Steel Building Construction

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Looking at ohsix's house thread made me wonder if anyone here had done anything with steel buildings. We have a local friend that did a steel building and finished the inside. When you're in the house it isn't much different than a standard stick construction house. Obviously there are going to be some pros and cons and would love to hear what people can provide as feedback. Any of you use this kind of construction or know someone that did?

vette74 · Posted: Dec 16, 2013 3:19 pm Post subject:

I did it on my river house. It is cheaper to build and to get dried in takes less time. The walls are thicker and you have to deal with the beams on the inside. I will take some pics and show them it looks just like a frame built house on the inside.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Sounds good. What do you know about construction loans, insurance, etc? Any issues with construction that differ from standard stick construction that you ran in to?

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

Are you talking about a pole barn type building? If so, that's what was on our property when we bought it. The previous owner built it and finished off the inside just like a normal 1,800sf single-story house on a slab(5BR, 2 bath, etc).

We've since attached a good sized house to the "shed" and converted the shed into mostly garage albeit a garage with a kitchenette, full bathroom and workout room on the one end Laughing

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

No, more like the prefab steel building styles. Something like this...

http://mortonbuildings.com/buildings/residential/

NKCrider · Posted: Dec 17, 2013 7:03 am Post subject:

a guy in my town was of the 1st people to use a prefab steel building as a restaurant

Tracktor · Posted: Dec 17, 2013 1:45 pm Post subject:

You will have a tough time getting a construction loan on that type of structure. Construction loans are already a higher risk then add a unique property and it becomes that much worse. If it's common for the area then it might be easier. This also hits you when you go to sell. Most banks may shy away unless you can comp it out in the local area.....................

vette74 · Posted: Dec 17, 2013 2:46 pm Post subject:

They are getting more common around here. I know there is lending for them they are called barndominiums here but we paid for ours as we went.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

I'm seeing more and more around here, too.