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Pole barn cost calculator
Plug in a footprint and building use to see a published price band. The math is simple: square feet times a low and high per-foot rate, plus an allowance for each overhead door.
How to read the result
- Shell means posts, trusses, steel roof and siding, and basic doors, sitting on gravel or dirt.
- Shop adds a concrete slab, which HomeGuide prices at $5–10 per square foot.
- Horse barn covers stalls, partitions, and a tack area.
- Barndominium is a finished living space with utilities, and it's priced closer to a house.
None of these include a well, septic, a long power run from the road, or major grading. In much of rural Idaho those can add five figures.