Barn project is progressing now

[Nasty135]

JimR, <font color="blue"> </font> </font><font color="blue" class="small">( I love old barns and it's good to see one getting some attention. As Cliff mentioned, please keep the pictures coming. It's truly wonderful
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I envy you, I love the history and appreciate the real work that went into all the original craftsmanship that it takes to build and restore anything!!
Where I live the property was a farm sold into lots between 3-13 acres,But there was the main farm house which dates back to 1740 and it had an addition put on in 1909. When the ambitious new owners took posession it was a "Money Pit" from buckled old growth heart pine floors crumbling plaser leaking plumbing and roof,not to mention snake infested /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
But after 5 years of restoring it is a beautiful piece of history complete down to original doorknobs and window locks,wave glass in the window panes,you should see the floors!!!
Needless to say I was awestruck awesome beautiful, So you keep up the good work!!
Maybe you could check with the state about a historical preservation society that could possibly connect you with others that would offer advice and possibly help in the restoration process upto sourcing supplies or extra labor for the sake of doing it the way it used to be done?
Great Job! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[JimR]

Here's the latest from yestedays labor and a picture of the monster used to lift the beams. It's raining today and I get a day off.

 

[JimR]

Here is a picture from the top of our field at the farm. The barn is 60 feet long and that will give you an idea of the size of the house. The main part of the house is on the left. The next section has the second kitchen, a bathroom, spare room upstairs with the boiler room, coal bins down under ground level and a walkthru to the workshop/garage area. The workshop is upstairs if the front half of the building. The rear half is a storage area. First floor front was used for chickens or other small animals and storage. The rear part of the first floor is a garage area/shop. Under the garage is another chicken coop/storage area where my daughter keeps her feathered friends that I take care of while she is in college.

 

[cowboydoc]

Are you going to put the wood back on the outside or go with steel? We did the inside all in wood but them put steel on the outside.

 

[JimR]

The barn will be all wood. The left side and rear are already done. The problem we have around here with metal is moisture buildup. That is not good between the steel and wood.

 

[cowboydoc]

<font color="green">The problem we have around here with metal is moisture buildup </font>

We put stringers up, 2x4's, over the outside of the barn to screw the tin to. This helped to strengthen up the barn, 120 years old, and it eliminates the moisture build-up.

 

[JimR]

Now that is a smart idea. I am using 2x4's between the beams as studs to attach plywood to the barn. Then the barn will get covered with pine or hemlock boards that are shiplapped. Hopefully this will eliminate the pulling out of nails.

 

[cowboydoc]

Here are a couple pics of the barn we restored.

 

[JimR]

That is a good size barn also. Nice job too. I hope to stain ours red when it is all done.

 

[JimR]

Here is the latest pictures of the barn. The new rafters 22' red pine are all in place and the new pearling is installed in the torn down section. Tomorrow the roof boards are going up and the shingles will finally get started. These pictures are from yesterday. Today we put up a few new boards and I tore off all the other old shingles on this side of the barn. It is finally starting to look good again after many years of neglect. We are useing lifetime warranty architecual shingles on the roof. I couldn't find any no tab shingles and had to spend the bucks for these. We have high winds on this north side that tear 3 tab shingles off like paper. Boy am I happy now to see this much done. It has been a very long road to get to here and quite a bit of money. I also bought new full 2" thick oak boards for the first floor so I can put a lot of weight in there if neccessary.

 

[JimR]

One more shot from the front side and the new rafters.

 

[Cliff_Johns]

Looks good, thanks for keeping us up to date.
Cliff

 

[JimR]

We finally got the roof finished last week. At least the north side is done. I will be doing the south side in the spring. Today we got all the plywood up on the north side and this will keep the barn dry from those nasty northern storms we get. I used slate architectural shingles on the roof. What a difference a new roof makes.

 

[srs]

Jim, is that an old telephone bucket truck you are using?

 

[JimR]

Yup, except it is a ladder truck. These are better as you can walk up and down without lowering the bucket. It belongs to the contractor that is working with me. The truck is a rusted out piece of junk. The ladder on the other hand works pretty good. He is looking for a newer diesel truck to install the ladder on.

 

[JimR]

We finally got the front of the barn closed in. Now all that's left of the outside is to do the left side siding, install the windows and trim along the roof and finish laying new floorbaords inside. The right side roof will be shingled in the spring when it warms up and I will be replacing all the right side floor joists and planks inside the barn. The cows from years gone buy destoyed the old joists and floor boards. My winter will be spent rebuilding the old farmhouse so my daughter can move in hopefully next summer. I am going to be bored to death when this is over. I guess I'll have to find a real job again. The white speckles in the picture is snow falling today.

 

[JimR]

Tuesday was a big day for us. We finished up the north wall siding and put in the 3rd floor new floorbaords. I am presently working on the 12 foot 16 light front window that goes over the barn doors. I was hoping to get it done for the wife for Christmas. But I don't see that happenig right now. If it stays warm I may start on the south side of the barn. Otherwise, it is on to the interior of the house for a complete re-plaster, insulation and re-wire job. Wish me luck. It may be a cold winter outside and I'll be very busy inside. It is a good thing the house will be empty.

 

[JimR]

I never did put this photo up. I just got busy and forgot about it. I had this window built for the barn. Then I had to extend it on each end and add a few panes as the guy made it 12" too short. Don't ask, it was easier for me to fix it than to bother with having it done again of fixed. I didn't realize the screwup until I already had the panes in place and caulked. Also included is a picture of the 3rd floor.

 

[schmism]

Dude from 12/04 to yesterday!

shurly theres been some more work done in almost 2 years!!!!

 

[JimR]

Oh c'mon now. Stop picking on me (smile). I finished that window just before Christmas of last year and installed it before the snow started falling. The barn has been put on hold as it is weathertight once again. I'm working on the house project now and that is much more important that finishing the barn. Plus I had two surgeries back in march to my shoulder and knee. That laid me up for many months on the use of my shoulder. It wasn't suppose to, but it did. I'll post more photos when I get back into rebuilding the other side of the barn.