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...
by Aaron Esch | Mar 18, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek, Youtube tutorials
In this video we discuss if different timber species options, Jack Pine and White Spruce, will work in a barn project. Structural data at the link below. Eastern White Pine Jack Pine White Spruce We also go over my recommendation for insulation, and how to keep the...
by Brian kleiman | Mar 13, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
Brian kleimanAs I was looking through my plans I had a couple questions. It’s looking like the material is actual dimensions , am I correct on that ? Just wondering so I have the beams sized for the metal brackets . The other thing I noticed by looking way ahead as I...
by Abraham Liebel | Mar 12, 2021 | AskTheBarngeek
Abraham LiebelHello, I was just wondering if you know what the snow loads are for these barn kits? Very interested in building one with my sawmill but looking at all the details before I pull the trigger. Thank you, Abraham Liebel
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