Location for my Barn

by | Jun 4, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Omayra from Orlando, FL   Is it a good idea to build a 3 stall barn in front of my house instead of the back? I have a 3 1/2 acre parcel and the previous owners placed the house far back on the property, there is space to put a barn in the back but since...

Building codes and requirements

by | May 6, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Paul Schmidt from Reno, Nevada   My local building department requires that the plans be approved by a structural engineer and be stamped, are your plans stamped? Also, they require fire resistant materials on the siding. Do you have any...

tis house of fowl

by | May 3, 2014 | Chicken Coop Projects

Project by Thomas Johnston in Omaha Nebraska Hello, I used your photos and assembled my chicken coop. for my first time it came out well enough to house 8 birds, I built it in the backyard, it kinda got away from me, did not intend for it to be this big. Any way I...

Building a Barn Floor

by | Apr 25, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Rene from Alberta Canada   What floor would fit an old barn? I would like to stay a way from concrete but would also still have a useable floor. Would 3×12 roughcut shiplap douglas fir in lengths varying from 14′ to 18′ be something to...

Cleaning of oak 2 by’s

by | Apr 18, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Dirk Fishback from Garber, Iowa   I have a bunch of oak 2×10’s from an old barn. They have been white washed. Was wondering if there is a cleaner that will help remove the white wash? I have a pressure washer I have been using but goes very...