Nationwide · Owner/Builder Assist
Be your own builder.
Keep the markup.
We hand you the contacts, the plans, and the playbook a general contractor keeps behind the curtain — so you build your barndominium once and pay for it once.
About Buckwild
An owner/builder assist company — coast to coast.
Buckwild Barndominiums helps families build their own barndominium anywhere in the country. You hold the reins as the owner/builder; we bring the design work, the material sourcing, the permitting know-how, and the same subcontractor network a general contractor would use — for a flat assist fee instead of a percentage of everything you touch.
That single change routinely puts tens of thousands of dollars back in your pocket, and it goes straight into the parts of the home you actually care about: the kitchen, the shop, the porch.
What a contractor actually does
You're not paying for labor. You're paying for phone calls.
A general contractor does not pour your slab, frame your walls, or wire your panel — subcontractors do. The GC coordinates them. For that coordination he adds 15–25% on top of every single line item: the concrete, the trusses, the plumbing, the paint, the doorknobs. The crew gets paid once, and then you pay again for the introduction. On a $400,000 barndominium that markup alone can run $60,000–$100,000.
The general contractor way
- Calls the subcontractors he already knows
- Collects bids and forwards them to you
- Schedules deliveries and inspections
- Walks the site and answers the phone
Then adds ~20% to every service you already paid for.
The Buckwild way
- We give you the same vetted sub and supplier contacts
- You get the bids directly — at their real price
- We build the schedule and keep the calendar honest
- We coach you through every draw, permit, and inspection
One flat assist fee. You pay each trade once, at their price.
Pay once per service
No percentage stacked on materials, labor, or change orders.
Same contacts, same quality
The exact trades and suppliers a builder would call — no downgrade.
Never alone out there
We stay on the project start to finish so owner/builder never means DIY.
Owner-Built Barndos
Every barndo as buckwild as the family inside.
3 Bed · 2 Bath · 2,400 sqft
2 Bed · 2 Bath · 1,800 sqft
4 Bed · 3 Bath · 3,600 sqft
Vaulted ceilings · Steel & cedar
How it works
Three steps from pasture to porch.
Plan
Floor plans, budget, and a line-item cost breakdown you own.
Build
We hand off the trade contacts and run the schedule with you.
Move in
Final inspections, punch list, keys — with the savings kept.
Get in touch
Let's talk barndos.
Tell us where your land is and what you're dreaming up. Tony will walk you through plans, real costs, and exactly what the owner/builder path looks like in your state.