I'm a foreman at Morton in Indiana. My crew and I just put up a 60x144 building last week for a farmer. This farmer had a 60x100 put up by us 10 years ago. After putting the second one up 100 feet away from the ten year old building. You cannot tell which is the new one and which was built ten years old. He is extremely happy with both barns. (Side note): the ten year old barn was hit with 90 mph straight line winds one year after construction. These winds knocked over 4 grain bins to the east and another "xbrand" pole barn to the west of his barn. His barn stood strong and needed no repairs. Great testimony.
Finally! Someone that can describe a process on a video, that has what he is going to say outlined and is articulate in passing on necessary information with out a lot of unnecessary crap thrown in. WELL DONE SIR!
UA-cam promoted this one to me, and I'm glad they did. Thanks for the break down brother, this was superb. Hoping to build a 40x60 come next spring. God bless.
Hey Brian! Awesome to see you as top comment here! Just found this video and good info like this video and the ones you provide for lawn maintenance have inspired me to start an educational series on post-frame buildings and all the questions people have about them. Can't wait to launch those! You guys are the real heroes for providing this info online to share and educate everyone!
My wife was saying the other day, you need a bigger shop. We should build you a nice building, have a decent oversized two car garage with a storage area but i would love to upgrade!! She’s a keeper!!
Morton built my 42'x88'x16' in 2019 in Florida, wind rated to 140MPH. Total was about $120,000 for Morton, which included 5" reinforced concrete floor, 4 large overhead doors plus 1 18'Wx14'H sliding door, 1 man door, 4 windows, insulation, interior ceiling and some detail work on 1 side for me to connect a porch to. I paid for site prep ($7000 including some clearing, 30 loads of fill and a 300' driveway) and exterior concrete work (about $2500?) to others. I used Morton because of their reputation and experience; their competitors in Florida are not large and I wasn't comfortable that they could/would stand behind the price and product. My experience with Morton was excellent and I will use them again, probably next year, for another farm building. At then end of the day, even if someone quoted me 10-20% less, I would use Morton.
Personal experience here: I was absolutely STUNNED when I got my Morton quote back in Spring 2019. I would highly encourage doing your shopping. Morton Buildings are fantastic and likely a superior build to most - do not get me wrong - but they are extremely expensive and in my opinion very overpriced. Depending on what your plans are for the build the actual building likely destroys your overall budget. My story: I was able to build a same-footprint FINISHED 30'x60' w/ 16' ceilings unit w/ a 12'x60' lean-to off back, loft space in 24' of the 60' (that Morton would not do in the build framework I requested) with radiant heat / 6" concrete floor (including boiler, insulation below lines & line run here), spray foam insulation, metal walls / ceiling in "garage" portion, 3' alum. knee wall / 3/4" plywood remaining vertical walls in workshop, 12" blown-in insulation in ceiling pine T&G walls & ceiling in loft, carpeted loft, and RAB LED lighting throughout (inc. electrical work) for $100k LESS than the Morton quote which was literally a shell. No doubt my build would have been close to $150k more at a min. had I gone Morton. I have the spreadsheet of every penny - these figures are real. Great great buildings... just the sticker shock is real.
I had initially asked to include a loft into the quote and my salesman suggested I look elsewhere for that work as Morton would be a lot more. Other than the actual building everything else is going to be an outside contractor and there's a definite premium for that. You're experience doesn't surprise me.
@@jediknight737 Hey, I’m in upstate ny as well. Mind me asking who you went with? Morton quoted me about 100k for a shell, much more than I wanted to spend on a shell. Thank you daniel
I bought my first Morton building 35 years ago and now I own 3. Fantastic buildings! Employee owned, some of the same guys build my latest building last year worked on my first one 35 years ago! The Energy Performer insulated models are really easy to heat. Far better than any structural steel framed metal building on the market.
Great job on the video. You covered all the bases. My 2016 Morton was 70x42x16 with double 14-foot doors was $58k to Morton. I did my own site prep with a John Deere mini tractor. Also did electrical myself with 200+ feet of trenching. No concrete. All in costs for building, gravel and electric was $61k. I should mention that when the garage door contractor leaves, you have openers with no power wiring. They run temp extension cords and a generator to test the doors, and when they leave, the doors are inoperable until you wire them up.
Good point about the garage doors. We had electrical run not long after installation but for a week or so it was challenging to open our main door by hand.
Morton has very consistent construction methods and they are some of the nicest pole type buildings you’ll see. Insulating and turnkey of a building of this offering could easily double the price if totally finished out and that’s only if one can do a lot of the work themselves. Just saying. Barndominion comes to mind. Excellent break down and I like your structure a lot. Thank you very much.
What idiot would give this a thumbs down? Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Like you said, we all need a starting point to wrap our heads around a project like this. Is a large building like this $50K? ...$500k? This helps a lot!
I built a Morton 72x42 6 years ago and we love it. Around my area Morton is the Cadillac of buildings. The 50 year warranty is worth a lot to me (gets me to 86, lol) We just signed a contract for another 64x50 and it’s around 75,000 so yes they’ve gone up a bit and since we already have one, we had to build another Morton so it could match colors and style. It’s not worth saving 10 grand and going with a competitor. I’d rather have everything match. I priced materials only from Menards and it’s close to 40k, plus paying someone to assemble everything…looking at 20k, so if you ask me they aren’t out of line.
I had my building built 25 years ago. 42x72 with 16 ft ceiling..Building is divided in half with a wall going down the middle.one side measures 36x42 and is a horse barn with 4 stalls ,a tack room and a large hayloft. this side has hand cut rafters instead of trusses.The other side is used as a heavy truck garage and has 8 inch concrete floors.Building has it's own 200 amp service and water.Cost around $40,000 way back then.Glad I don't have to try and put one up today.
Very helpful, thank you. I invited Morton to my property to evaluate a rough price for a 42ft wide x 80ft long x 14 ft tall walls. I wanted a different roof line than the standard. It's called the Monitor style barn. The building only was what I called Morton's "We Don't Want To Build It" price - $100,000. It wasn't their off the shelf design and their quote said it all. Add to that all the other extras, concrete, doors, ECT. I'm looking elsewhere.
Thank you for the thoughtful video and including the price breakdown. I hate when they don’t give price because they think we’re to stupid to realize it will be different for every build.
I am planning to build a pole barn. Have been in contact with several contractors, including Morton. Price diff is huge between them and Morton is by far the most expensive.
Wow, costs have really gone up! I had Morton put up a 42x75x14' with sidewall insulation, 24" overhangs, one 12x12' garage door, one 14x14' sliding door, two walk-in doors, and three windows in 2002 for about $32K. Morton builds a very good building. I looked into them all and am very satisfied that I chose Morton.
have you noticed gasoline has gone up by over a $1 gallon? Steel is up? Lumber is slowly crashing back to earth but it is still very high as the lumber yards work thru their inventory. Sounds like you did not notice but 2002 everything was a darn sight cheaper. That big roll up door was HUGE and the price was to be expected.
Good video. I just had a 40x 36 morotn put up this june. Actually got finished on my birthday june 24th. I did all the site work, plumbing, concrete and electrical. Had to take down some very large trees and move a small mountain during the site work but it was worth it. I installed 4 floor drains a utility sink drain and toliet flange. Poured the concrete and small apron protruding into the driveway and stoop for the man door. Power trowel finish on the inside turned out well. Finally this past week rented a lift and got the high bay leds installed and the oitside area lights installed. My next step is insulation but i dont plan on heating the building this year
My 30’ x 48’ Morton Building was delivered yesterday, right on schedule. I contracted the full basement foundation separately. Morton starts to put it up tomorrow.
Thank you so very much for this very helpful video! As I'm sure you can appreciate, there are many decisions to be made concerning not just what kind of pole building you want, but the actual specifics of how it's constructed. Each builder seems to have his own favorite approach. Those approaches are tailored by how much they want the final product to cost or not cost. I'm in the process of evaluating various pole barn builders in the Midwest. I'm planning to build a tall 16 ft side wall open walled the barn, with clear span trusses at the ends so they will be no posts at the ends, to house our RV and future farm equipment. This has proved to be another one of those situations where "I don't know what I don't know", and so I've been doing much research and contacting builders. What makes my project complex is that without the benefit of girts and sidewalls and end-framing, the stiffening of the entire structure to prevent movement in the wind becomes a bigger issue. Morton's MFS foundation system seems very interesting to me. Currently I've been in talks with a company that uses the Perma Column system. Can you comment as to how the MFS system has worked so far? I really like the idea of using concrete columns, but I worry that no matter how good the fastening mechanism is, not having the post go all the way in the ground directly could create a hinge point where the moment of force will be focused at the wood/bracket interface. I'm more worried about the wood moving in the bracket, than I am about the bracket bending or breaking.
My neighbor had a 40 x 70’ Morton building in about 2004. It was beautiful and they gave he and his wife matching Morton coats that resemble Carhartt jackets. They also had the ceiling and interior walls included.
I contacted Morton for a quote on something very similar and it was 150k to 200k NOT including site prep concrete and utilities etc. just the building shell. Any interior finish was extra. I thought quite overpriced.
Morton is a quality company. I'm 55, I remember when my dad bought a small farm in Wisconsin when I was in my early 20's how Morton built great buildings.
Thank you again for making this video. Your experiences were exactly the same as mine when building my Morton building in 2014. A couple of points worth mentioning for those who are price shopping. 1. It’s impossible to do apples/apples comparisons between different building mfg. when pricing out a building, there’s just too many variables. I ended up omitting all doors and windows when comparing. I used just a basic building with one service door in order to eliminate many of the variables. 2. Extra things Morton covered and most others did not. Granted these are things you paid for in the price, but it was very nice not to have to deal with them; Labor, porta potty rental, dumpster rental, insurance both workers comp and on materials, calling and scheduling inspections, ordering the amount and scheduling of concrete, labor, equipment rentals. In 2014 prices when I figured out a price comparison between a Menards building and all the other things needed mentioned above to erect the building including labor, Morton was only about $5000 higher in price. The insurance on materials coveres any damage from the time they drop off the material on site, to the final inspection. Menards didn’t offer any such insurance. Workmans comp is required in my state but it can be an item you are charged for and no workmans comp ins. provided with shady labor contractors. BTW I am not affiliated with Morton in any way other than being a customer.
I appreciate the information and great insights on the process. It is all overwhelming but worth it in the end. It sounds like Morton is standard driven which explains why their cost may be higher. Most don’t do this repeatedly, so you want it done right the first time.
Some commenters were drizzling the hateraide on you and the brand, but I appreciated your video. Thanks for sharing your experience and time. Nice shop and fun projects.
Wow 🤩 after watching the video I had to read through the comments in order to get different perspectives, and boy oh boy do the comments Fran the gamut. It’s interesting a lot of people always have so much to say about how someone else should have done something with what they chose to share. I also found it interesting to read comments concerning the complaints that people had with different work crews. I thought your overall decision to go with a Morton Building had a lot to do with the lack of time that you had to devote to being a general contractor and the convenience that they were able to provide. What I hadn’t realized until watching your video and reading through the comments is that the path one chooses should be based on one own capabilities and not necessarily the reputation of a particular outfit. At the end of the day neither Morton, or any other builder has a sole proprietary patent on quality. Bringing the building to life with water, electricity, insulation, hvac, and internet service is always the other half that completes the process.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
I am thrilled I found your tutorial on constructing this building. I saw a building i much like this one n a Google search of Morton Buildings, and I happened upon your You Tube Channel in searching further for info. This video was extremely helpful - practical and straight-forward. I did have to get refocused as your bus kept taking my attention away -- I wanted to know about that too LOL! Thank you for putting this together and offering it as a resource. After viewing this and taking in the information you shared, I feel more comfortable moving forward with our plans. If you restore that bus, I want to see it LOL!
Thank you for the time and energy you put into this video. I'm considering buying land and having a morton building house or 'barndominium' done up. I wouldn't get as much square footage but there are obviously different extra costs with a home vice a open bay. I appreciate this information and God bless you and yours
Very helpful...very, very helpful. Thank you for taking the time and energy to share, knowing you may never know just how helpful it would be to someone else. Salute.
Super thought out vid....my 60x18x80 dream looks like it's going to be future proofed down to a 24x10x24 with pea gravel and a Walmart tarped door now haha! Post Frame seems the way to go for sure. You did your homework and have an extraordinary building to show for it. Thanks again.
Thank you and it seems like you could not have found a better company than Morton to build your building. Very professional and experienced. I like that in these times. Have a good time with those busses.
Thank you for the information. Very helpful. Morton is very expensive when compared to other professional companies. I trust are good solid buildings. I tried to work with them but they were not interested due to overall cost. They seem to want the the bigger jobs that can make them more money. My project would have been a hay barn 40x40. They purchase their lumber and materials in bulk so the prices are not as fluid as they would have you believe. Other companies use the same sales tactic. Thanks again.
sweet,right on what i thought the cost would be.i built a stick built 44'x36'x12' shop.all the interior stuff and amenities add up quickly.i have 100 amp service,heated floors,trench drain,water with a bathroom.osb on outside walls with siding,complete metal sheeted interior.2 10ft doors,5 windows and one service door.grand total on mine is around $100k.this was with me doing almost all the interior work other than the boiler setup and hanging the metal.electrical,insulation, and plumbing all done myself.this shows the true difference between a stick built and pole building in my opinion.
This is very educational for most of us planning to have projects such as yours. With this video you made, we will not be navigating the waters blind. At least, we know what to prepare, what to do and also make us be realistic on our expectations. My thanks and admiration to you Sir.
Great video! I had Morton put up a 60' x 105' x 16' in 2004. Building has held up extremely well. Where I'm located, I get alot of snow and wind. When I went to the township for the permit, once they saw they plans, they instantly signed my application. The supervisor and code enforcement were completely aware of the snow and wind ratings of a Morton. I've had a few warranty issues and Morton took care of them immediately. There paint, steel, fasteners, doors, everything was top notch. I would absolutely build one again. Wife and I may have them build us a home. My building is completely insulated & finished, and I have infloor heat in the entire slab. Enjoy the new building!
@@JohnnyG2573 I gotcha… Basically I’m right on Lake Erie and we get quite a bit of Lake affect snow. My building is south of interstate 90 which is considered the snow belt… Some years we get upwards of 200 inches which is a lot for our area.
Doing my thought process number one would be what do you want to do with the building. I think this helps with answering a lot of the questions and how deep your willing to dig into your pocket book. Great video.
A friend of mine just built a 40x60 with 16 foot walls. The roof is double steel with a thin foam between to keep condensation from being an issue. As I recall it has drive through sliding doors and one man door and I think it had 4 or 5 windows. He is putting in 12 volt lighting and solar panels and it has a concrete floor. He did the sight work himself, the building was installed by the company and he will do the electrical work. There will be no water in the building. He told me $75k.
Wow! Thanks! Very thorough. Considering having one built to live in. A few additional costs to consider, but you've really helped me. It's totally doable. 😉
Outstanding Video, you relayed the info perfectly. You summarized elements very clearly, and I have a similar situation where I am exactly 100 miles from the nearest Morton office. It is interesting how the concrete came to 50% of the building, itself. I would have to have a driveway put in, same situation as yours. But now it is the post COVID era and prices have skyrocketed. The gamble will be whether material prices will ever come down.
Make sure you investigate the dealer you go with. Lots of difference between Morton dealers when it comes to price, workmanship and honesty. I have two Morton buildings. The first dealer was a pleasure to deal with . The second dealer was a complete nightmare. The
Thank you for your transparency of this undertaking. This is what I was looking for and very much appreciated information. I enjoyed the video and looking forward to see what you have done with the busses
Thank you for showing us your building. it is nice. Just one question. How much did it increase your property taxes for the year? $ 2,000 dollars? or more? Thanks again
Great vid. Thanks. We’re mulling a farm storage / livestock stall / workshop convertible / multi-purpose building. Just sent Morton the initial web site inquiry. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Very well described and thank you for taking the time to inform others about the whole process and not being shady on the price . I’m not gonna lie kinda disappointed bc now I know it won’t be anytime soon I’ll get one but reality is what we all need sometimes,,,,,, great job on the video and good luck with your channel and future endeavors!
Go Buckeyes. I'm from Stark Co but live out West now. Your building is bigger than my lot but I'll be moving in the next 5 years and I hope to have a nice sized shop (30x50+ ???)
Morton builds a beautiful building. The tutorial was great, very informative. The price for that size structure is so doable for most people interested in this type of building. Good luck with your beautiful building.
I keep watching these build cost videos and it is insane the cost being charged and paid. We built a new shop in 1988 after our old one burnt we put up an 80x150 stick frame building with concrete and lumber and tin and insulation and plywood interior walls and ceiling it cost us 15,000 and today I'd hate to find out what it would cost to build that building today but looking to put up a smaller 40x40 in future as a shop because we sold our fleet of dump trucks and heavy equipment and no need to try to heat such a big building for the tinkering we still do. We just need something we can pull in our cat d6 or our loader or dump truck if need be we don't do any major work like engine jobs anymore we hire that type of work out now and be nice to get our hay equipment in a piece at a time over the winter to do maintence or any repairs. It's just insane the costs even on pole barns that have nothing for material and pretty much built in a day per say.
#1 is hire a reputable builder or pole barn company so they don't scam you and take your deposit and or your second payment and run .Be careful as there are a lot of scammers out there. Morton seems to be reputable and that says a lot. Also get eves so you allow air circulation along your roof panels once insulated .In the Lancaster PA area Conestoga Pole Barns has a solid reputation and I own on of their buildings and love it .
A little long, but that is ok. better to have too much info than not enough. Yes, this did help. Thank you for taking the time to make this video so that we know what we are getting into
Appreciate your time. Thank you. Hopefully mind will have about the same foot print. I'm looking to do 80x50 that will have 6 car/light truck bays and a living space I was planning on close to $200k because of the living space and climate control. Still debating on how to heat it.
I guess I'm not getting a Morton building lol no but for real thank you for all the details it's something I really needed to figure out. Just being stumped and not knowing how to even start a project like this. Your video was very helpful. Side note your busses are awesome !!!
If I did my math right, that's only about $30 per square foot to build which is surprising inexpensive give the price rise in materials these days. Thanks for sharing!
I'm a foreman at Morton in Indiana. My crew and I just put up a 60x144 building last week for a farmer. This farmer had a 60x100 put up by us 10 years ago. After putting the second one up 100 feet away from the ten year old building. You cannot tell which is the new one and which was built ten years old. He is extremely happy with both barns. (Side note): the ten year old barn was hit with 90 mph straight line winds one year after construction. These winds knocked over 4 grain bins to the east and another "xbrand" pole barn to the west of his barn. His barn stood strong and needed no repairs. Great testimony.
While I never want to have mine tested it's great to know it'll stand if it is.
@@Unit2345 where r u from?
Northeast Ohio
@@Unit2345 thanks...do u know who can build one in Minnesota?
I don't. You can check if Morton is in your state. They are the only ones I've dealt with
Finally! Someone that can describe a process on a video, that has what he is going to say outlined and is articulate in passing on necessary information with out a lot of unnecessary crap thrown in.
WELL DONE SIR!
UA-cam promoted this one to me, and I'm glad they did. Thanks for the break down brother, this was superb. Hoping to build a 40x60 come next spring. God bless.
Look who we found here! Haha hope the build goes well man, can't wait to see it all come together!
Hey Brian! Awesome to see you as top comment here! Just found this video and good info like this video and the ones you provide for lawn maintenance have inspired me to start an educational series on post-frame buildings and all the questions people have about them. Can't wait to launch those! You guys are the real heroes for providing this info online to share and educate everyone!
Our worlds meet yet again!
My wife was saying the other day, you need a bigger shop. We should build you a nice building, have a decent oversized two car garage with a storage area but i would love to upgrade!! She’s a keeper!!
@@conorsmith5471 Dang does the whole lawn care community want a pole barn or is it just me? lol. #letsgo
Morton built my 42'x88'x16' in 2019 in Florida, wind rated to 140MPH. Total was about $120,000 for Morton, which included 5" reinforced concrete floor, 4 large overhead doors plus 1 18'Wx14'H sliding door, 1 man door, 4 windows, insulation, interior ceiling and some detail work on 1 side for me to connect a porch to. I paid for site prep ($7000 including some clearing, 30 loads of fill and a 300' driveway) and exterior concrete work (about $2500?) to others. I used Morton because of their reputation and experience; their competitors in Florida are not large and I wasn't comfortable that they could/would stand behind the price and product. My experience with Morton was excellent and I will use them again, probably next year, for another farm building. At then end of the day, even if someone quoted me 10-20% less, I would use Morton.
That sounds awesome!
Woah that's awesome!
This is helpful to me. Thank you for such a detailed post.
Personal experience here: I was absolutely STUNNED when I got my Morton quote back in Spring 2019. I would highly encourage doing your shopping. Morton Buildings are fantastic and likely a superior build to most - do not get me wrong - but they are extremely expensive and in my opinion very overpriced. Depending on what your plans are for the build the actual building likely destroys your overall budget.
My story: I was able to build a same-footprint FINISHED 30'x60' w/ 16' ceilings unit w/ a 12'x60' lean-to off back, loft space in 24' of the 60' (that Morton would not do in the build framework I requested) with radiant heat / 6" concrete floor (including boiler, insulation below lines & line run here), spray foam insulation, metal walls / ceiling in "garage" portion, 3' alum. knee wall / 3/4" plywood remaining vertical walls in workshop, 12" blown-in insulation in ceiling pine T&G walls & ceiling in loft, carpeted loft, and RAB LED lighting throughout (inc. electrical work) for $100k LESS than the Morton quote which was literally a shell. No doubt my build would have been close to $150k more at a min. had I gone Morton. I have the spreadsheet of every penny - these figures are real.
Great great buildings... just the sticker shock is real.
I had initially asked to include a loft into the quote and my salesman suggested I look elsewhere for that work as Morton would be a lot more. Other than the actual building everything else is going to be an outside contractor and there's a definite premium for that. You're experience doesn't surprise me.
@smart viewer unfortunately no I’m in Upstate NY.
@@jediknight737 Hey, I’m in upstate ny as well. Mind me asking who you went with? Morton quoted me about 100k for a shell, much more than I wanted to spend on a shell. Thank you daniel
@@hunterkuhn6571 where in Upstate are you?
@@jediknight737 Where? I'm in Hudson Valley husband owns volleyball club wondering what a building would cost...
I bought my first Morton building 35 years ago and now I own 3. Fantastic buildings! Employee owned, some of the same guys build my latest building last year worked on my first one 35 years ago! The Energy Performer insulated models are really easy to heat. Far better than any structural steel framed metal building on the market.
I had Morton buildings build my farm shop 20 years ago and it is an Awesome building , holding up very well and great craftsmanship
Great job on the video. You covered all the bases.
My 2016 Morton was 70x42x16 with double 14-foot doors was $58k to Morton.
I did my own site prep with a John Deere mini tractor. Also did electrical myself with 200+ feet of trenching. No concrete. All in costs for building, gravel and electric was $61k.
I should mention that when the garage door contractor leaves, you have openers with no power wiring. They run temp extension cords and a generator to test the doors, and when they leave, the doors are inoperable until you wire them up.
Good point about the garage doors. We had electrical run not long after installation but for a week or so it was challenging to open our main door by hand.
it would be illegal for them to connect them without an electrical license, same deal for wells and pools. electrical is on an electrician or you.
Morton has very consistent construction methods and they are some of the nicest pole type buildings you’ll see.
Insulating and turnkey of a building of this offering could easily double the price if totally finished out and that’s only if one can do a lot of the work themselves.
Just saying.
Barndominion comes to mind.
Excellent break down and I like your structure a lot.
Thank you very much.
I can't thank you enough for taking the time to go through the entire process. It helps tremendously!
What idiot would give this a thumbs down? Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Like you said, we all need a starting point to wrap our heads around a project like this. Is a large building like this $50K? ...$500k? This helps a lot!
I built a Morton 72x42 6 years ago and we love it. Around my area Morton is the Cadillac of buildings. The 50 year warranty is worth a lot to me (gets me to 86, lol) We just signed a contract for another 64x50 and it’s around 75,000 so yes they’ve gone up a bit and since we already have one, we had to build another Morton so it could match colors and style. It’s not worth saving 10 grand and going with a competitor. I’d rather have everything match. I priced materials only from Menards and it’s close to 40k, plus paying someone to assemble everything…looking at 20k, so if you ask me they aren’t out of line.
I had my building built 25 years ago. 42x72 with 16 ft ceiling..Building is divided in half with a wall going down the middle.one side measures 36x42 and is a horse barn with 4 stalls ,a tack room and a large hayloft. this side has hand cut rafters instead of trusses.The other side is used as a heavy truck garage and has 8 inch concrete floors.Building has it's own 200 amp service and water.Cost around $40,000 way back then.Glad I don't have to try and put one up today.
Very helpful, thank you.
I invited Morton to my property to evaluate a rough price for a 42ft wide x 80ft long x 14 ft tall walls. I wanted a different roof line than the standard. It's called the Monitor style barn. The building only was what I called Morton's "We Don't Want To Build It" price - $100,000. It wasn't their off the shelf design and their quote said it all. Add to that all the other extras, concrete, doors, ECT. I'm looking elsewhere.
Thank you for the thoughtful video and including the price breakdown. I hate when they don’t give price because they think we’re to stupid to realize it will be different for every build.
I am planning to build a pole barn. Have been in contact with several contractors, including Morton. Price diff is huge between them and Morton is by far the most expensive.
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Wow, costs have really gone up! I had Morton put up a 42x75x14' with sidewall insulation, 24" overhangs, one 12x12' garage door, one 14x14' sliding door, two walk-in doors, and three windows in 2002 for about $32K. Morton builds a very good building. I looked into them all and am very satisfied that I chose Morton.
have you noticed gasoline has gone up by over a $1 gallon? Steel is up? Lumber is slowly crashing back to earth but it is still very high as the lumber yards work thru their inventory. Sounds like you did not notice but 2002 everything was a darn sight cheaper. That big roll up door was HUGE and the price was to be expected.
... 32k? 😱😱
Pricey.
You are depressing me.
Good video. I just had a 40x 36 morotn put up this june. Actually got finished on my birthday june 24th. I did all the site work, plumbing, concrete and electrical. Had to take down some very large trees and move a small mountain during the site work but it was worth it. I installed 4 floor drains a utility sink drain and toliet flange. Poured the concrete and small apron protruding into the driveway and stoop for the man door. Power trowel finish on the inside turned out well. Finally this past week rented a lift and got the high bay leds installed and the oitside area lights installed. My next step is insulation but i dont plan on heating the building this year
My 30’ x 48’ Morton Building was delivered yesterday, right on schedule. I contracted the full basement foundation separately. Morton starts to put it up tomorrow.
Did you have a 30x48’ basement done? That seems like a great use of space.
@@777jones Yes I did, with 10’ inside height clearance. 2 - 10’ wide overhead doors at one end.
Sight work and foundation was $85K.
Thank you so very much for this very helpful video! As I'm sure you can appreciate, there are many decisions to be made concerning not just what kind of pole building you want, but the actual specifics of how it's constructed. Each builder seems to have his own favorite approach. Those approaches are tailored by how much they want the final product to cost or not cost.
I'm in the process of evaluating various pole barn builders in the Midwest. I'm planning to build a tall 16 ft side wall open walled the barn, with clear span trusses at the ends so they will be no posts at the ends, to house our RV and future farm equipment. This has proved to be another one of those situations where "I don't know what I don't know", and so I've been doing much research and contacting builders.
What makes my project complex is that without the benefit of girts and sidewalls and end-framing, the stiffening of the entire structure to prevent movement in the wind becomes a bigger issue.
Morton's MFS foundation system seems very interesting to me. Currently I've been in talks with a company that uses the Perma Column system. Can you comment as to how the MFS system has worked so far?
I really like the idea of using concrete columns, but I worry that no matter how good the fastening mechanism is, not having the post go all the way in the ground directly could create a hinge point where the moment of force will be focused at the wood/bracket interface. I'm more worried about the wood moving in the bracket, than I am about the bracket bending or breaking.
My neighbor had a 40 x 70’ Morton building in about 2004. It was beautiful and they gave he and his wife matching Morton coats that resemble Carhartt jackets. They also had the ceiling and interior walls included.
I contacted Morton for a quote on something very similar and it was 150k to 200k NOT including site prep concrete and utilities etc. just the building shell. Any interior finish was extra. I thought quite overpriced.
Building materials are crazy high right now
Morton is a quality company. I'm 55, I remember when my dad bought a small farm in Wisconsin when I was in my early 20's how Morton built great buildings.
Thank you. In the conclusion it says "I hope this helps somebody." It helped me.
Wonderful!!
Great video!! Glad we could make your Morton Building experience a positive, memorable one. (I work in Design Services)
And the memories have only begun. We use the building all the time!
EXACTLY , what I've been trying to find out. Really cool, thank you. awesome building.
Good morning Sir, this info is so detail love it, buses are great too, hope someday we’ll meet in person, God Bless Us all always 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you again for making this video. Your experiences were exactly the same as mine when building my Morton building in 2014.
A couple of points worth mentioning for those who are price shopping.
1. It’s impossible to do apples/apples comparisons between different building mfg. when pricing out a building, there’s just too many variables. I ended up omitting all doors and windows when comparing. I used just a basic building with one service door in order to eliminate many of the variables.
2. Extra things Morton covered and most others did not. Granted these are things you paid for in the price, but it was very nice not to have to deal with them; Labor, porta potty rental, dumpster rental, insurance both workers comp and on materials, calling and scheduling inspections, ordering the amount and scheduling of concrete, labor, equipment rentals.
In 2014 prices when I figured out a price comparison between a Menards building and all the other things needed mentioned above to erect the building including labor, Morton was only about $5000 higher in price.
The insurance on materials coveres any damage from the time they drop off the material on site, to the final inspection. Menards didn’t offer any such insurance. Workmans comp is required in my state but it can be an item you are charged for and no workmans comp ins. provided with shady labor contractors.
BTW I am not affiliated with Morton in any way other than being a customer.
I appreciate the information and great insights on the process. It is all overwhelming but worth it in the end. It sounds like Morton is standard driven which explains why their cost may be higher. Most don’t do this repeatedly, so you want it done right the first time.
Some commenters were drizzling the hateraide on you and the brand, but I appreciated your video. Thanks for sharing your experience and time. Nice shop and fun projects.
Wow 🤩 after watching the video I had to read through the comments in order to get different perspectives, and boy oh boy do the comments Fran the gamut. It’s interesting a lot of people always have so much to say about how someone else should have done something with what they chose to share. I also found it interesting to read comments concerning the complaints that people had with different work crews. I thought your overall decision to go with a Morton Building had a lot to do with the lack of time that you had to devote to being a general contractor and the convenience that they were able to provide. What I hadn’t realized until watching your video and reading through the comments is that the path one chooses should be based on one own capabilities and not necessarily the reputation of a particular outfit. At the end of the day neither Morton, or any other builder has a sole proprietary patent on quality. Bringing the building to life with water, electricity, insulation, hvac, and internet service is always the other half that completes the process.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
I am thrilled I found your tutorial on constructing this building. I saw a building i much like this one n a Google search of Morton Buildings, and I happened upon your You Tube Channel in searching further for info. This video was extremely helpful - practical and straight-forward. I did have to get refocused as your bus kept taking my attention away -- I wanted to know about that too LOL! Thank you for putting this together and offering it as a resource. After viewing this and taking in the information you shared, I feel more comfortable moving forward with our plans. If you restore that bus, I want to see it LOL!
Check out my other videos. Most of what I share is about the buses. 😀
Thank you for the time and energy you put into this video. I'm considering buying land and having a morton building house or 'barndominium' done up. I wouldn't get as much square footage but there are obviously different extra costs with a home vice a open bay. I appreciate this information and God bless you and yours
Very helpful...very, very helpful. Thank you for taking the time and energy to share, knowing you may never know just how helpful it would be to someone else. Salute.
Super thought out vid....my 60x18x80 dream looks like it's going to be future proofed down to a 24x10x24 with pea gravel and a Walmart tarped door now haha! Post Frame seems the way to go for sure. You did your homework and have an extraordinary building to show for it. Thanks again.
Kent State! Born and raised in Kent.. beautiful building and very informative..
Thank you and it seems like you could not have found a better company than Morton to build your building. Very professional and experienced. I like that in these times. Have a good time with those busses.
Thank you for the information. Very helpful. Morton is very expensive when compared to other professional companies. I trust are good solid buildings. I tried to work with them but they were not interested due to overall cost. They seem to want the the bigger jobs that can make them more money. My project would have been a hay barn 40x40. They purchase their lumber and materials in bulk so the prices are not as fluid as they would have you believe. Other companies use the same sales tactic. Thanks again.
Best explanation of the process! Thank you for blessing us all with the step by step process.
Great job.
sweet,right on what i thought the cost would be.i built a stick built 44'x36'x12' shop.all the interior stuff and amenities add up quickly.i have 100 amp service,heated floors,trench drain,water with a bathroom.osb on outside walls with siding,complete metal sheeted interior.2 10ft doors,5 windows and one service door.grand total on mine is around $100k.this was with me doing almost all the interior work other than the boiler setup and hanging the metal.electrical,insulation, and plumbing all done myself.this shows the true difference between a stick built and pole building in my opinion.
Looking into barndominums right now and this video was a huge help. Well done, appreciated and helpful.
Going through the process with Morton right now. Thank you for this!!
You got a good deal on it, and it turned out great! I really like the detail and color of the building. Awesome 👌
Fantastic break down of the process! Thank you for sharing! This really helps with getting all our ducks in order for a similar build.
This is very educational for most of us planning to have projects such as yours. With this video you made, we will not be navigating the waters blind. At least, we know what to prepare, what to do and also make us be realistic on our expectations.
My thanks and admiration to you Sir.
My pleasure!
Best breakdown video I have seen and also considering Morton in the Indiana area! Thank you! 🙏
Great video! I had Morton put up a 60' x 105' x 16' in 2004. Building has held up extremely well. Where I'm located, I get alot of snow and wind. When I went to the township for the permit, once they saw they plans, they instantly signed my application. The supervisor and code enforcement were completely aware of the snow and wind ratings of a Morton. I've had a few warranty issues and Morton took care of them immediately. There paint, steel, fasteners, doors, everything was top notch. I would absolutely build one again. Wife and I may have them build us a home. My building is completely insulated & finished, and I have infloor heat in the entire slab. Enjoy the new building!
@truckguyjoe what part of the county do you live?
@@JohnnyG2573 Northwest Pennsylvania
@@truckguyjoe I’m in Upstate NY just wanted to see if our snow load would be similar
@@JohnnyG2573 I gotcha… Basically I’m right on Lake Erie and we get quite a bit of Lake affect snow. My building is south of interstate 90 which is considered the snow belt… Some years we get upwards of 200 inches which is a lot for our area.
Doing my thought process number one would be what do you want to do with the building. I think this helps with answering a lot of the questions and how deep your willing to dig into your pocket book. Great video.
Your resourcefulness is truly admirable!
Really great share. The rest of us have to wait until prices drop, which might be forever.
A friend of mine just built a 40x60 with 16 foot walls. The roof is double steel with a thin foam between to keep condensation from being an issue. As I recall it has drive through sliding doors and one man door and I think it had 4 or 5 windows. He is putting in 12 volt lighting and solar panels and it has a concrete floor. He did the sight work himself, the building was installed by the company and he will do the electrical work. There will be no water in the building.
He told me $75k.
Wow! Thanks! Very thorough.
Considering having one built to live in.
A few additional costs to consider, but you've really helped me. It's totally doable. 😉
Thank u for this info.. had tornado take put my 90x45 barn and need to be replaced. Am choosing Morton Bulding.
Outstanding Video, you relayed the info perfectly. You summarized elements very clearly, and I have a similar situation where I am exactly 100 miles from the nearest Morton office. It is interesting how the concrete came to 50% of the building, itself. I would have to have a driveway put in, same situation as yours. But now it is the post COVID era and prices have skyrocketed. The gamble will be whether material prices will ever come down.
Recently had my Morton building burn down. 2005 $29k. Same building now $103k. Crazy.
This is the most helpful video in it's class
Thank you for the education. Well presented.
very helpful .. purchasing a 40 acre lot .. and contemplating a 40x50 2000 sq ft shop home mix .. thank you
Thank you, for explaining everything you did, cost and everything you explained about all the prep work etc. Nice video
WOW! This is amazing.. Now i know what to look for and what sort of my cost would be when we get ready to build.. Thank you so much for helping out..
I don't know what to say, but Thanks. I am glad I see this video. --- too bad that Morton Building does not provide service in Washington State.
Make sure you investigate the dealer you go with. Lots of difference between Morton dealers when it comes to price, workmanship and honesty. I have two Morton buildings. The first dealer was a pleasure to deal with . The second dealer was a complete nightmare. The
Great point. I feel I was very lucky with our whole experience but I'm sure others can say otherwise.
Thank You I love big buildings I always wanted one for Storage of My Motorhome and live in one end of it
Thanks. I'm investing in a friend's custom engine build (& general mechanics) business. He really should have a ~50'x60'x16' space.
very helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make this from NW Ohio.
Thank you for the video. Had my first call with Morton today. Im hoping it works out as well as yours did.
Thanks for doing this. Great explanation and I see with your buses you are crazier than I am.
Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very informative
Thank you for your transparency of this undertaking. This is what I was looking for and very much appreciated information. I enjoyed the video and looking forward to see what you have done with the busses
Thank you for all the info. Glad your in my neighborhood too! It’s gives me a better idea on prices.
This is great info. Thanks for laying it all out for those of us that do need outbuildings like this. Really appreciate the insight!
Thank you for showing us your building. it is nice. Just one question. How much did it increase your property taxes for the year? $ 2,000 dollars? or more? Thanks again
Cool video & excellent breakdown, showing just how the price varies depending on what your needs are...
Height!!! So many GREAT buildings out there but BANG! Useless because to low. Great video!
So helpful to see this video! Looking at adding a workshop/storage building my property. Good to see things to consider laid out like this.
Thank you sir it is a great helpful video, I building one very close in size so god bless u for helping me decide on my new building. God bless U
VERY helpful . Great job explaining 💯💯
Great vid. Thanks. We’re mulling a farm storage / livestock stall / workshop convertible / multi-purpose building. Just sent Morton the initial web site inquiry. Looking forward to seeing where this goes.
Super nice building! This is my dream, to get a nice metal building to park my two buses.
Very well described and thank you for taking the time to inform others about the whole process and not being shady on the price . I’m not gonna lie kinda disappointed bc now I know it won’t be anytime soon I’ll get one but reality is what we all need sometimes,,,,,, great job on the video and good luck with your channel and future endeavors!
Very good video thinking of a barnduminium myself.and I'm going to call morton.i also have poured for them several times I drive cement truck.
Go Buckeyes. I'm from Stark Co but live out West now. Your building is bigger than my lot but I'll be moving in the next 5 years and I hope to have a nice sized shop (30x50+ ???)
Thank you for posting this video.. You simplified a lot of the process.. I am considering a Morton Bldg, and will probably watch it again...
Thank you for sharing. Nice building and wonderful presentation.
Morton builds a beautiful building. The tutorial was great, very informative. The price for that size structure is so doable for most people interested in this type of building. Good luck with your beautiful building.
I keep watching these build cost videos and it is insane the cost being charged and paid. We built a new shop in 1988 after our old one burnt we put up an 80x150 stick frame building with concrete and lumber and tin and insulation and plywood interior walls and ceiling it cost us 15,000 and today I'd hate to find out what it would cost to build that building today but looking to put up a smaller 40x40 in future as a shop because we sold our fleet of dump trucks and heavy equipment and no need to try to heat such a big building for the tinkering we still do. We just need something we can pull in our cat d6 or our loader or dump truck if need be we don't do any major work like engine jobs anymore we hire that type of work out now and be nice to get our hay equipment in a piece at a time over the winter to do maintence or any repairs. It's just insane the costs even on pole barns that have nothing for material and pretty much built in a day per say.
#1 is hire a reputable builder or pole barn company so they don't scam you and take your deposit and or your second payment and run .Be careful as there are a lot of scammers out there. Morton seems to be reputable and that says a lot. Also get eves so you allow air circulation along your roof panels once insulated .In the Lancaster PA area Conestoga Pole Barns has a solid reputation and I own on of their buildings and love it .
A little long, but that is ok. better to have too much info than not enough. Yes, this did help. Thank you for taking the time to make this video so that we know what we are getting into
Beautiful Building! Thank you for sharing all the good info. take care
Appreciate your time. Thank you. Hopefully mind will have about the same foot print. I'm looking to do 80x50 that will have 6 car/light truck bays and a living space I was planning on close to $200k because of the living space and climate control. Still debating on how to heat it.
Great video, good looking building. $105K for 48x80ft, Pretty great deal at roughly $27.40 per sf!
Appreciate your video...plan on building in Summit County, OH in the next year or two.
I guess I'm not getting a Morton building lol no but for real thank you for all the details it's something I really needed to figure out. Just being stumped and not knowing how to even start a project like this. Your video was very helpful. Side note your busses are awesome !!!
Thank you. Big help. I have some questions, but will check your other videos first.
If I did my math right, that's only about $30 per square foot to build which is surprising inexpensive give the price rise in materials these days. Thanks for sharing!
Very good job laying this experience out. Thank you!
THANK YOU!!! Thank you so much for this I want to build a barndo but am struggling to start! If anyone has any tips at all please send them my way
Thank you so much for this wealth of information. Your video was very informative. Please keep posting.
Thanks for the breakdown - very helpful for a project of my own that I'm considering.
Excellent video very detailed tremendous job thank you. I hope you're enjoying your building.
thank you for sharing information about your experience.