lizzie
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My son and I are currently building him a cabin out here to live in temporarily, while he builds his own house. The purpose is twofold- to provide me with some help around the property for upkeep etc, and to save him money while he builds a house of his own
We are planning to put a metal roof on it because upkeep is minimal, structurally, it's sound, and the surface will reflect summer heat, keeping cooling costs down. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at Lowe's building supplier, and the price wasn't outragious enough to deter me, but today, I went to a local metal building supplier, and found that their price is considerably less than Lowe's, and that includes factory finished edges and cut to size. I was stunned to say the least. The footprint of the cabin is 16x24 feet, and Lowe's price for the metal would have been $800 roughly, plus trim. The price through the metal supplier will be $434 (including tax) plus trim. An amazing difference, and i'm glad I thought to check.
We are planning to put a metal roof on it because upkeep is minimal, structurally, it's sound, and the surface will reflect summer heat, keeping cooling costs down. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at Lowe's building supplier, and the price wasn't outragious enough to deter me, but today, I went to a local metal building supplier, and found that their price is considerably less than Lowe's, and that includes factory finished edges and cut to size. I was stunned to say the least. The footprint of the cabin is 16x24 feet, and Lowe's price for the metal would have been $800 roughly, plus trim. The price through the metal supplier will be $434 (including tax) plus trim. An amazing difference, and i'm glad I thought to check.