Recycling old tile or brick barns

by | Jun 7, 2013 | AskTheBarngeek

I purchased a property that was a dairy farm starting back in 1938. It has multiple old barns on the property, most of which are in very poor condition and need to be taken down. The barns are all tile/brick with wood rafters and tin roof. The main dairy barn has two...

New Chicken Home

by | Jun 6, 2013 | Chicken Coop Projects

Thanks for the plans! I built a modified version of the Post and Beam coop (a foot wider in each direction, a foot taller) for my dozen or so girls. They love it! Thanks...

Coop I made for Dave and Trisha

by | Jun 6, 2013 | Chicken Coop Projects

Project by Alan in Maine This is a coop I built for some friends. They are new to chickens and needed a predator proof coop in Maine. I used one inch rough cut hemlock for the whole project and shiplap for the roof. I have built coops before. This is the simplest set...

How to price tobacco barns

by | May 30, 2013 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Mary Haley from Patrick Co, Virginia   How would I price or know what a good offer is on a standing tobacco barn that was built in approx. the 1930’s or early 1940’s. There are 2 barns and pack house on this farm. I have contacted a salvage...