Barn Razing: cleaning up the past

[dex3361]

I have this old dairy barn that is and has been way beyond repair. The fellow that built it used what he had available at the time to build it. He poured the concrete for the foundation, floor and the wall bases with rock and sand from the creek and even field stone. This made the concrete very weak. I hated to see this barn go but it had become a great place to raise snakes. Since I am not interested in snake farming I decided it was time to raze the barn.

 

[dstig1]

Doh! I hope you got that fire out so you could raze it!

 

[boggen]

see someone in background with a fire going even further away from building.

so i gotta ask how much property did ya burn that wasn't yours?:laughing:

 

[JDgreen227]

I have this old dairy barn that is and has been way beyond repair. The fellow that built it used what he had available at the time to build it. He poured the concrete for the foundation, floor and the wall bases with rock and sand from the creek and even field stone. This made the concrete very weak. I hated to see this barn go but it had become a great place to raise snakes. Since I am not interested in snake farming I decided it was time to raze the barn.

I am surprised you could get permission to burn that with no snow on the ground...I had to get a permit and have the local fire chief inspect my burn pile back in mid-January even though there was a foot of snow on the ground and no buildings within 500 feet. The first picture is to give you some idea of the size of the pile.

 

[dex3361]

see someone in background with a fire going even further away from building.

so i gotta ask how much property did ya burn that wasn't yours?:laughing:

Good eye, I was burning 3 buildings total. Barn, chicken coop and corn crib. It seemed like it took forever for the barn to really get going.

 

[looknlearn]

Good eye, I was burning 3 buildings total. Barn, chicken coop and corn crib. It seemed like it took forever for the barn to really get going.

Isn't that how it always seems to work. A dry barn, you have to relight three time before it smolders then on a rainy day a metal shed burns like an inferno in about 5 min. from a boot heel friction.:laughing:

 

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Barn Razing: cleaning up the past


You should change the title to Barn Blazing

 

[JDgreen227]

Barn Razing: cleaning up the past


You should change the title to Barn Blazing

If you had taken off those metal roof sections on the barn, maybe the fire would have burnt better?

 

[NSBound]

Farmers around here put a high price on their old barns, due to the demand for the barn boards. I was looking for some to finish a room in the basement and the farmers think they're made of gold, so I gave up. Now I'm going to use hemlock boards from a local saw mill, I can't afford barn boards!

 

[D7E]

Same here those old boards are very sought after for cabins etc I sold a bunch and the buyer dismantled too , dug a hole by the side and pushed remains in then burned it ...no nails to clean up either.