72 YEAR OLD COUPLE BUILD A BARN

[creekbend]

Great job and an A+ in regards to detail. I respect both of you for undertaking such a monumental task.

 

[Dr Dave]

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

 

[EddieWalker]

Looks very nice.

What will it be used for?

Eddie

 

[linanddave]

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

Looks very nice.

What will it be used for?

Eddie

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]

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.

 

[linanddave]

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.

 

[nrwdmk]

fantastic job. I have given thought to how I might be able to build a simple timber frame barn one day. How did you raise the bents?

 

[Darrenone]

That is some beautiful craftsmanship. Great job!

 

[linanddave]

fantastic job. I have given thought to how I might be able to build a simple timber frame barn one day. How did you raise the bents?

That is some beautiful craftsmanship. Great job!

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]

That is a very nice barn...
Your detail work is excellent...
Keep us updated...
I want to see that project finished...

 

[HCJtractor]

Absolutely beautiful! Keep the pictures coming. I am sure your are proud of this!

 

[mattoct3003]

That is one gorgeous project.

 

[bullbreaker]

That is one gorgeous project.

Lin/Dave Awesome,gorgeous,beautiful as others have said ETC ! Please keep them pics/stories coming. :thumbsup:

Who knows YA's might even want to RE-NEW your wedding vows in project after completion ! :mur:

Boone

 

[jimmysisson]

Linanddave - that's a handsome building. I like the little glazed triangles at the drive bay, and the closet cedar.
I'm kind of surprised to see no knee braces below the loft floor level except at the drive bay - or did I miss something? You're depending on the bend resistance of the posts - are they locked into the slab? It looks like a violent wind would put a lot of stress on the posts and where they connect to the upper floor structure. I see what might be post anchors, and you talked about raising bents, so I'm guessing the posts sit on the slab?
I'd hate to see all that good workmanship stressed out.
Jim

 

[linanddave]

Linanddave - that's a handsome building. I like the little glazed triangles at the drive bay, and the closet cedar.
I'm kind of surprised to see no knee braces below the loft floor level except at the drive bay - or did I miss something? You're depending on the bend resistance of the posts - are they locked into the slab? It looks like a violent wind would put a lot of stress on the posts and where they connect to the upper floor structure. I see what might be post anchors, and you talked about raising bents, so I'm guessing the posts sit on the slab?
I'd hate to see all that good workmanship stressed out.
Jim

Thanks for the concern. If I understand what you are saying about no knee braces below the loft floor, I believe the problem is that you didn't actually go back and look at the pictures that have been posted. For the size of this building I have more bracing than most four times this size.
As far as violent wind, here in AR we have all the variations of wind one could imagine. Wind shear and E-5 tornadoes. We feel we are good to 110 mph wind, we know we will not withstand a direct hit from any tornado. Nor will our house or anything else built here in Arkansas.
Anchors were set into the slab and tied to the rebar on all the outer posts. The inner posts were drilled and anchors set. The bottom of the posts are set on Simpson post anchor plates and nailed with 12 nails at each post.
I do believe the center section would withstand what we are discussing on it's own. Adding the wing sections in a knee wall fashion has only made the whole assembly even stronger. Every rafter that is not anchored at a post has a hurricane tie down to the header below.
Could a strong wind lift the building off the slab, sure. But at that point we are probably talking severe damage to the house as well. The house , which I did not build, is sitting on cement block and not tied to anything. I try to build as best that is practical and then make sure the insurance is on board with it.
Thanks, hope I didn't sound too upset.

 

[jimmysisson]

Thanks, hope I didn't sound too upset.

Sir, I mean no disrespect, and admire your work. I hope I looked at all the pictures, since I was curious. The center section is well braced, above the loft floor. I just don't see any bracing below that. What I'd be afraid of is the whole upper level being pushed sideways by a wind event, and the posts giving up at the loft floor level. I do think your upper bracing on the center section would hold a lot. Best of luck with your enterprise.
Jim

 

[linanddave]

So here's the deal.
This has been reviewed on my web site by thousands from all around the world, no one has had a problem with stressed poles.
It has also been reviewed by some of the best architects in the country, they remarked that it is an amazing build. They loved it, and had no concerns with the design.
So Jim when this comes down in the next wind that blows thru, you will be the first one that I email and tell about it. So I suggest you sit by your computer, as you seem to do, and wait for the crash.

 

[Ken]

Linn Dave I'm from the Clinton area. and sometimes get to the Batesville is this where your building your barn ?
The weather this year has been dry enough the rain never held up the work.
Good looking work and 72 is still young enough to be able to do most any type of work out of the direct sun shine .

ken

 

[linanddave]

Linn Dave I'm from the Clinton area. and sometimes get to the Batesville is this where your building your barn ?
The weather this year has been dry enough the rain never held up the work.
Good looking work and 72 is still young enough to be able to do most any type of work out of the direct sun shine .

ken

Hey Ken
You are right, the weather has been dry and it has been possible to make some progress. But a little too hot at times. It has created some other time consuming problems for us tho, and that takes away from finishing the barn.
As far as location you are in the general area. Please check your PM.

 

[Iowachild]

So here's the deal.
This has been reviewed on my web site by thousands from all around the world, no one has had a problem with stressed poles.
It has also been reviewed by some of the best architects in the country, they remarked that it is an amazing build. They loved it, and had no concerns with the design.
So Jim when this comes down in the next wind that blows thru, you will be the first one that I email and tell about it. So I suggest you sit by your computer, as you seem to do, and wait for the crash.

Touche!:thumbsup: