Barn Restoration

Posted By Dan From Clayton MI Hello,We just recently acquired an old farm house complete with a large, beautiful barn that has sadly seen neglect as many unfortunate Michigan barns have. Really, the only part that is an immediate hurry in terms of saving it is the...

Barn Home With Recycled Materials

My husband and I are making major changes in our lifestyle and are seriously thinking about building a barn home to live in. We love the thought of recycled materials. We would heat with an outside wood burner and try to make it as energy efficient as possible. Have...

New Barn on an Old Barn Foundation

Do you have a location where we could see the different barns in person? We also are not quite sure on exactly what options you offer. I mean if you wanted optional windows would the windows be included or would we need to buy them from a dealer on our own? How hard...

Reclaimed Flooring

Have you ever taken reclaimed hand-hewed beams and turned them into hardwood flooring? I am looking for information regarding this. In particular, I am trying to determine if this was done, would: 1) it be necessary to kiln dry the planks before installing the...

Save This Old Barn

Asked by Colleen From Stockbridge, MI   Hi, What can be done to save an old barn when property is sold to the State? My parents are in financial need of selling 66 acres of their farm land. Located on this property is a 2-story bank barn with a gable roof. It was...