Barn Restoration

[Raider43]

All jacked up and now for the stone work. Very happy with the way it is working out.

R43

 

[PAGUY]

Raider43 - You are doing a beautiful restoration job on that old barn. If only it could talk - the stories it could tell about its past.
Do you happen to know when it was built? It is really thrilling to see it getting a new chance on life instead of just a pile of rotten wood falling down.

PAGUY

 

[Raider43]

Hello Paguy,

I have been told the barn framing is late 1800's. I believe the siding is mid 1900's (there is paper backing under the siding on one side). It was so close to falling down and could not let that happen on my watch. Found a rather old shoe under the floor boards kind of strange. Some of the older nails are square cut 4" long. Slate roof only needs a dozen or so replaced, pretty, pretty good.

 

[Raider43]

Winter has slowed us down. Had a warm stretch end of February and had the foundation started. March has come in like a small lion and now going to be full grown tomorrow in Ct and NY.

 

[hawkeye08]

Nice work, thanks for sharing

 

[Cord]

Coming along nicely! Take lots of photos of the process so you can look back upon it when you are done. This was our project which we finished a couple of years ago: Restoration of the Ebling Homestead Barn - 2cellos version - YouTube

 

[oosik]

I can remember, as a kid, there was a barn on my place. The original homesteader built it in the 1890's. By the time we moved onto the property in 1982 it was flat as a pancake. A builder of custom home bought the salvageable barn wood, paid an outlandishly high price and was happy to get it at that price.

I wish I still had the old barn. You are doing a fantastic job of restoration - the pics show how very much work is required. WHEW............

 

[Raider43]

Yes Oosik it is a fair amount of work. I have an older gentleman and his nephew doing the work. I lift a rock here, move o board there and basically neaten things up. Oh and take photos. Had to do it as it started to come down last summer. One of the corners settled about 6" in a month.

 

[pmsmechanic]

I'm enjoying this!

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the update, that's some serious work you're doing!!!!