Has anyone built a BARNDOMINIUM? (Odessa: for sale, real estate, apartments)

[doss1]

The "barndominium", a combination of the words barn and condominium is a new type of building growing in popularity, especially in rural areas of the United States.

Wondering if anyone in here actually lives in one. What is the cost per square foot?

Thanks.

[TexasHorseLady]

Is that anything like a housebarn? Those have been popular for a while (well, actually, they've been popular for a LONG time - just google housebarn and you'll come up with a lot of historical stuff). A housebarn is where the house and barn are both in the same building. There've also been apartments in or over barns forever - usually where the stablehand lives, and some of them are quite nice.

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by TexasNick

The "barndominium", a combination of the words barn and condominium is a new type of building growing in popularity, especially in rural areas of the United States.

Wondering if anyone in here actually lives in one. What is the cost per square foot?

Thanks.

You can probably build a 1200 sq. ft. cabin for a lot less (if that's where your mind is going). You have to pour a pretty large slab, have to use a lot of steel (expensive) and still have to have all of the trade work associated with living space.

I don't know exactly what the sq.ft. cost basis would be and I suspect it would vary greatly depending on plans and location. In any case the cost would likely be considerably lower per square foot than a simple home, but the total cost would be much higher.

[doss1]

Here are pics of the barndominiums. The difference is that these are metal structures with some parts inside insulated for living quarters.

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It's mainly for weekend living. I'm reading costs cans be starting at $20sq foot...so you can build something like 2000-3000 sqft for relatively cheap, and invest more into the interior of the building, including your land. Going "GreeN' and integrating solar/rain water elements becomes even easier, as well.

[TexasHorseLady]

That's a housebarn by any other name - anything where the living quarters and the animal barn are under the same roof, whatever the roof and walls might be made of. Used to be very popular in Florida a few years back. (Well, I saw a few, it was before we moved out to the ranch, and that was in 1996.)

There was also one of these, but not for animals, for the owner's fancy car collection, all in one huge metal building along with the living quarters, for sale a few years back here.

[Cathy4017]

I've seen it done a couple of times in rural Odessa--and I think they're just cool!

You could have all manner of space for everything, and even though the slab would have to be large--and the structural steel is more expensive than lumber--it also lasts forever. Also not subject to termites and other vermin!

[doss1]

My only concern, though, is resale value....especially if people around you are building stone homes.

[Houston3]

I built a barn shaped shed myself, does that count?

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by TexasNick

My only concern, though, is resale value....especially if people around you are building stone homes.

Oh, sure. That is always a consideration.

The ones I saw had no other homes in the immediate vicinity.

[TT Dave]

Originally Posted by TexasNick

Here are pics of the barndominiums. The difference is that these are metal structures with some parts inside insulated for living quarters.

Find Farm Credit : Rural properties, Rural property financing, Rural real estate

It's mainly for weekend living. I'm reading costs cans be starting at $20sq foot...so you can build something like 2000-3000 sqft for relatively cheap, and invest more into the interior of the building, including your land. Going "GreeN' and integrating solar/rain water elements becomes even easier, as well.

Interesting pics in that link. I saw a similar structure like this one time. It was near a lake and this man and his wife had built a small bait and tackle store on the front end of the metal building and it had their living quarters in the back.