Restoring a Barn (contractor needed)

by | May 27, 2013 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Gina from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   We live in Downtown Ottawa, Canada and on our property is the original Carriage Barn from 1900 when the house was built. It is complete with 2 stalls and the original tin roof. it is in serious need of repair and we...

Marans Coop

by | May 20, 2013 | Chicken Coop Projects

Project by Mark McLane in Columbia, SC Just wanted to say thanks for the great plans. Here’s a few photos of my coop. My Black Copper Marans Love it and so does my...

steel anchor or drain in dairy barn

by | May 9, 2013 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Mark from Gurnee, IL   I have a question. I’m reclaiming a dairy barn circa 1945 with foundation re-poured in 1977. It is a common dairy barn within two rows of stanchions and a pad in the middle with a drain trench running through in the shape of...

Barn Scams?

by | May 8, 2013 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Andrew from Maine Hi – I have a question regarding ‘barn scams.’ I know the usual drill with ‘normal’ items, like selling your wares on eBay or Craigslist. Is there anything more to know when selling your old barn? I did recently...

The Coop

by | May 6, 2013 | Chicken Coop Projects

Project by Gary in Sullivan County , NY Having alot of fun building my coop with the help of my good friend Ken. We used old telephone pole cross arms for our legs and main beams across for the floor. A little over kill . I raised it up two feet so that I could close...