it. I think they just seen some young guy and assumed you were a sucker, guess they were right.

American contractors sound real dodgy! Ripping you off left, right and center