Planning Our First Warehouse In Florida Summer 2025! Learn As We Go From Dirt To Decluttered Space!

Welcome to Day 1 of our Dirt to Declutter series, where we share the entire process of building a prefab steel warehouse in Florida — from an empty yard to a fully functional flex-space.

In this first video, we start our warehouse construction journey on our Florida property with site prep and tree removal.

00:00 – Intro & Welcome to Our Warehouse Build Series
00:16 – Our Vision & Goals for the Warehouse
00:45 – Florida Building Challenges: Wind, Rain, and Hurricanes
02:00 – Hurricane Milton & Local Flooding Lessons
04:06 – Tube Steel vs. Red Iron: Our Decision Process
05:37 – Financing: Loan Approval Through HFS Financial
07:11 – Step 1: Land Clearing & Tree Removal
08:12 – Understanding Easements, Setbacks & County Restrictions
09:34 – Tree Removal Strategy & Cost (~$3,000)
10:57 – Why We’re Documenting the Entire Build Process
15:24 – Planned Uses; Flex-Space
16:45 – Making the Building Pay for Itself
17:14 – Final Thoughts & Next Steps

We’ll cover:

♦Planning around local codes including understanding setbacks, easements, & flood zones.
♦Deciding between tube steel vs. red iron building based on use.
♦Our financing costs, payments and budget!
♦Preparing the property
♦The cost breakdown of our first step — removing one pine tree and two oak trees for space

If you’ve ever thought about building a warehouse in Florida, constructing a prefab metal building, or setting up a space for a reselling business, this series will give you a real-world look at costs, timelines, and decision-making — with no details hidden.

📍 Location: South FL
🏗 Building Type: 40×50 Prefab Steel Warehouse with Lean-To
💡 Planned Uses: Office space, reselling inventory storage, workshop

Hit subscribe and follow along as we share every step of the warehouse build process — from financing and permitting to metal building erection, insulation, and electric installation. This will be an honest look at building a Florida hurricane-proof warehouse in 2025.