creekbend
Super Star Member
Great job and an A+ in regards to detail. I respect both of you for undertaking such a monumental task.
72 YEAR OLD COUPLE BUILD A BARN
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Dr Dave
Platinum Member
WOW what a barn, love the loft doors, the finish on the wood realy looks good, with the beams. What color is the roof tin? It blends in perfect with your design. Keep up the great work:thumbsup:
Dave
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EddieWalker
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Looks very nice.
What will it be used for?
Eddie
What will it be used for?
Eddie
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linanddave
Member
The roof tin is from Central States and is called Rustic Red. Most of the reds from other companies are of a brighter tone, we do like this one.
The barn is mainly for storage and to keep a couple of vehicles out of the wheather. We moved here five years ago and bought this place because Lin fell in love with the house. However no garage or work place. Lin said that if she could have the house I could build anything I wanted for a place for the rest of the stuff. So I put this on paper and then figured out a way that we could build it ourselves. The time required to do so tho, dictated that we would have to build it from the top down. If I had put the outer walls up first without the roof, I would have a constant problem with rain inside, with no way out. We get a lot of rain at times here in Arkansas.
Thanks for all the kind words, glad you are enjoying the Pictures.
Framing the front wall.
cdaigle430
Veteran Member
Thought that some of the members might like to see the barn that we are building. My wife, Lin, and I have done all of the work on this, including the design. We have incorporated some post and beam as well as some pole barn construction techniques. We built our own lifting device to set up the bents and have even named it. We have been building it from the top down, once the main frame work was up. Here are some pictures of where we are at this time. We started this project in late 2007, with the site work, actual building began in late summer of 2008.
Rear of the Monitor Barn
North side of the Monitor Barn
How the interior will appear.
The front as it stands on 4-30-12.
We hope you have enjoyed the pictures, thanks for looking.
Wow, I love the color of the wood.
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linanddave
Member
Hi all
Just wanted to show an update on the project. I am finally off the roof and the second story, boy am I happy about that.
Got the upper front done and the door hinges on. The first layer of cedar around the small windows as well. Lin stained the cedar even tho it will be covered by trim. It will be awhile until we get back to that trim so it looks better with the stain.
The next area to take on is the outside walls.
This picture is from our front porch.
From the driveway.
Just wanted to show an update on the project. I am finally off the roof and the second story, boy am I happy about that.
Got the upper front done and the door hinges on. The first layer of cedar around the small windows as well. Lin stained the cedar even tho it will be covered by trim. It will be awhile until we get back to that trim so it looks better with the stain.
The next area to take on is the outside walls.
This picture is from our front porch.
From the driveway.
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linanddave
Member
nrwdmk You are asking the main question, if you wish to build it yourself. A lot of thought went into how I could do this build my myself. I designed a rolling staging that had a second tower on it, and installed an electric winch to hoist the pieces of the bents into place. As the built went along I would alter the size of it to be able to use it where it was needed. Lin even named it "DERRICK".
I will add a couple of pictures so you can get the idea of what it looked like. We just parked him in a resting place as the next step is all from the surface.
The hoist as it was first used.
Adding the second bent.
DERRICK as he looks today, in the center of the picture.
And to Darrenone and all the others, thank you so much for all the kind words.
Turbys_1700
Elite Member
That is a very nice barn...
Your detail work is excellent...
Keep us updated...
I want to see that project finished...
Your detail work is excellent...
Keep us updated...
I want to see that project finished...