OLD BARNS...anyone else have one?

[Kevin54]

GCncsuHD....love your truck, and you had better go buy a lottery ticket

Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Salisbury, NC
Posts: 777

Triple 7's.......You can't get any luckier number than that unless you like lucky 13, which you have also in your Join Date.

 

[bob15]

OP, I know this thread is old, but love the 67 and the 71/72, and the barn of course. That 67 looks identical to mine.


This barn isn't too old, maybe 20 years; used to house our horses before we got rid of them, but it does have some old iron inside along with my 67 twin to yours.

That '67 wouldn't be an 8 ft stepside with the small back window?

 

[Koken]

Hay You, that is one barn to be proud of. Beautiful pic's.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Some nice looking barns here.

There was a time when I wanted a barn to turn into a shop but that time has come and gone.

 

[bobadame]

It isn't old, I started to build it in '08 and finished it 2 years later.

 

[HAY YOU]

Hay You, that is one barn to be proud of. Beautiful pic's.

Thank you.
Still lots of work to do. We’re getting geared up (our sons are) for our annual Halloween party. Ones coming home from college & the other ones in HS.
The wife & I have done all the work except the roof.

 

[GCncsuHD]

GCncsuHD....love your truck, and you had better go buy a lottery ticket



Triple 7's.......You can't get any luckier number than that unless you like lucky 13, which you have also in your Join Date.

Haha, maybe I should, I could sure use the money.

That '67 wouldn't be an 8 ft stepside with the small back window?

Small back window yes, but not a longstepper, it's a short and wide, 6ft fleetside.

 

[bob15]

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Small back window yes, but not a longstepper, it's a short and wide, 6ft fleetside.[/QUOTE]

Oh well......I was hoping to see another truck like my old 67(RIP)

 

[Neighbor]

Yep sure do. And I plan to restore in a couple years.



and, I have visited Hay You's barn and it is even better in real life.

 

[just1more]

I love seeing all these barns getting well-deserved attention.


Little update on one of mine....

Front before. New gutters/downspouts were done a couple of weeks before.

Finished! (Is there ever really such a thing as finished?)

Stiney,
Your barn is looking great! What are you using for the steel siding?

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[just1more]

OP, I know this thread is old, but love the 67 and the 71/72, and the barn of course. That 67 looks identical to mine.


This barn isn't too old, maybe 20 years; used to house our horses before we got rid of them, but it does have some old iron inside along with my 67 twin to yours.

This the barn on my property, it's been through several generations of my family, I hope to fix it up soon. Still use it periodically for nursing calves. Structurally sound, but the siding is all rotten. Unfortunately all of my pictures of it are behind my truck.
DSC09882 by wrfalcon75, on Flickr

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GCncsuHD,
looks like we have the same taste in trucks! Your dually around a 76? LOVE IT!

Years ago, I built a 1980, 1 ton dually, 4x4 for plowing. Ditched the SBC and 4 speed in favor of a 454, 400TH/205 tf.case. Had a 9 foot plow. LOVED that truck. Sold it 4 or 5 yeas ago. Chassis had over 400,000 miles on it! Dont think I have any pics of that truck ...

Unfortunately the 67 in the pic was sold a couple years ago...

I still have the '72 4x4. It gets driven almost everyday as my work truck. This pic was taken a few years ago after installing all new suspension and a 700R4 ******. Also installed 3:73's with rear posi at the same time..


I also have a 70 shorty 4x4 "basket case" from AZ in my other barn. Hope to restore it someday.....



I am looking for a 67 shorty 4x4 in any condition...Dont happen to know of any?

 

[just1more]

Another weekend, a little more barn construction.

Started building the back wall, 12 foot long 2x6 studs..


installing perlins ...



another view... note the old screw jacks holding wall truss up....


a view from "out in the field"..


even further out in the field..


Slow but sure, it takes a while when working alone, but its getting there...

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[lynnbilodeau]

Man, I love the old gothic barns. I can't believe there is a free one, and no takers.

We loved the barn pictured below so much, we bought it and will be moving in.

Technically this is a barn as it was originally built in 1893 as a Livery stable.
I posted about it here: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=254091

After a lot of hard work getting our place ready, we have contracts to sell ours and buy the new place.

We close Dec. 2 and 3.

Looks a little small in the pic, but it is 105 feet by 34 feet.

 

[FunkyfullWidth]

I've always loved old barns. This thread popped up in a search and figured i'd contribute. My sister went to st. Mikes in Vermont and worked at Shelburne Farms Inn for a few years. I had a chance to walk around and check the property out. Incredible. Now THOSE are some barns!

Check out their page
http://www.shelburnefarms.org/about/our-campus

It was the largest open span building at the time of construction. I had the chance to walk around inside, awe inspiring to say the least. From what I heard the property was meant to be a summer home for this guy. He married into the Vanderbilt family I believe.

 

[TractorJeff]

We live in a Pegged Post and Beam Barn! It was converted in the mid-70's to a house. The first floor has a low ceiling so it is primarily a Rec Room/Den. The second floor with the high ceilings is the main living area. How can a person tell its a Barn? It still has the Silo on the South end plus the proximity to the original farm house!
I get the picture thing figured out on here, I'll post some.

 

[Lippyp]

We were told by a guy that does oak framing that the oldest part of our house may well have started life as a barn as the sill plate is on top of a short wall which usually would be done in a barn to stop the urine rotting the posts. It was built around 1630 so who knows!

The victorian barn that was part of this when it was a farm was sold off separately when we bought the house with planning consent for conversion to a house. The guy that bought it has been a total pita as the outside work was supposed to be finished within 12 months according to the terms of the sale in order to protect whoever bought the house from having to live next door to a construction site for years. here we are 3 1/2 years on and he's done nothing really to it apart from a bit of demolition, totally ignoring his legal obligations. even the demo is only half done so it looks even more of an eyesore. He did manage to get consent for a big extension albeit not as big as he applied for first time which was ludicrous. He's just about sold it on again in its current state, he's a wannabe property developer and we reckon he's going to lose money on this, and also lost a shitload on another failed project elsewhere during which he managed to piss off an entire village during the planning process. *******.

New owner seems like a decent guy, retired housebuilder, moving back to the area to be near his kids and grandkids, just him and his wife, no big plans just wants to get on and get it built and move in.

 

[rieferman]

Yikes, how did I miss this thread?

I'm shy to post my "baby barn" compared to the majestic beasts featured here so far. Wow, wow, wow.

Anyways, here's a couple after pics from my self taught barn saving. Building is about 1902 vintage, 25 x 30 feet, 2 stories.

Full story in the thread linked in my signature below (thanks for the call out Kev!)

 

[Alan Douglas]

One of the reasons my father bought this place in 1955 was the carriage barn. In 1898 it was intended for a carriage, horse, and enough hay for the winter. There was originally a sliding door but that didn't work well so my father replaced it; I sorta wish he hadn't but I was only 12 at the time. I put on an addition at about age 22 when I was laid off work for 9 months. The painting is a work in progress right now.

 

[bobemmerich]

Here's ours. House built in 1735, doing research, it's possible the barn was built before that. We do know it IS original to the property just don't know if was up 1st or not. Unfortunately I don't have any inside pics, but within the next couple years I plan to start rebuilding it. It does have power and cold water. It leans a bit, but is about 85-90% solid.

 

[Scott3236]

(Just one more). I have to ask. Are you a member of my fb group. The 67-72 chevy truck barn? Nice trucks and barn

 

[just1more]

Thanks for bringing the barn post back up! Some pretty cool barns!

(Just one more). I have to ask. Are you a member of my fb group. The 67-72 chevy truck barn? Nice trucks and barn

Scott,
no I dont, but just requested to join.

 

[k-os]

Here's mine. This is not original to the property (as seen by the block foundation). Not exactly sure of the age of it. It was a granary barn. I'm planning on redoing the siding with metal siding and running some power out to it.







Upstairs.

 

[colt zantop]

Man I want a vintage barn so bad! Someday!

 

[sbosecker]

Lone Beech Melon Farm barn.

Built in 1922. Located about 5 miles south of Vincennes, IN.

I grew up there. Dad loves that barn!

Best regards,

Scott

 

[yeldogt]

I have lived in two barns. One I converted to a weekend place and another I rented for two years on an estate that I used as a weekend place. They make great living spaces!

 

[glider]

Yes they are some great barns! This one is in my neighborhood getting repurposed. Not the age of some but I like it.

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[Iowa Mark]

My barn.

 

[HAY YOU]

I like those barns. Keep the pics coming.

 

[Tarnished]

I've always loved old barns. This thread popped up in a search and figured i'd contribute. My sister went to st. Mikes in Vermont and worked at Shelburne Farms Inn for a few years. I had a chance to walk around and check the property out. Incredible. Now THOSE are some barns!

Check out their page
http://www.shelburnefarms.org/about/our-campus

It was the largest open span building at the time of construction. I had the chance to walk around inside, awe inspiring to say the least. From what I heard the property was meant to be a summer home for this guy. He married into the Vanderbilt family I believe.

Now that's AMAZING!!
Shows what can be done when money's no object.
Would love to see interior pix.

 

[danfromsyr]

I have a 60's era masonry barn with a gambrel roof.
sized 36x49
it had the cow trough filled in, floor leveled and the hay loft cut out and spaced up by some previous owner with a 10wheeler dump truck.
it's plenty big on the outside. but always too much stuff on the inside..
I'm slowly working to clear it back out to it's expansive former glory..
less **** more space.. space is valuable to.

 

[just1more]

Welll, been a while since any updates... We had a setback on the barn the end of June. A storm with 110mph straight line winds ended up doing almost $13,000 damage.

Took shingles off the east side of the roof, Enough missing that it needs to be completely stripped and re-shingled. Kind of hard to see in the 2nd picture, but it also pushed the north gable wall in over a foot, which also "re-arraged" the new lower wall we had built last fall.

The bad..... We had just raised our deductible from $1,000 to $2,000 a few months before. AND...After fighting with the insurance company for three months, they declined to pay.

The Good....Thank goodness for my agent, she didnt agree with the insurance companies decision and paid the claim out of their agency!

Soooo, We have a contractor lined up to do the insurance work. While they are here, we decided to "bite the bullet" and finish the barn.

Plans are to add a 16 foot wide dormer with two 5 foot wide sliding windows in the east roof for more light and ventilation. Also going to add a patio door to the north haymow wall. (we will hopefully add a deck next year).

Finally, The walls will be clad with all new "barn red" steel siding. White aluminum soffit and facia will finish the trim.

Now, hoping weather will co-operate so they can get started soon!

 

[just1more]

Here are a couple of rough renderings of the proposed dormer and patio door/deck.

 

[TheOtherChris]

We bought a late 19th century farm house a few months ago. It hadn't been lived in for at least 10 years and was quite overgrown.


After clearing away the overgrowth we found a nice little house. It has had new siding and roof but is still cool.


Not as old or nice as the previous gambrel beauties here but the house came with an old milking barn that is about 35x62. I really like the old cupola on top.


This was taken AFTER several trips to the dump. The ceiling is only about 9 foot but with a full length haymow above I figure when it is time for a lift I will cut a hole for the needed interior height.

Finished cleaning out the inside today and the concrete guys will pour about a third of the floor in the next two weeks. I will pour the rest of the floor in the spring.

 

[FTWingRiders]

One of my favorite threads!! Thanks to everyone for sharing.

 

[James-W]

Around where I live there are several old barns that have fallen down. The farmers who owned them have quit farming and they rent their land out. Since they have no need to maintain the barn, they just let them fall down. It is damn shame, but I guess they figure why bother to keep the barn in good repair when they have no use for it. When I get a chance, maybe this weekend, I will take some pictures if you want me to.

 

[don long]

Here is the barn I built for storage in the party garage

 

[nosnerd]

I love seeing all these barns getting well-deserved attention.


Little update on one of mine....

Front before. New gutters/downspouts were done a couple of weeks before.

Front with roof painted.

Front view with one side done.

A view from the other end.

Before. (again, after gutters/downspouts)

Roof painted. The old boarded-over door is also being blocked up here. Making the foundation all one height, I don't need or want that door. The blocks are filled, and prior to that, bar was drilled into the concrete threshold. Its essentially a solid foundation wall now.

End wall of the "Straw-shed" part of the barn. This end had lots of openings to allow for filling all the way to the top with straw or hay.

Inside of same wall. That weird large truss thing will soon be history too, it was apparently built to allow the ground level to be free-spanned, but was causing the wall to bow out from the load. Bad design, but interesting idea. We added posts back in at ground level after jacking the beams up 4". The weird truss thing will be removed when I get around to it - maybe a basketball court in the near future?

You can see one of the new posts in this picture, and some of the cabling I added to pull the wall back in with come-alongs. Worked well as a temporary fix, moved the wall back in over 6" that way. It had moved enough to start dropping floor joists, that's when I noticed the problem!

Lots better.

Other side.

Has a "rubrail" so it does not ding the siding up when opening it. (That's the white horizontal piece)

Inside of sliding door. Someday when/if I pour concrete back here I can bring it right up to the new door and darn near have a weather-tight seal.

Three openings are all framed up for overhead doors as well.

Stuck up sections of the old doors, they stopped some of the weather until the overhead doors show up.

Lots of progress on the front.

Finished end wall of hay shed back section of barn.

Nearly finished other end wall. Some trim and soffits left.

The small single overhead opening is all framed now. Finish siding and some more trim, then doors. The small opening, we reverse calculated in order to get the door & track as close as possible to the overhead beams, then measure downwards in order to raise the threshold as far as possible. This is as good as it gets, I had planned on a small retaining wall and 2 levels on the front, now I know exactly where they have to go.


Need to dig out and pour a threshhold here. I intentionally waited until the door was in (we crammed it UP as far as possible, let the bottom fall where it will as long as it is UP as close to the ceiling beams as it can go). Am planning on a 10' apron as well. Have to get creative where the outside elevations change from the big doors to the little one, no getting around that.

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Impressive !!!!!

 

[just1more]

Finally time to resurrect the barn thread!

East wall a couple years ago..



The "Calvary" showed up Tuesday! .. (after years of "Fighting" the weather, one step forward, two back, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and pay to get it done).


Two and half days later!!


Started on the west wall today!


Can you say "Happy Camper"?

Still have to repair the storm damage on the north from last summer...


at least there is progress again!!!

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[Stuart in MN]

Just the other day my brother sent me this link, a man is documenting old barns in Minnesota: http://www.pioneerphotography.com/Architecture/Barns-of-MN/

 

[Tarnished]

Just1: Great progress! Keep em coming.