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    My Low buck build

    Have to wait until I get home. I have some "before pics" on my photo bucket site but none of the after. One of the reasons that I had the Amish build the barn is I've been residing the house, along with adding a 420sf Deck. Been a busy year. The house is pretty interesting. Started life a...
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    My Low buck build

    Ironic that while I was in the army I was in all hot areas. Alabama, Kansas, Texas, Saudi/Iraq. Never could get used to the heat. Now that I'm getting older, cold is starting to get to me. I still love winter, but unlike when I was a kid, I just don't seem to be able to stay outside all day...
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    My Low buck build

    Exterior is 1x12 rough cut boards. Since it's cut at a mill on a gasoline powered crosscut mill (don't get me started on the hypocracy of the Amish) the boards aren't truly square, so they are overlapped with the 1x4 "battens". Rough cut lumber is not kiln dried like what most people are used...
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    My Low buck build

    I told the older Amishman that was working on it that I needed one and he looked at me like I was crazy. I remember seeing them as a kid on all the barns, but I think this "sect" of Dutchmen never used them. I grew up a couple hours east of where I live now and they were much more common...
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    My Low buck build

    Little town called Sugar Grove Pa, West of Warren, about an hour and a half east of Erie.
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    My Low buck build

    What you see in the last picture cost $7500 to that point.
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    My Low buck build

    I was reluctant to post after seeing all these beautiful builds, but what the heck It's probably good for some to see that everything doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. This is my build: 30x40 Barn with a real loft. 10' ceilings (yes I know it's short). Loft is full size with 6'6 at the...
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    For those that used Black Iron Pipe for Airlines....

    Local supply shop here will thread ends if you buy the steel pipe from them. Not too difficult to subtract the takeoff of the fittings and calculate exact pipe lengths. But then I used to design fire protection sprinkler systems so If I can do it anyone can
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    Shop tool

    http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90582
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    Heating

    Here in NW Pa, if you aren't lucky enough to have a natural gas the choice is LP or fuel Oil. LP may be cheaper per gallon but the difference in BTU /Gal makes fuel oil cheaper per year
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    Actually Placed The Order For Budget Bob

    I'll be interested in how this goes for you, he's not too far away from me and I'll be ready for floor painting this spring.
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