Hello everyone,
My name is Charles, and I live in Somervell County just southwest of Fort Worth. This thread is to chronicle the journey that my wife and I are about to begin as we embark on a mission to buy acreage and build a barndominium.
I've been around the construction industry for most of my life. My father owns a heating and air conditioning company and brought me and my older brother up in the trade from our youth. I worked for dad for many years before setting off on my own with my own company.
My wife is a stay at home mother of two crazy red headed girls. Before our second came along, she was a 5th grade math teacher. She plans on going back to the classroom once our youngest is in school herself. I'm blessed enough to make just enough to keep us alive as the sole provider.
We bought a neighborhood home in 2011 and have really enjoyed our time in this house. Fortunately for us, the market is up and in our favor. We listed our home and had a full asking price offer within 12 hours. Now that the house is sold, we are going to use that extra money to put down on 13 acres outside of town.
We are going to build a 40'x60' weld-up steel structure with standard ol' galvalume r-panel exterior. Two of the 20' stalls will be living space and the remaining will yield a 20'x40' shop/garage.
The boss lady and I have been drawing plans and making changes for months now, and we think that we've finally come up with something that is doable for our little family. We're going from a little over 2,100 sqft to right at 1,600 sqft. By eliminating things like an office and useless dining room, we're actually going to have a larger living room, kitchen, and bed rooms.
Our plan is to go very basic with as much as possible. We have a tight budget and do not want to go over ~$180,000 total. This price includes the land, well, septic, building, etc.
Some of y'all are probably already rolling your eyes at this, but I think that since I will be personally doing 90% of the work, I should be able to stay under budget.
The land that we've been looking at is at an asking price of 70k. It isn't the most drop dead gorgeous property, but it fits our desires and has been on the market long enough that our realtor feels pretty good about offering 50k and having a pretty decent shot at it. We'll see what happens...
The only bit of visual stimulation that I can offer at this point is a quick shot of my floorplan. I would love some constructive criticism from you guys.
My name is Charles, and I live in Somervell County just southwest of Fort Worth. This thread is to chronicle the journey that my wife and I are about to begin as we embark on a mission to buy acreage and build a barndominium.
I've been around the construction industry for most of my life. My father owns a heating and air conditioning company and brought me and my older brother up in the trade from our youth. I worked for dad for many years before setting off on my own with my own company.
My wife is a stay at home mother of two crazy red headed girls. Before our second came along, she was a 5th grade math teacher. She plans on going back to the classroom once our youngest is in school herself. I'm blessed enough to make just enough to keep us alive as the sole provider.
We bought a neighborhood home in 2011 and have really enjoyed our time in this house. Fortunately for us, the market is up and in our favor. We listed our home and had a full asking price offer within 12 hours. Now that the house is sold, we are going to use that extra money to put down on 13 acres outside of town.
We are going to build a 40'x60' weld-up steel structure with standard ol' galvalume r-panel exterior. Two of the 20' stalls will be living space and the remaining will yield a 20'x40' shop/garage.
The boss lady and I have been drawing plans and making changes for months now, and we think that we've finally come up with something that is doable for our little family. We're going from a little over 2,100 sqft to right at 1,600 sqft. By eliminating things like an office and useless dining room, we're actually going to have a larger living room, kitchen, and bed rooms.
Our plan is to go very basic with as much as possible. We have a tight budget and do not want to go over ~$180,000 total. This price includes the land, well, septic, building, etc.
Some of y'all are probably already rolling your eyes at this, but I think that since I will be personally doing 90% of the work, I should be able to stay under budget.
The land that we've been looking at is at an asking price of 70k. It isn't the most drop dead gorgeous property, but it fits our desires and has been on the market long enough that our realtor feels pretty good about offering 50k and having a pretty decent shot at it. We'll see what happens...
The only bit of visual stimulation that I can offer at this point is a quick shot of my floorplan. I would love some constructive criticism from you guys.
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