Moisture content effecting the building

by | Apr 5, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Jesse Branham from Lagrange Indiana   I am looking to deconstruct a barn and move it and convert it into a house. It is in good condition but its seen a lot of rain and just open air and humidity. Wont the timbers move and buckle once its sealed...

Building a Chicken Barn

by | Mar 23, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Anonymous   I need some type of design for a chicken barn. not just any chicken barn, my husband has the funding to start a small hatchery and turn it into a large franchise, nation wide maybe global with our connections. We need a barn design that will...

Barn alteration stability

by | Mar 18, 2014 | AskTheBarngeek

Asked by Gary Ernst from Howell, Mi   I have an old hip roofed dairy barn that has an open haymow, no beams tieing the sides together other than the haymow floor which is resting on concrete block aprox. 7′ high. There are posts on the walls supporting the...