by barngeekthe | Feb 20, 2024 | AskTheBarngeek
Question: Aaron- Thank you for all the helpful info on your website. I just recently purchased a bandsaw mill and am going to start cutting timbers for later use. I am years away from thinking about a specific barn design but know I want to create these post and beam...
by Aaron Esch | Jan 5, 2024 | AskTheBarngeek, Youtube tutorials
Hey, folks! Barn Geek here, and in today’s video, we’re tackling the installation of these floor joists. You might remember seeing them in a previous video where we showcased these Cottonwood floor joists. It’s been a couple of weeks since we...
by Aaron Esch | Dec 5, 2023 | AskTheBarngeek
How do I go about talking to my building department about the legality of this? Are you guys building these under agriculture? Can I contruct this into a house? Location Ogemaw county Michigan. Also what size beams should I saw up to let dry ahead of time or does size...
by Lisa | Jun 30, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
LisaHello, We recently bought a rustic house that is finished with beautiful barn siding on the walls. They have quite a bit of remnant red paint. They are from an old barn in Iowa, and I have no idea how old they are. In much of the area, the red color seems to have...
by Hannah | May 3, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
HannahHi everyone, We live on a property with an old barn foundation (previous owners tore down the barn…assuming for structural reasons). We want to re-build a barn here and are unsure how to proceed. Here are the big questions: 1) There is existing concrete...
by Nathan Smedley | Apr 17, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
Nathan SmedleyHello I plan on building a 40×50 horse barn in the mountains but I need a roof snow load of 97psf. How do I increase this from the current plans?
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