Barn Support Structure

Asked by Mike (Grangerman) from McConnellsburg, PA   The remnants of a stone foundation for a bank barn still stands on my property. The foundation consists of only two walls. One gabel(bank)end wall(28′) and a front bank wall (42′) is all that...

Building a Barn with Green Lumber

Asked by Jim Taylor from New Hampshire   I’m interested to find out if I can build a post and beam barn out of fresh cut timber harvested on sight. It would be used for a small family farm with horses, goats, chickens, pig. Thank you,...

Gambrel pitch and height

Asked by Josh from St. Louis   Hi, i’m building a gambrel roof barn that’ll be 30’x50′, but i’m having trouble figuring out the pitch and height i want. most of the new designs look too “squatty” compared to the old...