i have the ugliest barn

   / i have the ugliest barn #1  

sid79

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im closing on a new property, and there is this barn... i just dont know what to do with it, i will need a barn, but it should look nice... the barn now looks bad:
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soo, question is, build a new barn? which would be expensive

would you think i can turn this heep into something that looks like a barn? my biggest issue is the shape, i cant stand the roof...

what would you do?
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #2  
Yikes. If the structure is sound and you're good with the dimensions, I'd just reskin it.
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #3  
I would keep it for a while and see if you have uses for it. Who cares if it's ugly if it is functional.
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #4  
Better than no barn! Maybe fix the metal that needs repair and paint until you get money for a new one?
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #5  
Something is better than nothing. Don't tear it down until you have the new one built.
I promise you don't have to put it back in the same place.

I have seen people tear down structures with grand plans of rebuilding and it never happens and then they have nothing.
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #6  
Something is better than nothing. Don't tear it down until you have the new one built.
I promise you don't have to put it back in the same place.

I have seen people tear down structures with grand plans of rebuilding and it never happens and then they have nothing.
Wise advice unless you are convinced this heap is in the ideal place. Never can have enough covered space. Who knows but some cover is better than no cover, even temporarily. Think about ideal layout before any demo.
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #7  
I agree with all of the above. If you do not like the roof, and I assume it's the pitch that bothers you, you can, after making sure the structure is solid, disassemble the roof and purchase new trusses with a different pitch and re skin it with metal or asphalt.
 
   / i have the ugliest barn
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#8  
i really dont just want to tear it down and end up with nothing, i had hoped i could redo it, or atleast the roof, it need some pitch as it looks to industrial.. the 2 leanto's are newer than the middle section.

the good thing is, it has water and electricity

would it be possible to remove the roof and put new trusses on there to change the roofline?
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #9  
Yeah, that's one ugly structure.

Take some more pics. Specifically of the posts and where the lean-to's meet the central structure.

Adding something as low as even a 3:12 roof is going to really turn that into a tall, imposing building. And that will not be an easy job. Reskinning it with some fresh tins won't be too bad a job.

I think structural integrity would be your first concern in this decision process. If the bones are good, then work with what you got.

$0.02
 
   / i have the ugliest barn #10  
Yeah, that's one ugly structure.

Take some more pics. Specifically of the posts and where the lean-to's meet the central structure.

Adding something as low as even a 3:12 roof is going to really turn that into a tall, imposing building. And that will not be an easy job. Reskinning it with some fresh tins won't be too bad a job.

I think structural integrity would be your first concern in this decision process. If the bones are good, then work with what you got.

$0.02
 

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