I am looking to have constructed a 36 foot by 60 foot single story stall barn. All I want is 10 stalls and electric service. No water, storage, etc. I have qoutes from metal builders, supposed Amish builders (wood), local contractors....with and without stalls.

I am shocked [img]/forums/images/icons/shocked.gif[/img] by the prices. Here is a summary;

Metal insulated pole barn NO stalls- $25k on level site
Amish built wood barn with stalls - $49k ($23/foot)
Local contractor who proposes pole barn with vinyl [img]/forums/images/icons/blush.gif[/img] siding to match the house - $55k (wife will think its pretty)

I priced materials by the stick for a quality wood shell and came up with 17k. If I use TSC modular stalls (10) it will cost me around 23k-25k total.

What gives. It seems the local contractor priced out matierals and the price was that times 3!

What should I expect to pay in the upstate NY/PA area to have this built?

Thanks much.