📊 What is the cost of building a metal home vs a stick built home?

Deciding between a traditional build and a metal barndominium requires realistic math. As GregJames Designs notes, the main concern that people think about is wow it's going to be vastly cheaper. That is absolutely not true. This calculator compares the true cost of building and maintaining both options.

In Texas and Oklahoma, finished metal homes average $85 to $120 per square foot. Your exact cost depends on interior finishes, because once the shell is up, you are finishing a standard house.

The exterior shell is where the financial advantage of a barndominium becomes clear. As GregJames Designs points out, with a stick frame structure, you got about four or five trades just to put it, what GregJames Designs calls, in the dryer, just the shell of the structure.

A metal building replaces those crews with a single erector. Because of this consolidation, on average a metal building home or pole bar home can average 10% to 15% in savings.

The financial benefits of a metal home extend far beyond the initial construction. You have zero upkeep because an all metal exterior never had to paint anything to speak of.

Traditional stick-built homes require regular exterior painting and siding repairs. By eliminating these recurring costs, a barndominium can save you thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the property.

Financing a barndominium is much easier to get now than it used to be. Lenders typically require around 20% down for a new construction loan.

Compare your available cash against the required down payment for the metal home to see if you are ready to break ground.

Based on content by Greg James on GregJames Designs (YouTube).

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