Found your pictures - and I remember it from the barnplans, gallery, too - it's hard to miss with that wall of windows. I bet it looks spectacular from the inside!
In this part of Florida, which is probably the fastest growing area in the fastest growing state (and the reason why I'm moving to the country /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif ), the truss companies are so competitive that it's possible to get trusses made for less than I can buy the material. Plus, the barnplans.com plans have a windload of only 80 mph, and I need at least 110 mph, which the truss plant engineer will design as part of the deal. I hadn't thought about the transportation, but I'm sure they have a way to handle it. There are so many houses being built, it sometimes seems like there are more truss trucks than school busses (slight exxageration /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif ).
I'm looking forward to it. I've done a lot of remodeling, but never built an entire building before. I am hoping to bring it in for less than your cost - it will be on a slab, which should save something, and I'll be using galvalume 5V crimp for the roof, which may be less than the architectural shingles. I like the metal look, and will be using it on my Florida Cracker style house, too. I plan to make my own doors and if I have any fixed windows, I'll make them, too (I made a relatively small but pretty nice showroom window for my business a couple of years ago). I probably won't spend as much for labor, unless I get into trouble. I'm hoping to bring it in for around $20K, but I may be kidding myself...I haven't done a takeoff, yet.
