Custom home building has become popular in recent years and has resulted in non-traditional homes like Barndominiums and Garage Dominiums (or Buildings) depending on your needs. These unique home styles offer benefits for homeowners looking to add space for hobbies or business without constructing a separate physical structure.
A barndominium is a combination of a “barn” or “workshop/garage” and a “condominium” (or living space). It is a fully customizable home that combines a living area built with a larger open space used as a barn, workshop, shed, garage, or some other hobby requiring extra square footage.
A good barndominium (or garage dominium) builder can help make your dream home a reality, even if it isn’t a traditional, site built home. A great barndominium builder has experience building metal structures and homes, has built them before, is excited about working on non-traditional home types, and has a record of excellent customer service and happy homeowners! Performance takes pride in the fact that we design and build a custom Barndominium for you to meet your vision and dream!
Contact Performance Construction Services directly and together we will make a plan to make your dreams come true!
Barndominium VS Traditional Home
Which is right for you?
Barndominiums began traditionally by adding a living space into a barn and taking up part of that space. Barndos are now a popular alternative to traditional homes and they allow for a large shop, garage, or barn! Performance offers custom design services to build your dream home!
Some of the key differences are listed below, however, with our custom design services your options are unlimited!
| BARNDOMINIUM | TRADITIONAL HOME | |
| TRADITIONAL EXTERIOR | BARN STYLE & METAL | WOOD OR BRICK |
| TRADITIONAL LIVING SPACE | A LIVING SPACE BUILT INTO A BARN | DEDICATED TO LIVING SPACE |
| CEILING | TYPICALLY VAULTED | USUALLY RESTRICTED to 8-9′ |
How much does it cost to build a barndominium?
The cost to build a barndominium varies depending on many things including the design, where, when and how.
- What is your design? Do you have a wrap-around porch? Are you going with high end finishes?
- Where are you building? Are you located near your builder or will there be travel expense? Will you need to remove rock to pour your foundation?
- When are you building? The cost of materials has varied greatly over the past couple of years.
- How are you building? Are you building on a slab or with a basement? Is the structure metal or wood?
Is it cheaper to build a barndominium?
The cost depends on what you are trying to build. We are finding that many people are wanting what looks like a barndominium with metal siding but the structure is just like a traditional build.
- What is the overall size over your living area and garage/shop space?
- What is the complexity of your roof line? How does it need to be built?
- Are you adding a basement and/or wrap-around porch?
- Will you need more than one HVAC unit? Are you heating and cooling your shop?
- Do you need larger garage doors to house a RV?