White fungus or mold on barn

We have an old granary we made into a summer home. We have not insulted it. One side of the roof (NW side)was repaired . The original roof was torn off but the wide planking was left on and they added plywood over it to nail the shingles to. The problem is we are...
Gatlin barn Corinth,MS

Gatlin barn Corinth,MS

Story by Daniel Mckee in Corinth,MS I became interested in old barns and soon decided with my dad’s help to start to restore my grandpas barn that he built about 1960. It had been out of use for quite some time but was in great condition. We fixed a few places...

Location for my Barn

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

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...