Steel Building Homes?

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Does anyone here have a steel building that they either use for storage or housing?

I have some land at Lake of the Ozarks that's just sitting there doing nothing. It's a few hundred feet from the lake, in a wooded area with no electricity, etc... I've been thinking about putting a small cabin up there. But today I saw a commercial for Kodiak Steel Homes and found they have small "bungalows" for $13k... so probably $17-20k after everything is built. They don't look too bad: Kodiak Steel Homes | Models and Pricing

My problem is I just don't know anything about steel buildings. Is there any benefit to steel over wood? I can get a pretty decent cabin built for $10k...

(No, this is not to live in full time, just a month or two out of the year.)
 


I would say since your not going to be there full time and it's in the woods you have a fire advantage with steel. I've got a steel pole building, so can't comment on one vs the other. I would think a steel roof would be advantageous either way.