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His rough estimate is 7K for a metal roof.

Because it was more of a commercial building before, all the ductwork is in the ceiling, the ceilings are the typical florescent lights and particle-board-ish squares you see in offices, and the bathrooms are small with those classic tiny, heavy white sinks with ugly faucets that you find in other commercial buildings (where you can see the metal piping underneath)Has anyone tried to renovate a building like this?

For example: I had an applicant that met all the criteria for himself, and his girlfriend and son were also going to live with him.

A lot of hvac systems use flex ducting and those are pretty easy to T off of since no sheet metal work is required.You will want to do some more research as the county may not consider your conversion a 4th bedroom unless permits have been pulled for electrical and/or mechanical.

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I think you could build that if no utilities and just a box with a metal roof for like 10k maybe less.

There are some distribution centers there, corp HQ for a couple tool and metal manufacturers, some breweries, a mall, etc.

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