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Southern New Hampshire. Porkies sit in our pear trees, and wait for an opportunity to go under the barn and chew the handles off our bikes, lawn mower, etc. Anything plastic. Weird.

Hey guys, I had planned on starting a thread later this summer when I'll be focusing more on the barn vs. the house (c1782), but I have some questions, and I'm looking for input/experience with residing an old barn. We have a former livestock barn that was built in 1840 which I'll be...

Tacomanh, we also just bought an antique house and barn in southern NH (c. 1782 and 1840), and I'll be converting part of it to a shop. My thoughts are to lay felt paper and house wrap (Tyvek) down on the floors in the center area, then cover with T&G plywood with a thin (cheap) sheet vinyl over...

Under the floor in the pics is the lower level of the barn (it's a bank barn, so the lower level is accessed through the side and rear yards), then there is the basement under that (4-5' high with dirt/gravel floor). I'm not so worried about moisture from underneath since there is another floor...

You asked for it; The house was built in 1782 by a veteran of the Battle of Bunker Hill; this was before George Washington was elected president, and while Mozart was still composing. It was once owned by a famous stencilist, and still has one part of the parlor wall showing the original...

My wife and I just purchased an antique home (c1782) in New Hampshire that comes with a mid-19th century barn. Since the property has no actual garage, I'll be using the barn for storage of and some basic working on/maintaining our cars. The barn has a plank floor that's in good shape, and the...