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Sunday we hit it hard. Dad showed up while I was in the middle of putting purlins on, (2x4x16 pine) at 24" on center. Finishing point for the weekend. Roof on and secure... ignore the massive wave directly in the center of the lean to. I didn't realize how bad that board was warped, plan to...

Fast forward to this spring. We got married in September so the better part of the summer was spent getting the in-laws farm "wedding ready." Then hunting season. Over the winter we had a terrible storm with heavy snow that broke a bunch of trees at the house. Loaded up another healthy trailer...

Building day! April 2021 Called a few buddies, one who has a tractor with a jib boom he can rig up. He had single J-hook that we lifted the center of the trusses from... this went against every engineering vein in my body, I hated the thought of lifting from a single point like that. Setting...

Now for the trusses - this wasn't tough, but it was time consuming. I bought/downloaded a manual from the late 80's regarding wood truss construction with plywood gusset plates. At the time, this was an approved manual for building construction - it included snow/wind loading and anchoring...

Hello everyone, I wanted to share my barn build the group to reflect what i would consider a true DIY building, including the trusses. There are a lot of thread about DIY/cheap barns, etc. (everyone wants to save money) this is my experience doing all the work myself and keeping this project as...