IET 120 Project #4 Matthew Porter Construction Project

Floor Plan One floor

Square Footage There is one floor, 60 x 75 = 4,500 sq. ft.

Bill of Materials 1600 yards of concrete for 76x61ft pad, at a foot thick. 76x61/9 sq ft/2 for a 6 inches think, at $75 a yard, equals 19,316. I am rounding up to $20,000 for concrete x8 Sheets of metal siding for roof and outer walls. Roof will be 11 ft and 8 in ft plus at the top of gable of the truss with slope of 2 on 12 inches. $220 a 61 ft truss at every 4 ft for about $3,500. $6,000 for wiring the house and solar panels, and back up generator. $14,000 for two.5kw Solar panels. $20,000 for lumber, 30x8 posts 12 ft. long for cut, 700 2x4w, 100, 2x12q 12 ft long, 220 4x8 tung and groove plywood at $22 a sheet around $5,000. $3,000 for drywall made of gypsum. $3,000 for non toxic paint. $18,000 for cork flooring through whole home at $3.69 a sq. ft. $1,000 for corrugated aluminum siding for outer walls and roof. $5,000 for Prodex Total fast action insulation.

Bill of Materials Continued $20,000 for plumbing and water storage system. $7,000 for a well to be dug. $3,000 for equipment rental for a week for excavating. $2,500 for two 1200 gallon plastic cisterns for runoff. $50,000-$70,000 for around 7 men working $299,000 for 225 acres in Rowan county, near Morehead. $3,600 for 13 skylights. $2,000 for 10 sliding windows. $2,000 for 12 dampers in the roof for air flow in the summer. $30,000 Miscellaneous like nails, other tools. $300 Backhoe rental for a day. $1,200 for 4 toilets. $6,000 for 4 shower stalls. $30,000 for furniture, including bunk beds, couches, kitchen table. $10,000 cabinets $10,000 appliances, including an electric stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer.

Floor Plan Layout I chose to do a one floor pole barn first of all to save money. Pole barns are constructed quickly can be customized. I made the rooms large to maximize space. I was attempting to get as much space for the occupants by limiting the amount of walls, stairways, and doors that can eat up square footage. I wanted the home to be easily accessible, and I laid the rooms out in an effort to make sleeping easier, by separating it from common areas like the living room, the bathroom, a sometimes noisy utility room, simply by putting a hallway and kitchen between them. There is an exit on both ends of the house, and plenty of windows to escape from in case of an emergency. I place the bathrooms in the back of the house for maximum privacy.

Work Schedule Buy Property and plot plan. Excavating 4 days, 40 hours. Foundation 4 days, 40 hours, to set up forms, pour,curing, setting posts. Supporting structure, walls, joists, trusses and roofing, headers for windows and doors 12 days and 120 hours. Exterior walls and siding on roof and outside walls insulation, 5 days 50 hours. Running electric and plumbing, 5 days, 50 hours. Drywall, painting, laying floor, setting up solar panels, installing windows, doors, digging cistern and installing guttering, back up generator, install appliances, furniture. 20 days.

Conclusion I thoroughly enjoyed this project. I will definitely apply what I learned from it when I build my own home, perhaps even a pole barn house. I found it interesting that building a green home is far more achievable than I had thought. With the help of Armstrong Steel Buildings, I got some insight into how a pole barn house is assembled. I'd like to thank Gary Baker whom I spoke with.