To OP...looking very good. People seem surprised...but really nothing new.

http://www.wdmb.com/texas_barndominiums.aspx

I once went and looked at some Rush the Rock driving arcades. The guy and his wife were living in an airplane hanger with an RV parked inside that he used for his sleeping quarters/trip taking. He had a steel “upper deck” platform (call it a second floor) that had living room type space, dining table, etc. and overlooked the main floor below. The main floor was his toys (plane, couple old cars, Pinballs/arcades, workout area, and workbench).

So...the next time you see a steel building just sitting off in a field somewhere, there could be one badass living pad inside.

Those are fully finished like a “real” house...so definitely more expensive. But does show what’s possible using a steel building for the shell. Never worry about termites or wood rotting.

I really liked the guy’s use of an RV for sleeping quarters. He already had it to travel in. So why put in bedrooms? Very untraditional...but totally practical and great value.

For those living in colder northern climates....if you put in water pipes in the concrete slab and ran radiant heating through them using a heat pump, your entire structure would be heated very efficiently and inexpensively. Feet never cold and heat rises. My dad put that in a house he built in Pennsylvania, and I would be sweating asking to turn the AC on in the dead cold of winter, it worked so well.

Now.....back to letting everyone’s imaginations take off!!!!