BARN going up

dullpain · Nov 23, 2006

A little tin is on.

Knotbored · Nov 23, 2006

All the old dairy barns around here are giving up the ghost and falling by the wayside. Most of the replacements look so industrial, like a California mini-mal.
Your building has real class and craftsmanship, I would like to have that building with my window-view. (I would NOT want most outbuildings to share that view with.)
Congrats on a job exceptionally well done.

EddieWalker · Nov 23, 2006

Dullpain,

Thanks for the update. It just keeps looking better and better!!!!!!!!

Eddie

dullpain · Dec 6, 2006

Way back when in this post I installed a 16' x 8" Beam to install a trolley and chain hoist on.

Here it is!

dullpain · Dec 6, 2006

Shot of back of barn. Hole at top for a ventilation / exhaust fan not yet installed.

dullpain · Dec 6, 2006

Pic of the long side with Cupolas of my own design. Can't wait to see the weather vanes mounted.

Also pic of front.

randy41 · Dec 6, 2006

that is beautiful!

MrJimi · Dec 6, 2006

What size are your wood I beams and what kind of spacing are you using? I am slowely doing something like that, I have 16" X 24' beams and mine are 16" apart on a 31 pound per foot 16" tall H beam, pictures in my gallery. I know just what your going thru. Thanks
Jim

dullpain · Dec 19, 2006

Wood I beams for loft floor joists are - 16" deep X 32 ' long , Georgia Pacific WI-60 I beams.

They are 16" on center.

dullpain · Dec 19, 2006

Time to close this one out I suppose. Don't see anymore progress , or dramatic pics coming. Barn is essentially finished. A little paint, some wiring, install a sink, etc. All dull work that really does not warrant pics. Possibly some pics when I get work benches, shelves in??

Thanks for all the kind comments , hope some have been helped in like endeavors by this post.

EddieWalker · Dec 19, 2006

It's a beutiful barn and one to be proud of!!!

But there is no way you can end the thread without finishing off the inside. Work benches and storage are almost as important as how it looks on the outside.

Thanks for the pictures,
Eddie

scott_vt · Dec 19, 2006

Afternoon Dullpain,
Wow what a beauty of a barn. Like one of the other posters stated, its got great classic lines and I especially like the duel shed roofs on each side for those hot summer day wrenching sessions

Thanks so much for posting all those great pics and enjoy your new barn !

weldingisfun · Dec 19, 2006

dullpain said:
Roof framing going up.

What did you put on top of your subflooring? It looks gray in the photo.

weldingisfun · Dec 19, 2006

Beautiful!
You should be proud. It makes my new barn look like a chicken coop.

mudcat · Dec 19, 2006

Beautiful job!!! Keep the pics coming. Every detail helps, inside and out.

dullpain · Dec 20, 2006

weldingisfun said:
What did you put on top of your subflooring? It looks gray in the photo.

Paint

TwinWillows · Dec 20, 2006

NICE!, lots of work that's for sure & I know from where I speak

(see my thread "WKY Horse Barn").

I used the TJI's for the floor in my main loft (16" spacing, 12" TJI's on a 16ft span) & really like the soundness of the floor. No shakes or wiggles. Since I have a seperate shop I did not put in a beam/roller like you did but I like the touch.