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<blockquote data-quote="TexasRancher" data-source="post: 1744017" data-attributes="member: 8359"><p>[USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] Yes, that's the barn....just walk a few step in (seriously) look up...if most of the roof timbers-joist are dry and solid....and it's only the wall to foundation pier supports that are giving way...which i know they are. Then it's salvageable to stand again. the roof is expensive side beams and quick piers (logs/pressure treated 1 to 2 foot long runners place on the ground, or entire 8 foot 4x4 on the ground as a pier) are inexpensive, no cement no shovel needed (jacking & supporting..slowly)...you got all the side tin too. This barn is just another case of poor footing and walls....the roofs last the longest. Your forefathers would be happy if you gave it another look...don't let a good roof and easy to fix wall beams steer you away. Hey, once you run that first angled 2x6 (on the inside) bracing and stabilizing two or more new wall beams....you'll see the dream. Hire someone. Make it 8' high to the roof edge...you don't need to go back to 10 or 12 foot entrance clearance. multiple 4"x4" beams...even cheap 3x4 landscaping timbers for the walls will work. The new wall cost should match the roof quality...and will get you down the road another 30 to 60 years....then knock it down. The fact it hasn't lost it's roof tin tells my the roof joist and runners are in great shape.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasRancher, post: 1744017, member: 8359"] [USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] Yes, that's the barn....just walk a few step in (seriously) look up...if most of the roof timbers-joist are dry and solid....and it's only the wall to foundation pier supports that are giving way...which i know they are. Then it's salvageable to stand again. the roof is expensive side beams and quick piers (logs/pressure treated 1 to 2 foot long runners place on the ground, or entire 8 foot 4x4 on the ground as a pier) are inexpensive, no cement no shovel needed (jacking & supporting..slowly)...you got all the side tin too. This barn is just another case of poor footing and walls....the roofs last the longest. Your forefathers would be happy if you gave it another look...don't let a good roof and easy to fix wall beams steer you away. Hey, once you run that first angled 2x6 (on the inside) bracing and stabilizing two or more new wall beams....you'll see the dream. Hire someone. Make it 8' high to the roof edge...you don't need to go back to 10 or 12 foot entrance clearance. multiple 4"x4" beams...even cheap 3x4 landscaping timbers for the walls will work. The new wall cost should match the roof quality...and will get you down the road another 30 to 60 years....then knock it down. The fact it hasn't lost it's roof tin tells my the roof joist and runners are in great shape. [/QUOTE]
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