Finally joining Spencer and Henro

[Robert_in_NY]

Well, today didn't go as planned. Our 18' 2x8's didn't show up till 3pm at the lumber yard and we didn't pick them up and get them home till 5:30. So for today all we did was set the pearlings and beam on the left side wall as well as put the facia boards on the section of roof we had plywooded. The 2- 2x8 rafters are all we did tonight other then lay out the beam for the rafter spacing. Decided to call it early and just work on it tomorrow if the weather permits.

 

[JimME]

Robert,

You guys don't mess around! Your barn is going up fast. The one pic reminded me of an old fashioned barn raising. It's nice to see people still willing to help a friend/neighbor.

I have a question about the ground in the barn. It looks like there is quite a slope to it. Are you going to bring in fill to level this out or is it an optical illusion on the photos?

Good work!

Jim in FL

 

[Robert_in_NY]

No illusion. The ground really does slope that much. We are going to tile the ground before we do any fill. As it sits now we will fill the 24' section to roughly where the old barn use to sit. Then the 16' section will drop 2' and we will level that room off there. It is the best we could come up with unless we tore down a few trees, bought out a neighbor and just kept building the 24' way /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Right down rt. 20

We were fortunate to have all the help when we set the trusses. We are constantly helping out our friends and they are always begging us to let them help us when we need something. We don't like asking for help as we don't want people to think we use them if we can't help them when they need help (work forces us to put off a lot of other things which is why this barn took 17 years to start building).

 

[Henro]

Robert,

I must tell you...that one picture where you have all those people there...well... when I saw that I felt like I was looking at a picture of Times Square in NYC on New Year's Eve!!!

My guess is that Spencer would feel the same way... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Keep up the good work and the pictures coming!

 

[Robert_in_NY]

There were a few more guys out side of the picture as well as the guy who stole my camera to take the pic /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif It was a fun day, plenty of friends to help and we all had a fun time (except for me as my back and knees started killing me from being scrunched down on top of that wall for a couple hours /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif)

 

[Robert_in_NY]

We only worked till 3 today then went and picked up some more materials so we can plywood the rest of the roof and loft tomorrow. Today we set all the lower rafters and joist for the loft floor.

 

[hayden]

What does a building like this cost in materials (with you and your friends doing the labor) if I might ask?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What does a building like this cost in materials )</font>

Don't know? It will be over $10k when finished but I have not tallied it up to see where things stand right now. Just the roofing alone will cost $2k, around $1,200 in plywood, well, it is going to be a lot. When we are done and tally up the total I will post it.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( with you and your friends doing the labor )</font>

/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif That is the only way we work, construction by trade so we do all our own work /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[riptides]

I am building a 16X24 "tractor haus" and have just suffered major sticker shock on T-111. Say
e x p e n s i v e.
So your costs look to be very good for the size.

I am hoping to keep it under 2k.

Since my timeing and effort are w/e only. I shall post the finished pics in another thread. That way you all can make fun of them, since it is nothing like Robert, Spnce and Henro are/have doing/done.

-Mike Z. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I look forward to seeing your pictures. I enjoy seeing other peoples projects no matter what size and shape they are.

I have never been a fan of T-111 (too high maintenance). Have you priced out metal or possibly a cheaper backing for your walls and vinyl side it (might cost a few dollars more but will be worry free and you won't have to paint it when you are done). What price did you get on the T-111?

 

[RobS]

Looking great Robert, you've making quick time on that barn! I got a whopping three courses of shingles down last night before rain came... again. Hopefully I can make some headway tonight. Keep those pics coming /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

It is raining here right now which might mess us up for plywooding the rest of the roof and loft today. Our shingles won't be in until Monday maybe Friday if we are lucky but most likely Monday. We figure if the weather is cool enough we can shingle the roof in a day once our shingles show up (Elk, Prestique I High Definition, Pewter, 50 year)

 

[Henro]

<font color="blue">We figure if the weather is cool enough we can shingle the roof in a day </font>

Robert,

I think I better get a John Deere tractor...something to match the color I keep turning when I see the fast progress you are making... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Robert_in_NY]

If you only knew how much screwing around we did /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif We could have had the roof shingled already and been ready to tile and back fill the barn but then how much fun would we have had /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[riptides]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What price did you get on the T-111?
)</font>

About 20 bucks a sheet.

Arrgh.

-Mike Z.

Metal roof, 22 bucks a sheet...... sigh.... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[hayden]

It's a BIG building, so $10k isn't bad.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I meant at least $10K so far we are looking at roughly $14- $15k give or take a couple grand.

Anyway, today we put the decking on the loft and the rest of the roof. Over 90 sheets of plywood. Also, felted the roof and installed the drip edge. Today was another fun day as we had to work on one of our deer who is sick and I also had to pick my brush chopper up from the dealer so that killed a few hours. Here is how it sat at the end of day 6

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Wow, it has been a while. Here is a update. We had to go back to work to make money and now that the weather is turning worse we are getting more time to get the barn done. We finally set the last 6 poles for the other 3 doors and started the retaining wall.

Now for the fun part, I don't have as much time to work on this anymore so we do this when I am around. I recently got engaged to a very beautiful young lady and have been staying with her and her son so the barn has been on hold till I am around the farm to work and we get the cooperation of mother nature (not to mention Hunting season started so we are trying to get out to the woods from time to time). We should get the steel in about a month as we have to order it still sometime. So hopefully we will get the barn floor tiled and filled to level and the walls closed in before Christmas then we can finish it off next spring. I will post pictures when something is actually worth showing. Take care.

 

[pajoube]

Congratulations, could be a new family using that new barn.
Thanks for the update.
PJ

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Hello again, it has been a while and with our work caught up finally we have been able to work on the barn again. The weather has been nice the last week so we were able to get some things done. We have been working here and there on this barn since December 26 and trying to avoid the rain so we should be done with the outside but this is as far as we got.

All the facia and soffit have been finished. The two 64' long walls have all the metal on except for a 1' piece on the taller wall. Most the fiberglass panels are on the shortest wall. Three of the doors have the metal done around them. The other main door still needs its header as well as the two walk in doors need to be done still. This is as far as we can do till the other walk in door comes in as well as the replacement sheet of steel. Somewhere along the line the next piece of steel that is needed for the back wall was damaged by an errant forklift. So here are the most recent pictures.