Here are the details:

Three Sided lean-to skinned in Galvanized R-Panel
No doors - all open bays up front, but side and back walls go to concrete
12' front eave

Welded up on site with square tubing

Full concrete slab - 24 deep X 48 long
Slab is 6" high up front and 30" high in back
Stub in water for sink and hose bib

Very minimal site work.

Bid coming in a hair north of $37,000:

$14K Steel and metal
$9K Labor
$14K Slab


Is this in the ballpark? I like the guy doing the work, he's local, and he can start soon. I think this is ballpark, but I don't want to be getting robbed here.

Your thoughts OB?

OP,

You talking something like this?

Yep, that exactly.

Hmm. That feels like something that should run $10k less? But I haven't had a barn built in a hot minute

Anything with steel and aluminum is gonna cost a lot of money right now due to shortages, inflation, and distribution issues. Steel is running 30-40% higher than just 2 years ago.

I had a 30' x 50' four sided metal building erected this spring, all welded. Labor for the build was $6500.

Thanks Mark. That size is pretty close to what I'm having bid. You might have done something more elaborate, but mind sharing if you think the overall price is close-ish?

Loadmaster, I think the steel price is close. I purchased my steel in February, just as prices started going up, although mine included all of the red iron, siding, roof material, insulation, gutters, steel door, as well as all of the extra stuff needed to erect the building. if I remember correctly, it was in the $14K range. The slab was an engineered slab, and it was a little higher than your quote, but at the time concrete was higher.

I do think $9K for labor is high though. It took my crew about 5 full days to put it up. I hired a local guy (Kurten) that was recommended by the place I bought the steel (Pioneer) and my place is in Snook.

I don't build steel buildings so I wouldn't know about the cost of the building, but the slab itself is reasonable if he's having it done turn key.

Metal building are high right now due to metal cost.

BIL got a bid and it was almost $50k more than the first estimate 3 or so years ago. That's also somewhat of a friends and family price too.

It is a big shop he is building but slot is due to metal cost right now.

Don't overlook how the OP described the back wall as being concrete up to 30 inches. That adds a decent bit of complexity to the job I'd think.

Why are you going with the concrete walls like that?

Assuming I interpreted the description correctly…

I had a 30x40 weld up with roll up insulation, 3 12x12 roll up doors and one walk through door built in July 2020 for $37k. 14ft eves and 6" slab with 12" beams. Crazy how much things have gone up

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OP described the back wall as being concrete up to 30 inches

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I read it as depth. Meaning he's building this on a spot with some slope and that's the diff front to back after shooting elevations.

My quote was north of $50k for something similar March 2021. Today it would probably be closer to $60k with the building itself being a 3-4+ month lead time.

Strange times....

I will wait until they are hungry.

Apologies for my delay in returning to the thread.

@Chris1515 - There won't be a wall in the back on the shed barn. The 30" concrete was in reference to the depth difference. When shooting with the transom, 6" up front at the entry put me 30" at the back. Like @Tikka guessed, yes this is being built on a spot with some grade. That is likely adding to the cost of the slab, plus building a quality slab to withstand wind stress that can happen with these open structures.

@tamc93 - yes I agree, the times are strange. I appreciate you sharing your quote. It sounds like the bid I have is ballpark, especially given that this crew can start ASAP. I would likely have this structure complete before the calendar turns to November. Thats enticing.

Thanks to all for input. I will get with my guy on labor charges to see how that shakes out, but it appears at the very least - material pricing is in-line and the bid as a whole is what it is for today's pricing.

Concrete prices suck. I guess it all sucks. But all these guys are busy, as pointed out about. 3-4 month back log of work.

Where is the money coming from?

That makes more sense than my interpretation!

Quote I received recently:

40x65 with semi-wrap around porch: $59k
Concrete/Rough-in Plumbing: $23k
Located in East Texas

While lumber prices have dropped significantly, metal prices continue to rise. Looks like they will keep on climbing until the new year.

I did a 4" slab with i-beam frame building. All inclosed with 5 doors and 4 windows. 60x40 main. 15x60 porch and a 15x40 porch. Both covered. Doors, plumbing, metal, slab, and erection all cost $75,000. I did 2 foot beams on the slab every 20'. I would say that you price probably isn't far off based on how thick the slab is in the back. Concrete was the last thing to see an increase. From around $100 a yard to $125-145 depending on the plant. If you had a breakdown of materials, labor, slab, etc. we could analyze better.

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Bid coming in a hair north of $37,000:

$14K Steel and metal
$9K Labor
$14K Slab

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As mentioned above, the labor is potentially on the high side. I imagine thats variable around the state, but I've asked about it.

I had a builder tell me today that a standard standing seam galvenized or galvalume roof is approximately 2x the price this time last year.