The last Barn. (maybe)

[deezler]

Whoa! 70 feet wide and 96 feet long.... thats nuts. Where's all the "stuff" you need to store in there? Concrete slab bill is gonna be insane.

SO! How did you raise those huge roof truss sections?

 

[cat fever]

Whoa! 70 feet wide and 96 feet long.... thats nuts. Where's all the "stuff" you need to store in there? Concrete slab bill is gonna be insane.

SO! How did you raise those huge roof truss sections?

Later on I'll have pictures of the "stuff" inside. Concrete was expensive but the metal was the most costly thing in the whole build.
We used a boom truck to raise the truss sections. It was scary lifting that big of object that high but we did it without incident. I'll add I would never do it that way again. Too much twisting and the boom truck barely had the power to lift them. Although it did go fast, all trusses were up and bolted in about 3.5 hours.

 

[EddieWalker]

Huge change seeing those trusses in place!!!

 

[cat fever]

Huge change seeing those trusses in place!!!

For sure. The neighbor helping me raise the trusses would like to build basically the same middle section. (no awnings) After seeing it and how easy it was he is ready. He has some big equipment and would like a place to work on it during the winter. He farms several hundred acres and has lots of "stuff".

 

[cat fever]

Here's the LVL's going on hooking the awning posts to the truss posts. FYI truss posts are 6X8X20, awning posts are 6X6X16.

 

[ovrszd]

Lynn, good stuff!!!! Had been wondering about you. Good to see your progress. Thanks for another excellent thread with pics!!!!

As to the age thing, "Don't Let The Old Man In".

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

It's been almost 4 years since you started the other thread about moving. I'll bet you will be so glad to get it finished.

Your wife is super hero.

 

[cat fever]

It's been almost 4 years since you started the other thread about moving. I'll bet you will be so glad to get it finished.

Your wife is super hero.

I can't express how happy I am to get this barn done/usable. Yes, my wife is a super hero and always willing to help.

 

[cat fever]

Purlins going on and how I connected the trusses/LVL's to the posts. At this point I was ready for roof metal.

 

[gstrom99]

and doesn't appear to be S4S or have a bullnosed edge.

Nice build! What's a S4S and a "bullnose"?

 

[3 Horse Ranch]

Nice build! What's a S4S and a "bullnose"?

s4s = surfaced on 4 sides
Bullnose + The rounded corner on finished lumber. It keeps splintering at the corners to a minimum.
My first fifteen years of working were in a crossarm mill and those term were common. Before you ask, crossarms are the predrilled and treated wood cross members on utility poles.

 

[gstrom99]

Thank you.

 

[ovrszd]

I can't express how happy I am to get this barn done/usable. Yes, my wife is a super hero and always willing to help.

And we are happy for you Lynn!!!

 

[cat fever]

At this point all the wood is on and ready for metal. I had a little hay to cut so I took a picture from the field.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

you weren't kidding, that is a LOT of wood!

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[cat fever]

Time for metal. A buddy and I got all the roof done in 2 days. I did have to go back and put all the screws in, we just put enough to hold the metal so we could get it all up while my buddy was helping. I haven't done it before but I added a steel brace to all 4 outside truss posts. We do get some high winds when a storm is coming and I didn't want to see the whole building come down dominos style.

 

[ovrszd]

Excellent pics and narrative Lynn!!!

 

[cat fever]

Excellent pics and narrative Lynn!!!

Thanks Richard. I really wanted to hire someone to build it and just sit back and watch it go up. The cost was huge and I couldn't see paying someone for something I knew I could do just as well. (maybe better)
I have had a few people stop and ask if I was interested in building a barn for them. I am definitely not interested in that.

 

[cat fever]

More metal, and a feathered friend.

 

[Thall303]

Very nicely done and as always, beautiful scenery!