Barndominium Walk Through

@Crusader

I like it. I like the isolated master suite. Since I'm looking to build a home to retire in, I'd put the master on the bottom floor. I'm considering a loft to fill the space of a 6/12 pitch roof and putting a pool table up there that overlooks the living room. I'll add an office up there if space allows.

They put their stairs out in the shop and I like that it's out of the way.

I like the doggy door and dedicated pet area. They can come and go outside while I'm away and I could make sure they are not muddy before I let them in the house. I may use that.

I like the hard floors. They are easier to keep clean. I'll put rugs anywhere I want softness.

The open shower in the master bath was pretty cool. I also like that tub. Being on the first floor, I don't want huge windows. I may do an opaque glass brick window by the tub.

I want to save money by not covering the floors or ceilings. Sealed concrete floors and exposed closed cell insulation painted black on the ceilings. Walls will be sheetrock inside and painted OSB in the shop.

Minisplit AC supplemented by wood burning stove heat in the winter.

I want a 15x15 front porch on the front end of the house and a 60 ft porch down the North side of the house.

It seems like I get an idea or two out of every video I watch. Thanks.

That's really amazing. Is that a pole barn under the tongue-and-groove?

I wonder how the cost compares to a conventional home-and-shop build.

I also wonder, how this youngster has the money for land at such a venue...Idaho isn't cheap, he's probably just due south of me by a couple hundred miles. If he set this up and built it, that's amazing competence at any age.

And there's no clutter on his desk. Consider...he makes all this money, does all this stuff, and doesn't have piles of bills, plans, paperwork, ANYTHING out of place.

That last, I guess, explains why he has this, and I don't. He's talented, industrious and organized.

And I'm not.

Very cool.  The only thing I'd point out is that he has the shower head on the wrong wall of the master bathroom.

Casey Jones wrote:That's really amazing.  Is that a pole barn under the tongue-and-groove?

I wonder how the cost compares to a conventional home-and-shop build.

I also wonder, how this youngster has the money for land at such a venue...Idaho isn't cheap, he's probably just due south of me by a couple hundred miles.  If he set this up and built it, that's amazing competence at any age.

And there's no clutter on his desk.  Consider...he makes all this money, does all this stuff, and doesn't have piles of bills, plans, paperwork, ANYTHING out of place.

That last, I guess, explains why he has this, and I don't.  He's talented, industrious and organized.

And I'm not.

He could have just won the lottery or inherited money. I guarantee they spent a day cleaning the place before the video and they don't have kids to pick up after.

I'd rather see a metal exterior for maintainability.

Perhaps...but metal can be noisy; and wind can pull it off.

If the tongue-and-groove is pressure treated or synthetic material, it might be as durable. And no doubt, better insulated.

Bottom line is, it's his dream house. He needs space for his toys, that I don't. He apparently needed wood on the outside.

I'd have wanted to have an inside-the-quarters stairway (although I see why he didn't put one in, to save space in the living-area proper) and maybe a wood-themed front room. Although that could be a problem in event of a fire.

Which could also be a problem with three or more vehicles inside the living structure. When you're out in the middle of nowhere, there's something to be said for having a freestanding workshop. When something ugly happens, in the dark of night...the burning down of the workshop, doesn't take your home with it.

Casey Jones wrote:Perhaps...but metal can be noisy; and wind can pull it off.

If the tongue-and-groove is pressure treated or synthetic material, it might be as durable.  And no doubt, better insulated.

Bottom line is, it's his dream house.  He needs space for his toys, that I don't.  He apparently needed wood on the outside.

I'd have wanted to have an inside-the-quarters stairway (although I see why he didn't put one in, to save space in the living-area proper) and maybe a wood-themed front room.  Although that could be a problem in event of a fire.  

Which could also be a problem with three or more vehicles inside the living structure.  When you're out in the middle of nowhere, there's something to be said for having a freestanding workshop.  When something ugly happens, in the dark of night...the burning down of the workshop, doesn't take your home with it.

The metal won't be so noisy and insecure with closed cell insulation sprayed on the inside. The shop will also be somewhat temperature regulated for outside stairs.

Casey Jones wrote:That's really amazing.  Is that a pole barn under the tongue-and-groove?

I wonder how the cost compares to a conventional home-and-shop build.

I also wonder, how this youngster has the money for land at such a venue...Idaho isn't cheap, he's probably just due south of me by a couple hundred miles.  If he set this up and built it, that's amazing competence at any age.

And there's no clutter on his desk.  Consider...he makes all this money, does all this stuff, and doesn't have piles of bills, plans, paperwork, ANYTHING out of place.

That last, I guess, explains why he has this, and I don't.  He's talented, industrious and organized.

And I'm not.

""I also wonder, how this youngster has the money for land at such a venue..""

My daughter had 30k in the bank when she was 19 working part time at university, money is not hard to come by if you don't waste it and work hard

Five acres of land (I don't know his holding size; but it looks like he has control of at LEAST five acres or so) in Idaho, near the Montana border (and Yellowstone National Park) would cost between $2 million and $5 million, now.

And taxed accordingly. Meaning, tens of thousands a year, in taxes alone.

Then...construction. Let's say he did the work himself, drew up plans or bought the plans for the barn shell. Just supplies, poured concrete, sheetrock...at least $50k. Probably much more.

He's under thirty. I can tell you, from living in the States and in that area...28-year-old kids are not given $5 million mortgages without a cosigner, at LEAST a quarter down, and serious collateral.

Even if he's a software engineer or some other absurdly-paid Yuppie professional...he hasn't been at work long enough to amass that kind of money.

Inheritance or born rich. Or has some kind of gig going on that I can't guess.

Crusader wrote:I like it.  I like the isolated master suite.  Since I'm looking to build a home to retire in, I'd put the master on the bottom floor.  I'm considering a loft to fill the space of a 6/12 pitch roof and putting a pool table up there that overlooks the living room.  I'll add an office up there if space allows.  

They put their stairs out in the shop and I like that it's out of the way.

I like the doggy door and dedicated pet area.  They can come and go outside while I'm away and I could make sure they are not muddy before I let them in the house.  I may use that.

I like the hard floors.  They are easier to keep clean.  I'll put rugs anywhere I want softness.

The open shower in the master bath was pretty cool.  I also like that tub.  Being on the first floor, I don't want huge windows.  I may do an opaque glass brick window by the tub.

I want to save money by not covering the floors or ceilings.  Sealed concrete floors and exposed closed cell insulation painted black on the ceilings.  Walls will be sheetrock inside and painted OSB in the shop.

Minisplit AC supplemented by wood burning stove heat in the winter.

I want a 15x15 front porch on the front end of the house and a 60 ft porch down the North side of the house.

It seems like I get an idea or two out of every video I watch.  Thanks.

To my awareness, as a GC, there is no where in the U.S that above highlited is legal.... Fire problems.
It must be covered at minimum 1/2 " drywall.

just an fyi for your investigation.