Thanks for sharing your build with us, Jeff! I've been a big fan of your artwork for quite a while. I really love your office space! I am planning an office for the loft of my barndominium build, so I'm taking some inspiration from yours.
One question: how were you able to source the weathered tin on your office wall? Is there someone near you that specializes in reclaiming old building materials like that, or did you get lucky driving by a jobsite where they were tearing it off an old building?
Ahh man.thanks so much!.....
It was fairly easy to get the old tin from our area.I live very rural and deep in Amish territory.
I just looked locally through FB Marketplace and asked around.... a 9x3 sheet was about $15-18 per sheet....
They take down a lot of old 100 year old barns here.... kind of a shame...because they are all being replaced by modern structures and the bank barn of yesterday are disappearing.
Green,blue,reds are popular colours around here.....I found some killer yellow,Barn roofing) really old and neat..but someone bought it quicker than I could move on it.
Another neat thing are from old Milking barns...24x24 metal tiles with a small pattern.... lots of age... but I chose not to go in that direction.
As I mentioned. the metal framed office windows were a great score...Old Factory windows are getting very hard to find.... reclaimers are asking up to $3000 for one 4x9 foot frame these days.... and to be honest.. they are only good for interior design pieces... I would never use them for exterior windows.. they have zero r value.
The short answer... not hard at all..... and pretty in-expensive.
I really wanted to do wood ceilings and even an old wood floor from these barns.... lots of character.. but the permits would not allow them into the build due to fire codes.
I guess I could do that now..but.... That's a ton of work to cover all up.(and kinda foolish.)
