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ct71rr
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Starting to take shape now. Very Nice! I'm from MA. too.
Nice looking barn design. I have not heard of Geobarns, but will check them out. I started a thread on here documenting the little shop that I'm building. I am building it myself with my crew. Looking forward to seeing what you've got going, where are you located in MA? You can PM me if you prefer. I'm in Kingston on the South Shore.
They bring it in from VT. The big beams are hemlock. The other option was douglas fir - but would have added a few thousand to the job- not worth it in our opinion. The quality of the wood is really amazing. Even the carpenters are emailing their friends about the quality of the wood. Their friends are jealous.
It was funny . I went into lowes lumber isle- no comparison.
It was funny . I went into lowes lumber isle- no comparison.
ct71rr
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I was at The Home Depot this Saturday picking up some plywood and 2X's to make some concrete forms. It took me almost an hour to find two pieces of plywood and 20 studs that were decent. PIA!!
When I say these guys work quick - I am not kidding!!
See for yourself:
http://www.therustyeye.com/barn/barn_start.wmv
See for yourself:
http://www.therustyeye.com/barn/barn_start.wmv
ct71rr
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I live in Sherborn, which is near Framingham.
Motown 454
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gabedad The Geobarn looks awesome I love those. Can't beat the look of post &beam. I was in Chelmsford the other day to pick up my compressor.
Terrific progress and a beautiful structure. I don't know how George finds all these different crews that each uphold the same standards of speed, efficiency, and precision.
How many days are they estimating total, from start of framing to completion of the shell?
How many days are they estimating total, from start of framing to completion of the shell?
about 3 weeks or so.
Matt - the lead has worked with george on several geobarns. This is his first solo so they are taking their time. They are really going about it like it is finish work they said- just getting everything right.
The other guys lee and dave are great. They really like the project and love the quality of the lumber. My wife is taking good care of them. She has coffee out for them in the morning and has been making them lunches on the weekends when they are here.
She's cooks more for them than for me!
Metal roof is going on today - so that will be awesome.
Matt - the lead has worked with george on several geobarns. This is his first solo so they are taking their time. They are really going about it like it is finish work they said- just getting everything right.
The other guys lee and dave are great. They really like the project and love the quality of the lumber. My wife is taking good care of them. She has coffee out for them in the morning and has been making them lunches on the weekends when they are here.
She's cooks more for them than for me!
Metal roof is going on today - so that will be awesome.
Looking good. Make sure you get plenty of pics of the diagonal framing before the shiplap goes up. Those shots make for great B&W framed photos.
This news about a storm sounds too sketchy. Out here, they are saying it all depends on where the storm tracks. I call BS, but maybe that's just wishful thinking. I already put away the darn snowblower!!
This news about a storm sounds too sketchy. Out here, they are saying it all depends on where the storm tracks. I call BS, but maybe that's just wishful thinking. I already put away the darn snowblower!!
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Thanks Bull - Good Idea. I really have not been taking a lot of pictures - but the crew has - I am just going to grab their memory stick. I am going to take some today - thanks for reminding me.
Living in mass as you know - you can never tell about the weather. I moved up here in
'97. March 31 60 degrees April 1 - 30 inches of snow!
Go figure..
Living in mass as you know - you can never tell about the weather. I moved up here in
'97. March 31 60 degrees April 1 - 30 inches of snow!
Go figure..
ct71rr
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Hopefully they get this storm as wrong as they did the last one!! I am sick of winter!!!!!!
JC23
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Great Build! You can easily see the quality, even before blowing up the thumbnails!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
colt zantop
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wow....great build!
dlenkewich
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This building is like a really big piece of art work. Really nice.
Thanks for sharing this.
Motown 454
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That looks awesome.
IT"S DONE!!!!
Well the building is done. The Guys were awesome and the quality superb.
Next is getting it stained and getting a garage door. The wife and I are going to look at garage doors later this week or early next.
Electrical is next. The conduit is in the slab but they have to wire the box and then I have to figure out wiring and electrical for lighting and outlets.
Also my darned block and tack is too short- no it's not personal thing either
Better pictures to come soon- too rainy out today.
Well the building is done. The Guys were awesome and the quality superb.
Next is getting it stained and getting a garage door. The wife and I are going to look at garage doors later this week or early next.
Electrical is next. The conduit is in the slab but they have to wire the box and then I have to figure out wiring and electrical for lighting and outlets.
Also my darned block and tack is too short- no it's not personal thing either
Better pictures to come soon- too rainy out today.
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JC23
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I wonder if there are any like builders over here in the Great Lakes?
I know I haven't seen any builds that look this good in person or on GJ in this area.
I know I haven't seen any builds that look this good in person or on GJ in this area.
Thanks JC - Get in touch with george on the geobarns sight - you never know. I know he is starting to expand to a more national level. Look at pippin hill farm in VA . He is building a HUGE geobarn project - something like 30 times the size of my barn - maybe more
http://www.pippinhillfarm.com/blog/
http://www.pippinhillfarm.com/blog/
neonnblack
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Some one else that had one built iirc said he will pretty much go anywhere to build. and it looks great
George posted my barn
http://www.geobarns.com/JRCC-detail.htm
I just ordered a garage door from lowes- they said lead time was about a month.
Have the barn stained starting this week. Will post pictures when done
http://www.geobarns.com/JRCC-detail.htm
I just ordered a garage door from lowes- they said lead time was about a month.
Have the barn stained starting this week. Will post pictures when done
assessor came by - not too bad. They said it would at 10-25k on to the value and it will probably be at the lower end. They are also going to determine whether it will be registered as a barn or a garage and they will do it which ever is cheaper to me
All in all it is not going to raise it that much - a couple of hundred bucks maybe
All in all it is not going to raise it that much - a couple of hundred bucks maybe
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It looks great!
Again, terrific build.
Do you have a floor plan?
And, with a dormer, is the loft space usable?
I'm trying to squeeze a small one bedroom apt/one car parking into the size you built. It may be a fools errand, but I'm qualified
Thanks. Just beautiful.
Do you have a floor plan?
And, with a dormer, is the loft space usable?
I'm trying to squeeze a small one bedroom apt/one car parking into the size you built. It may be a fools errand, but I'm qualified
Thanks. Just beautiful.
OK- Now the Barn is really Done - all stained and pavilion is up
You can watch my time lapse video here
http://www.geobarns.com/JRCC-detail.htm
If you look at the gallery you can see some of the other great geobarns (including the guys from garage journal)
Check out George's pippin hill project which is a MEGA geobarn!
You can watch my time lapse video here
http://www.geobarns.com/JRCC-detail.htm
If you look at the gallery you can see some of the other great geobarns (including the guys from garage journal)
Check out George's pippin hill project which is a MEGA geobarn!
csp
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That's a beautiful building!
What kind of stain was used on it? I love the color as it really brings out the warm feeling that a wood barn has.
What kind of stain was used on it? I love the color as it really brings out the warm feeling that a wood barn has.