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?
by Pamela | Apr 5, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
PamelaGood Morning! We have your 20×30 gambrel with 10ft shed plans. I’m trying to locate a calculation for size of piers. Can you please advise? Thanks and Happy Easter!
by Adrianne | Mar 25, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
Adrianne We recently bought a historic ranch with beautiful 100 year old barns! They are structurally sound but very drafty, to the point snow drifts in. We’re in Colorado near a mountain peak at 8500ft elevation, so we get blizzards and a lot of wind. We would...
by Michael Conroy | Mar 22, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
Michael ConroyHi, I have several oak trees over a couple of acres that I need to take down. Some of them are too close to the house. Others are too close to the driveway. Some are 16-18″ diameter at the base. Many are 12-14″. I can drop them and split them...
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