Barndominiums gain popularity amid Florida’s hot housing market

[@andrewphelps8693]

Only a matter of time till they find a way to make them too expensive

[@dedekiki6728]

😂😂😂😂😂💔

[@divalocity]

As always, just like they did the sheds after people started converting them to homes and ADU rentals.

[@Nunyabzinss]

They’ll hike up the land values

[@paulmackyou9098]

Was thinking the same thing

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Already has happened

[@Me97202]

Yes. And I hear tents are “gaining popularity” too.

[@crazylazy812]

Ain that’s a fact

[@joseh3564]

Been to San Fran lately?

[@joltjolt5060]

Curbside motel too

[@stevenwebster3286]

@@joseh3564 been to Florida lately?

[@cwalt6558]

@@stevenwebster3286 I live in downtown Tampa 😂 FL doesn’t tolerate the BS like tent cities & CA/WA issues

[@DeathAngelHRA]

I lived in an industrial shop for several years. It was great! Loud parties all hours of the day and all my motorcycles and vehicles inside.

[@bc5891]

Michael, if you read this make sure you beef up the walls between I beams to 12 in on center instead of 16 due to the span between I beams. You will need added strength to protect interior structure during bad wind events. The wind pushes against the metal sheeting which also pushes the steel runners which the steel runners are next to your homes interior walls. I had to learn this the hard way with Ida. You are still in construction phase so make sure to have your guys beef up the structure to account for straight line wind rating of 100+ mph on areas between the i beams. The metal will flex during wind storms and flex will push into your interior structure!

[@MichaelFrankowiak]

Ok, Will do. Thanks!

[@safffff1000]

Should of just spray closed cell foamed it 2" thick, will increase strength up to 5 times and been the best insulation glued to the walls preventing any air against the metal panels like in other materials that stops any condensation. See Spray Jones

[@mattbrew11]

@@safffff1000 spray from adds about 35% sheer strength. If it added 500% cars would be full of it.

[@safffff1000]

@@mattbrew11 Check out Spray Jones, he and others have sighted that. In the seventies they made a car the could survive high speed crashes that filled all body parts with foam. It's when the foam which is like hi strength glue which binds all the parts of the wall together that it spread shear and compression loads in many different directions that all the parts together become massively strong

[@floridamanknives]

As someone who loves cars and boats, I’ve always wanted to do this’

[@bobbywiederhold]

Barndominiums, if built correctly are more energy efficient than block. Most used spray foam insulation. If built to withstand decent winds, 150 mph winds is achievable. As an added bonus to it being much less expensive to build, you also don't have to worry about rotting wood or moisture damage. This includes mold that builds up because of moisture as well.

[@fashionlife5348]

They are going to increase the prices of Barns now smdh

[@BTMMHACK]

Would u like A reward for your “fun fact”?

[@SuperEddietv]

Everything you said is good except the spray foam part. You might want to look into that a little closer.

[@sebell69]

150 miles wind is NOTHING (block can winstand better than 200 miles and gust of higher) A tornado will shred a barndomium in nothing flat (its not a matter of IF it happens its a matter of WHEN it happens)

[@drybizcuit1914]

Said no one ever.

[@lucasblanchard47]

I wanna build one after I buy a piece of land someday!

[@deadcell1]

Just buy some ONG land with mineral rights, that way you can sell the timber and use the Royalties you recieve from the natural gas to pay for your mortgage.

[@lothean2099]

When you build one of these. Please keep in mind to add a safe room or storm bunker. You won't regret it should you ever need to use it.

[@malepipeholez5464]

Florida Man: Lives in a barn.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

You would think in a housing crisis they would find a place to allow it so that families can afford to have a home

[@fashionlife5348]

Not in Florida we are already mostly Urbanized where we can be and most properties are already owned we are not even allowed to have Farms on our backyard

[@paulmackyou9098]

But that wouldn't benefit them unfortunately

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

@@fashionlife5348 livestock in the city benefits no one not the human nor the animal. If you want to farm you have the Redlands down in Kendall you have ranches and farms and Davie and in homestead you have to buy that type of property with the animal will be cared for in a healthy way.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

@@paulmackyou9098 wouldn't benefit them or you for if a family were to receive a home like this because they could afford it they would definitely benefit from it

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Nope they are finding other avenues to profit from

[@fadedflorida6923]

Still 500k

[@E_LithaBeth]

Exactly what I want. I am a low-income artist whose idea of home is 70% workspace / 15% storage space / 15% living space. Try finding that configuration anywhere on the market.

[@theotheleo6830]

I used to work in an office with a rollup door. When any amount of wind hit it, it made a helluva lot of noise; even a mild breeze caused it to rumble and clank. Also, because it was made of thin metal, it quickly radiated heat into the office during the summer and out of it during the winter. I wouldn't want to live anywhere near those rollup doors.

[@rhuephus]

bringing back the 1700-1800s ... when store owners had the store at ground level, the living quarters above. Nothing new ... just a different name, same thing

[@Max-nt7ho]

Barndos realize the true essence of “working from home”! 👍🏼

[@sebell69]

did you see his BIG smile when he said "you can have your wife HAPPY" and "YOU can be Happy as well" He understands!

[@GoodToGoIndustries]

0:31 That guys desk was a freaking GTO. I've seen the couch conversions but never a desk.

[@benvasilinda9729]

People in North Florida have been doing this for years. Many of my friends have them and I have one and we built ours about 10 years ago or more. Half of my neighbors live in farm houses. That’s what we call them.

[@floridajetskiadventures774]

What areas or cities in Florida allow bardonium

[@fullcasitafullheart9476]

Any regrets or are you happy with the decision?

[@dhanks55]

I am wondering about home insurance compared to stick built

[@sciencerscientifico310]

Having your house and place of work in the same building or compound is nothing new. Before the industrial revolution and the advent of zoning ordinances, it was the norm!

[@timminh468]

This will drive the prices of regular houses down.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Nope

[@fordtruckman80]

This news piece and increased demand for barndominiums will drive barndo prices right up there with normal housing.

[@timminh468]

@@TruckTaxiMoveIt That's because you have money to buy a over 1 million dollars house and that's your business.

[@pjplumber2146]

Don’t get confused. It’s a house with metal siding. All codes still apply.

[@matteframe]

this is great! I have a Garage-o-minium, Shed-o-minium, and Basement-o-minium for sale!! And of course, the Woodpile-o-minium.

[@Maybe1Someday]

Ive always wanted to park cars in my living room

[@strikeryachts]

This is the way to go, have been living in my building with a shop for 35 years.

[@youtubeuser6418]

I live in a 22 year old pole barn home in Minnesota! Real poles in the ground below our deep frost level. Not a garage that looks like a pole barn....

[@kayty6673]

I bet it cost a lot to cool that place

[@lilcourtny08]

It was unfinished, they have walls

[@emilioromero1824]

wait till a cat 4 hurricane comes and takes them all away...poor cars.

[@malepipeholez5464]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@TheRealWadeW]

Why? Aren't they rated for wind loads?

[@tylerkriesel8590]

They’re in plant city Florida, there fine.

[@jasoncrandall73]

I don't think that thing can withstand a Cat4 or Cat5 hurricane.

[@suncam57]

@@jasoncrandall73 Yeah. That's my was my first thought too. Even tornados may tear those apart.

[@angelaonthego]

Omg I’ve seen those shells and wondered if they could be a dwelling. I want one! But just cuz I’m weird like that.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

Always wanted to live in an old fire house. I could take the pole down to the larger parking area. The downside to my “dream” is that old fire houses aren’t in good areas most of the time

[@michaelknight2897]

I want one. Small living space with giant shop.

[@jpkrimmel1999]

No insurance company in the world would give u any home owners insurance ..here in fla ..this is the land of hurricanes and we have summer storms that will blow these away ..bad idea

[@chancegregg]

It’s ridiculous right now. All these people flowing into Florida has screwed it all up. Floridians like me and my wife can’t even get an offer accepted with these out of staters offering 50k over asking sight unseen

[@johnbeckwith1361]

Considering Florida doesn't have an annual cap on its property tax increase I can only imagine how crazy prop tax is going to get. It will force a lot of people to sell. That is the one good thing we have here in CA, and of course, DemRats are trying their best to eliminate it (Prop 13).

[@govinda102000]

Yep. Many people making Florida their 2nd or 3rd residence/home. Driving prices.

[@jajw1990]

We have the same problem here in my state (in the west). The Californies are invading us. The homes and property price are through the roof, buyers offer 10-20k more than asking price. Young couples getting married have to live with parents because the cost of rent is more than a mortgage on a half a million dollar home.

[@FairyChild_For_Freedom-Justice]

Very interesting and sounds very cost-effective but how does it withstand a hurricane and can you insure it

[@gaiusjuliusceasar5180]

Well ul be Freezing if its cold n ul be fried when its hot

[@MommaDee23]

They'll be pretty infamous when the hurricanes hit...there is no way that this construction withstands cat 4 hurricanes like our houses do, I dont care what he has to say to the cameras, and that's what makes them cheaper.

[@bigboy6704]

Barns on our property never had any problems. If we got tornados here in Florida then these would be a worse idea

[@SoulSearching1983]

@@bigboy6704 Florida does get tornadoes though. Not often but they do occur.

[@bigboy6704]

@@SoulSearching1983 the only sort of tornado I've ever seen were water spouts. I've gotten warnings but never seen one or been near one

[@bc5891]

I know for a fact that I AM NOT staying in my metal building/home for a cat 3 let alone 4. We got hit with Ida here and maybe had 70+ mph winds hitting the rear of my home. It was some scary stuff. I have a metal patio that's 16x32 all galvanized 4in channels with 26ga metal roof. The patio was lifting up and down about 4 to 6 inches. I thought it was gonna lift off like a spaceship. The rear of my home "weakest area" is in my garage as i have a 24x24 garage with laundry room built inside it. You could see the walls pushing in and if you leaned against it you would be pushed back and forward. YEP this guy aint sitting in this house for a cat 3 or higher. I will invest in a safe room or build another home later when the world crashes from all these crazy prices.

[@Aaron_R]

Barndos sound great in Florida - until we have a major hurricane.

[@AimForTheBushes908]

As long as they are built to withstand the winds should be ok.

[@Max-nt7ho]

U can say that about any buildings … but doesn’t it depends on what & how a building is built?

[@Wisebark]

I rode out Hurricane Michael in 2018 and after the dust settled none of these big metal building were standing!

[@AimForTheBushes908]

@@Wisebark welp... That about settles it.

[@thomashughes_teh]

I want a cement dome that floats. It will look real pretty after a powerful storm.

[@mphil3051]

Great method of building a home and will definitely take of in Florida especially if you have land. Can you provide the name of the builder. I would like to build one in Jupiter Farms.

[@FollowTheJohn]

Q: Where were you raised? A: In a barn. Q: Are you from Florida? A: Yes.

[@LordLoMR2]

Started out in Texas… right. Pretty sure I saw people living in barns in the Midwest decades ago. Lol

[@jasonthomas2714]

But not a barndominium!

[@lenaely6146]

They built failed condos ... And rotting skyscrapers. I can't imagine barns are an upgrade or will fare better😒😄

[@kokanekid]

I’ve built several and nobody I mean nobody can build them like the Amish!! Their wood peg structures are built to last. Don’t use cheap aluminum or steel structures. The main problem I see is gonna be the center of the structure no cross members and metal does bend and move in extreme heat!! Might wanna rethink your build carefully

[@hellofoodiebeauties]

If you can afford to build this, I highly doubt you have trouble affording a house... acting like this is cheap, people can't even afford to buy a tent to live in...

[@jasonthomas2714]

You must fraternize with poor folk. . Change that or you'll be there too!💯

[@hellofoodiebeauties]

@@jasonthomas2714 yeah or maybe my government should stop screwing people.

[@PenelopeGT]

Fix the housing crisis. I dont think people really want to live in vans , barns , busses if they could afford a house. There's going to be a huge homeless problem worse than normal ( and its pretty bad ) pretty soon. No one can afford these ridiculous rents.

[@craigm.5674]

Concept in West Texas????? We have been doing this here in Germany for over 400 years…. Sorry to burst your bubble

[@pamela5250]

We call those “Pole Barn Houses” where I’m from. Barndominium sounds better I guess lol. I wouldn’t want to be in the path of a hurricane in one though. Our tornadoes will obliterate one.

[@steelisthemeal]

An F 5 tornado 🌪 Turn it into nothing But a concrete slab

[@scientchahming5]

The only real problem I see with barndominiums in Florida is that metal buildings tend to get very hot inside as metal conducts heat easily.

[@strongmermaid4651]

Great idea

[@michelebartlett3921]

I love it - but not cheap to heat or keep cool

[@JS-zb1vv]

If they are using spray insulation!! They are awesome and very easy to hear and cool

[@SodaPopinksi]

Solar panels would pay off here.

[@JS-zb1vv]

@@SodaPopinksi Solar isn’t affordable yet !! No financial gain !! If you want totally off grid then yes!

[@SodaPopinksi]

@@JS-zb1vv it is affordable, it completely on a case by case basis. I had solar on 2 homes and it paid off nicely.

[@JS-zb1vv]

@@SodaPopinksi where is Solar affordable? To completely power my house with solar panels was around 100k

[@bobbywiederhold]

Everyone talking about insulation and how safe it is from storms really needs to do their homework.

[@ogdooglehowser1317]

Yep. i think trailers or manufactured homes are more at risk of storm damage than barndos, yet trailer parks are everywhere

[@tccmarkets1]

Enjoy that electric bill.

[@TheSoftspokenShaman]

Barns are for livestock animals 🤣

[@michaeldelarm1630]

only main stream media can make a barndaminium vidoe super dramatic 🙄

[@KeithElliott]

I hope there is a follow-up to this story in the months to come...would be interesting to see how it all turns out. Cheers

[@angelaonthego]

I’m very mold sensitive-this makes a lot of sense to me.

[@johnbeckwith1361]

Ya right, you only become "sensitive" once you know there is mold present. Its a called being a hypochondriac. I see it constantly in my line of work.

[@angelaonthego]

@@johnbeckwith1361 false. I can walk into a building and smell (or feel) it almost immediately. Feel lucky that you’re blessed to not be bothered with this stuff.

[@Havaseet2]

Think it's cool now? Wait until you get your first 7000 square foot electric bill.

[@mrbob9556]

you can have solar, multiple zones ac and good spray foam insulation can lower that bill.

[@bobbywiederhold]

You don't have to have the garage heated or cooled.

[@omniteksilbear4559]

Can we get the link to the builder's webpage?

[@jitkap2334]

I have barn from 1680... Wish to have money fix it and make livable. Now is just garage and storage.

[@whipporwill2303]

Michael is going to regret not using spray foam. That roll out insulation is crap. Esp in Texas heat.

[@micon9460]

We build ours in Indiana in 2015. 2200sqft for $108k. It's worth $300k. Too bad I didn't go thru with my plan of building a few more to rent out/sell. Could of, would of, should of!!!

[@SodaPopinksi]

Better add solar panels.

[@bethereasonsomeonesmilesto1818]

Who builds these locally? Looking for a builder serving near land o lakes.

[@FloridaFortify]

Living on water would be cool if they’d allow it. Popular in the UK

[@justagirlsd3000]

So how much energy does it take to heat and cool those?

[@lilcourtny08]

They do have walls with insulation. That was a unfinished building. Probably no more than a regular house.

[@moonstone8792]

"What were you raised in a barn?!"...

[@danielross9057]

Good luck with your air conditioning mid summer , and trying to get insurance.Also huge taxes on a concrete slab that size unless you want to keep the floor dirt.

[@176cgna]

There's pros and cons for example certain parts of the US freeze and these would be horrible no insulation and pipes would freeze now I seen some of these with parts you can open and allow air flow through the whole house cooling it down

[@bobbywiederhold]

You don't leave it bare. Add as much insulation as you like.

[@danielross9057]

@@bobbywiederhold yikes and then breathe those fiberglass particles ? no thanks, it's still a lot of acreage to condition even though I'm going to design one myself

[@bobbywiederhold]

@@danielross9057 use spray

[@lilcourtny08]

@@danielross9057 are you slow? They have walls, look up the videos of finished buildings. It would make sense to live in one with insulation and walls. The building in the video was a unfinished building

[@lilyrose7082]

Takes working from home to a new level! 😊. I’m not a builder but how insulating are garage doors, not to mention, if you’ve got potential customers coming to your barndominnian 😂, what about safety because your family is there too? Hope it works out, not trying to be a killjoy.

[@lilcourtny08]

That was a unfinished building, you must don't have clue about the construction industry. It will have normal walls and insulation. It would be useless building with the insulation. Would have to pay a arm and a leg to keep it cool in the summer.

[@nunya2954]

How does he get zoning for that, and HOW does he get ANY KIND OF INSURANCE WITH THAT BUILDING?

[@Ntyuask]

As a roof repair guy, these types of structures are a nightmare to keep water out of over the longterm. Not only do you have over 20,000 exposed fasteners on the outside of the building waiting to fail, you also have the shell put together by the cheapest bidder. Seams don't get put together correctly, nothing seals right and that spray foam insulation... it leaks! Water finds a way in! And if it doesn't, there's always good old condensation, cold outside shell versus a heated inside with metal is never good. A few lucky homes might not have any problems but a ton will.

[@lupusk9productions]

its called flex seal my guy.

[@thebrain7065]

"Your wife will be happy and you'll be happy" 😉 Wife: Honey...when you coming home? You : I'm still at the shop..so now...as you walk through the door. 😁

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3167]

You're funny.

[@NoGreedSeeds]

What about a split home/business?

[@shawna4165]

The only reason this are popular now is because there cheaper and quicker to build per square ft then traditional homes.

[@Paulpoission]

Right in the tornado and hurricane belt

[@petearriola7668]

I'm wanting to build at Pine Ridge in Beverly Hills!

[@adatshhc]

Popular in Texas and now Florida. Enough said...

[@mikeallen3384]

Florida doesn't need any more people or houses. We're full. Nothing to see here.

[@richardphillips8316]

That's cool but I do not need my car in the front room.

[@Chicago48]

It's a big mansion without the walls and rooms.

[@CoCo-yv3hl]

Glad they said popular because they are twice as much as homes

[@joesalvator5878]

My neighbors have one for their yachts.

[@Eliezer1018]

They are absolutely not less expensive than traditional homes.

[@christinerudd5623]

Cost is more than a traditional build that’s the major downside

[@mikegoettina]

SO FAR ON MY 32X35 WIYH WELL AND SEPITC AND 5AC WITH CREEK IN THE HIGH ROCKY MT I GOT 65 GRAND IN IT

[@meganthings]

Looks expensive

[@danieljones1784]

I just watched the video and yeah, they are expensive to build unless you do all the work yourself. That guy said 4000 square foot. That's a hell of a lot. It would cost him 500,000 to 600,000 to finish it out.

[@archstanton7157]

How’s do they weather a hurricane?

[@TrevandJilladventures]

Has anyone found a builder for Panama City area?

[@KarateCombatExclusive]

New Jersey been doing this!

[@erich84502a]

Many of us will be moving to South Dakota soon

[@theresedignard4267]

One hurricane and bye, bye to that one. Not logical for Florida.

[@maestrovso]

The truth be told, most wives have their traditional notion of what a house looks like on the outside so typically is a hard sell unless you start to educate her long in advance. I know a neighbor couple precisely has this challenge. For me I can keep an open mind on just about anything, and knowing with good design and architecture, barndomium can be made very attractive, functional in many aspects, space efficient, and of course energy efficient.

[@apextroll]

Most women hate an engine block sitting in the middle of the living room.

[@KristenHaffner]

Haha educate 🤣. Happy to see you have an open mind, though.

[@lupusk9productions]

look up barndos - there are ways to make them look amazing and not ugly like in this video

[@paul6894]

@@apextroll I had enough trouble getting her use to me keeping my expensive bicycle in the corner of the living room.

[@12hunter100]

I wonder if it's well insulated

[@charlesstevensEnki]

The first major hurricane will blow that thing down.

[@audraarndt1824]

I want one!!!

[@stoveguy2133]

They hurricane proof?

[@rebeccamercer6208]

Better build one were they're not hurricanes!!!!!!!

[@jogordon1530]

These surely cannot withstand tropical storm winds or would be blown away rather quickly during a CAT2 or CAT3 hurricane! Seems stupid to build these in Florida- Virginia yes - Florida NO!

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I want one of those

[@busterhoodstar4447]

It's all fun and games until the hurricanes arrive.

[@growmiegreenthumb8025]

Certainly shortens the commute to work

[@MegaSickcat]

Let's see what happens when a nasty hurricane blows on through.

[@mrbob9556]

It is a metal frame with spray foam insulation and metal roof.

[@govinda102000]

@@mrbob9556 That will be fun to watch once the winds start.

[@conquerunderstanding7517]

I put all my money on the hurricane winds