Damage to my barn today

[Gator6x4]

Looks like a Morton Barn. I have seen Morton installers repair such damage and you could not detect where the damaged area was.

 

[Clint S]

My dad back through the corner of my garage when he was plowing snow. Ripped the sill plate off and cracked the corner post similar to that (2 2x6 nailed together). I thought the world was going to end, but with the help of a good friend who knew what he was doing it was back together in an afternoon. It was 5 degrees on the day we fixed it up. Siding had to wait till spring. The pic was after I pounded the sill plates back on and straightened up the post.


Things can always be fixed especially if you know how to. Good thing is no one got hurt.

 

[wmonroe]

From the pics, you could push the post back straight and run a few bolts thru to clamp the post back to shape. Since the loads are mainly downwards (compression load) I don't believe you have lost any structural strength. It looks to me as if the adhesive and nails that were used to 'laminate' the post simply let go from the sudden shock load. It has been my experience that many of the PL type adhesives simply dry out after time and just no longer stick. If you are worried, I'd simply rip some 3/4 ply to 7.5" wide and re enforce your posts that way.

That is my plan, push the post back to where it is level and then I'm going to run a treated 2x8 on either side and carriage bolt the whole thing together. I'm sure it is overkill and probably not needed but for the small amount of $$$ a couple boards and some carriage bolts will cost it is worth it to me.

Looks like a Morton Barn. I have seen Morton installers repair such damage and you could not detect where the damaged area was.

Not a Morton, just built by a local builder but I am really glad now the posts are triple 2x8's instead of triple 2x6 or 6x6 like every other builder wanted to use.

My dad back through the corner of my garage when he was plowing snow. Ripped the sill plate off and cracked the corner post similar to that (2 2x6 nailed together). I thought the world was going to end, but with the help of a good friend who knew what he was doing it was back together in an afternoon. It was 5 degrees on the day we fixed it up. Siding had to wait till spring. The pic was after I pounded the sill plates back on and straightened up the post. <img src="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/files/projects/389796-damage-my-barn-today-dscn1918_zps6da6866c-jpg"/> Things can always be fixed especially if you know how to. Good thing is no one got hurt.

I haven't started yet as I want to order the metal and do all the repair at once but it should be a one day repair once I get started.

 

[wedge40]

I would use a jack or come-a-long to SLOWLY put the post back. Just my 2 cents.

Wedge

 

[MotorSeven]

From the pics, you could push the post back straight and run a few bolts thru to clamp the post back to shape. Since the loads are mainly downwards (compression load) I don't believe you have lost any structural strength.
It looks to me as if the adhesive and nails that were used to 'laminate' the post simply let go from the sudden shock load. It has been my experience that many of the PL type adhesives simply dry out after time and just no longer stick.
If you are worried, I'd simply rip some 3/4 ply to 7.5" wide and re enforce your posts that way.

x2..........

 

[MotorSeven]

I would use a jack or come-a-long to SLOWLY put the post back. Just my 2 cents.

Wedge

But and FEL is much easier....just gotta a feather touch

 

[wmonroe]

I would use a jack or come-a-long to SLOWLY put the post back. Just my 2 cents. Wedge

That's what my dad told me today too and I agree. The plan will be to use a come-a-long to put the post back.

 

[wmonroe]

But and FEL is much easier....just gotta a feather touch

My new backup plan if the come-a-long can't get it is to use the fel to apply pressure to help.

 

[boggen]

might suggest, using 1 jack and a metal pipe or a spare piece of post. and try to raise the rafter / board that connects to that post. to help take some of the weight off of it. and then push/pull the post back into place. ya really don't want to raise the rafter board that connects to the post. but simply take some of the weight off of it some. taking part of the weight off, should allow bending the post back into shape much easier.

just be careful as the post goes back into shape. it will most likely raise the rafter board up on you some. causing the metal pipe or like to fall if you don't have it some way secured at the top with say string/wire or like.

 

[wmonroe]

might suggest, using 1 jack and a metal pipe or a spare piece of post. and try to raise the rafter / board that connects to that post. to help take some of the weight off of it. and then push/pull the post back into place. ya really don't want to raise the rafter board that connects to the post. but simply take some of the weight off of it some. taking part of the weight off, should allow bending the post back into shape much easier. just be careful as the post goes back into shape. it will most likely raise the rafter board up on you some. causing the metal pipe or like to fall if you don't have it some way secured at the top with say string/wire or like.

Good idea that I didn't think of. I'll give it a try.

The replacement metal panels arrived today and my plan is to start the repair Thursday night after work and then finish Friday.