Our barn restoration project

[Cord]

I was asked to gather some photos to show at our family Christmas dinner of our barn restoration. I chose to stitch the photos together and thought maybe I'd share our little project with the forum. Enjoy.

http://youtu.be/TkoC1aEPxAs

 

[i579rbd]

What will you use the barn for? The area is beautiful.

 

[murphy1244]

Thanks, that was a great job and a lot of work. Is the Barn in use now?? Why no slate roof?

 

[woodlandfarms]

That is amazing. Love the documented history. Hate seeing old barns falling into disrepair.

 

[Cord]

We use it for storage, rent it out in winter. Most of the farm is now a subdivision so there won't be any animals. Yes, this is one of the prettiest parts of the state.

Slate would be an east coast trademark. Around here the original roof would have been wood shingles. Beside, I doubt the building would have supported the weight of slate. For economy and longevity we went with a metal roof.

 

[mddorange]

What a great job you did. How long did it take you to do the project?

 

[Citydude]

Stunning! Great job and thanks for posting.

 

[Cord]

Thanks for the complements guys. The Amish crew lived about 1.5 hours from us. They would use a driver to bring them down on a Monday and then stay until Tuesday. Home Wednesday and back for Thursday and Friday. Doing it this way the job took them 2.5 months. Of course, I'm still doing small projects like lights, water, grading, driveway, etc.

 

[srs]

Cord, absolutely beautiful job you and the Amish crew did. You should be very proud and thank you for sharing. Hope the dog was ok. Stanley

 

[Cord]

Hope the dog was ok. Stanley

Only his back legs broke through so he was able to pull himself back up. Tough little guy!

 

[ultrarunner]

Quite a project and thanks for posting!

 

[KubotainNH]

Wow, looks great.

 

[blueriver]

Great story .. Our ancestors built barns... I'm happy for you and the great job done !!

 

[Tompet]

Very impressive and a great testament to all those old signatures and initials. Don't forget to add the new initials!
It is always nice to see a restoration and this barn wouldn't have lasted much longer without your commitment. Congratulations on a job well done!

 

[deerseeker001]

Love to see those old Barns restored,great job thanks for posting.

 

[nickc]

great job, so glad to see history brought back to glory. there are so many beautiful old barns in my area that have fallen into disrepair and wind up demolished. thank you for saving a piece of Americana. JOB WELL DONE.

 

[dave1949]

Amazing. That was a labor of love. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Msamt]

Beautiful, great story, photos, and inspiration!

 

[farmer2009]

A well documented restoration. Looks good thanks for sharing.

 

[Pixguy]

Thanks for rescuing that ol' barn and giving it new life. Great Job!