I hear ya!!!,,,,Im just here temporarily,,,,,i need to get a little further out in the woods,,before i buy something,,,where the democrats cant find me, lol

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Bing-To be more specific about what i am looking for i would like to have a 12'x20' addition put on and the interior could be left unfinished and as far as the grading work there shouldnt be much because it is pretty flat.I am asking about this because it is something that i know nothing about and i would like to have some idea of what the going rate is when i get bids.The exixting garage is a typical 1 car garage that was built in the early 70s with unfinished interior so the addition would be fairly straightforward and simple.So with this in mind what would a ball park figure per square foot be?

 

My best guess would be around $3000-3500. If you pour a floating slab with peers instead of an actual footing it may cost less. The numbers I crunched are for around here, so you may need to add a little more being I'am in a rural area. The most expensive items you will run into are concrete,trusses, and windows/doors.

 

well, just to get the wood structure built, I would estimate about 2500 in materials (just material cost).

That doesnt include windows, doors, electrical or even paint

thats for 3 walls 2x20, 1x12, and a roof to match existing (i added an overhang and eve just to be safe)

To have a contractor come in and do it you are probably going to be looking at a bid of 6000-10000 in Eugene dollars unless the guy is hungry. (and that would include a couple windows and a couple doors, painted and completely finished with lights and all)

post a pic of the garage if you could


again,,,this is just ballpark

 

best thing to do would be to find a buddy that does concrete work,,,and a buddy that frames for a living

pull your own permits,,,,,and maybe do some of the work yourself

then you might get er done for $3-4000 (or cheaper) and a couple cases of beer

 

Thanks for all the responses on this and i now have a better idea of what need to consider when getting bids.

 

I built a shed up against the rear door of the garage. Raised wood floor, 12x12 added on to the garage to roll the toys in to. Cost about $1200. Took up a 12x12 chunk of the dog run, but they still had a good 15x20 left, so they lived. A doggie door in the shed gave them access to the garage to get out of the rain/snow too.

And, the old Franklin stove in the garage puts out plenty of heat to heat the shed too, so I can work on the quads in place.

 

Mr Dumbass what are peers?
Ive been a carpenter for 18yrs and never heard that term.Heres my chance to learn
something new.

In Mi just to frame,put up trusses,and sheet the roof that would cost 2000-2500.

 

I think he is talking about a polebarn with walls.

which would actually cost more to build

 

The pier I was refering to is basicly the same thing as when you pour for a polebarns poles, or for a decks legs. It's 2-3 feet deep and circular concrete. The floating slab is poured on top of these and tied in with steel. All it does is act as a footing only less concrete. If you aren't going to have anything real heavy on it, it will be fine. I personally would rather have footings. This is just another scenerio, that I probably shouldn't have suggested being he is going to use it as a garage.