Harry Krause wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:18:18 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

The only expenses I anticipate for my old barn are "haul away to
the dump" expenses. I have a good storage barn, but what I'd really
like is a full-fledged, cavernous genuine "farm barn" with a poured
concrete floor. Mucho dinero.

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Probably true for conventional wood beam construction. I've seen some
interesting steel beam and skin construction recently that looks half
way affordable however. I was in one last week that was serving as a
wind surfer/kayak store (on topic), about 3,000 sq ft with 20+
ceilings. The owner said it came in at about $50/sq ft including the
slab and site prep.

Ahh, yes, but the steel buildings I have seen are butt ugly.


Check these guys out. I've been involved in one of their custom jobs
and was very impressed.

http://www.mortonbuildings.com/

Eisboch


Some of those aren't so bad.

My falling down barn is an old Maryland tobacco barn, and I really like
the plain-jane style.

If I get serious about this, I'll probably visit some of the Amish
carpenters around here, some of whom I've seen working on barn repair.

Thanks for the lead.


There's a thought.
On my samll 40' x 100' city lot, I have an old single car garage that's
in rough shape. The smart thing would be to tear it down, haul debris to
the landfill and pour a slab for new framing. To avoid getting caught
in new city regulations, I'm going to strip the roof asphalt shingles,
the wall cedar shingles, cut out any rotten framing , jack up what's
left, pour a slab and then attach any new framing required. I'll install
a new asphalt roof and probably vinyl siding. I plan to lengthen the
garage by two feet so I can store my Sandpiper 565 inside.