Barndominiums

What is a barndominium?

Barndominiums are metal building barns that are created for living in them as well. They are a more affordable alternative to traditionally made homes. The best part is that you can custom make create them so that they fit to your exact needs.

Easy to Construct
Maintenance Free
Built to Last for Decades

Barndominiums gives you the chance to create a great big garage without the great big price attached. Even if the garage is not your main concern, barndominiums have that fantastic barn look and help your wallet.

Why choose our prefabricated steel barndominium?

Style

MBMI provides a high quality product that includes a 40-year paint warranty for steel panels, premium lifetime fasteners (guaranteed not to rust), our 4″ x 3″ base angle (twice the size of most metal buildings) protects the slab and adds strength and stability to our buildings, and MBMI uses purlin strapping which greatly increases purlin strength and eliminates purlin rotation and sag.

Color

MBMI Metal Buildings leading edge panel coatings are Energy Star approved. Very few companies in the industry offer such an advanced green product. Energy star qualified metal roofs are more reflective of the Sun’s rays. Reflecting the Sun reduces the amount of heat transferred into a building, which reduces the amount of energy needed to air condition a building. Energy Star qualified roofs can reduce a building’s peak cooling demand by 10-15 percent. Reducing a building’s use of peak hour energy – the most expensive energy – can translate to an annual energy cost savings of up to 40%. You will save money on energy costs while lowering your carbon footprint.

Materials

Our workmanship and detailing are the best available and make erecting our buildings trouble free. We offer many testimonials from recent customers who will attest to this. Our detailing supervisors are the best in the steel building industry with over 50 years combined experience.

In-house Engineering

All of our custom-design and engineering is done in-house, giving us complete control of all aspects of your project. MBMI can meet and exceed all building loads & codes nationwide. This gives us a huge advantage in regards to quality control as well as quick turn-around even on complex projects. MBMI does not outsource any engineering overseas.

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Everything you need

4 ways you can reduce your energy costs

Energy Star rated panels

Our wall panels and roofs are approved by Energy Star, which - with required insulation - can reduce the HVAC energy consumption of your custom metal garage by up to 40% (depending on the climate).

Windows & Skylights

You have the option to add windows and skylights to your garage kit, and take advantage of using natural light in the daytime to further reduce your energy use.

Recycled steel

Our steel is up to 60% recycled

Solar panels

If you are tired of ever increasing energy costs, now you can generate your own power and go energy independent.

Barndo Sample Plans

40x80 - Sample floor plan #1

Half garage, half living space
40' x 80' - 16' eave height

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Family room 312 sqft
Kitchen 168 sqft
Garage 1,511 sqft

40x80 - Sample floor plan #2

Half garage, half living space
40' x 80' - 16' eave height

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Family room 285 sqft
Kitchen 138 sqft
Mudroom 73 sqft
Garage 1,511 sqft

50x100 - Sample floor plan #1

50' x 100' - 12' and 20' eave height

Downstairs:
2 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
1 home office, 184 sqft
Family room 588 sqft
Kitchen 309 sqft
Garage 1,712 sqft

Upstairs:
7 bedrooms
1 home office
7 bathrooms
Loft 253 sqft
Master suite 328 sqft

Please note: interior floor plans are simply provided as inspiration and a guide. MBMI ONLY provides the shell of the building. It is the customer’s responsibility to acquire a general contractor for construct the interior, concrete, plumbing, electric, and any other details added to the building.

Interior Sample

This is not a one-size-fits-all cookie cutter steel building. Each steel building is designed and engineered in-house to ensure superior quality and premier customer care. Detailed construction instructions come standard with every building, and if any further questions do arise our staff is always available for consultation. Our job is not done until your building is complete.

Please keep in mind that MBMI does not finish the interior part of the structure. MBMI only supplies:

The shell of the buildings
Accessories
Components

It is the customer’s responsibility to acquire a general contractor for interior, concrete, plumbing, electric, and any other details added to the building.

Frequently Asked Questions

The difference between a home and a barndominium is that homes are normally built from wood, brick, and or cinderblocks. Whereas barndominiums are typically constructed from metal or steel buildings.

You also have the freedom to make your garage part of your home instead as a secondary concern.

Building with a steel building is much more economical than using traditional construction methods. In fact, it could save you around 50% of what you would pay for other methods.

Customers who want a long-term value to their building will want to building with metal.

MBMI has created a few free barndominium plans for you to browse through.

Customers can use their own barndominium plans for our designers to work with. Those who are only interested in barndominium plans ONLY, call to get pricing and our designers will be happy to assist you.

The cost of your barndominium will be determined based on:

Size
Location
Loads
Codes
Accessories, and more.

There is no set price for these buildings. All MBMI products are custom and made-to-order. Our designers and engineers will be happy to price out your very own custom barndominium. Quotes created are valid for 30 days.

What is a barndominium?

Customer Testimonial

Tommy Wosyluk