Ireland’s Chicken Sanctuary

Project by Eric in Goodyear, Colfax NC Me and my 9 year old daughter just finished our Chicken Sanctuary. She is very interested in chickens, so we constructed ” Ireland’s Chicken Sanctuary”. We built a house similar to the one shown, and we attached...

Buying a barn

Asked by Tom from South Beloit, Il   I would like to have someone sell me an old barn and re-construct it on my property in Northern Illinois. I would like a 2 story with loft about 30 x 60. Unfortunately, my budget is $40,000.00 Is that possible if I had the...

Terminology

Asked by Mike C. from McConnellsburg   What is the correct term for the wood block used between the posts and the main girders in the basement of a typical bank barn? This piece is usually 3-4′ long with tapers cut on the bottom ends. I believe it is used...