After 5+ years finally started barn

Happy Gilmore · Jan 17, 2015

sawtooth said:
<img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/projects/406991-after-5-years-finally-started-image-3405349588-jpg"/> This is where we are now.

Looks awesome, I want a barn.

ovrszd · Jan 19, 2015

Lookin good Sawtooth!!!! Hang in there, it'll all come together. Very nice work and I love the "curb appeal".

sawtooth · Feb 27, 2015

Update. Now have heat and water.

sawtooth · Feb 27, 2015

Dr_Zinj · Feb 27, 2015

You can get away with having different width boards between the top and bottom. I notice that the desired photo has the top sticking out about an inch over the bottom, which would inhibit water running down and wicking into the ends or inside of the bottom half. As long as you do the same thing with the dissimilar boards, you shouldn't have any problem.

The photo of the actual end looks to me like the top and bottom are flush with each other, with a horizontal strip separating them. That looks to me like a prime candidate for bringing water inside as it runs down the top and hits that strip.

sawtooth · Feb 27, 2015

Dr_Zinj said:
You can get away with having different width boards between the top and bottom. I notice that the desired photo has the top sticking out about an inch over the bottom, which would inhibit water running down and wicking into the ends or inside of the bottom half. As long as you do the same thing with the dissimilar boards, you shouldn't have any problem. The photo of the actual end looks to me like the top and bottom are flush with each other, with a horizontal strip separating them. That looks to me like a prime candidate for bringing water inside as it runs down the top and hits that strip.

Yes you are correct regarding the strip. What he's doing now is drying more boards inside the building. Once those are dry like the outside ones he plans to nail over the top portion to simulate the desired look I'm after (line up top and bottom boards). This also leaves a 1" overhang on top which keeps water from the end of the boards as you mentioned. My only concern is the future expansion and shrinking and how those two layers will respond to each other down the road. Guess we will see.