HOOP BARN PROBLEMS

[hillside]

HAVE 40X70 HOOP BARN USALLY RUN 140 BUCKET CALVES IN IT. I CAN ROLL BOTH SIDES UP AND HAVE TWO 12X12 OVER HEAD DOORS W/ 2 EXHAUST FANS ON EACH END. PROBLEMS: TOO MUCH HEAT IN SUMMER. ITS NICE IN WINTER TIME, WATER SELDOM FREEZES VERY MUCH BUT WE HAVE MOISURE TROUBLE IN WINTER. SOME ONE TOLD ME IF I CUT OUT ABOVE BOTH 12X12 DOORS AS WIDE AS DOORS AND UP ALLTHE WAY UP I COULD ELIMINATE THESE PROBLEMS.BEFORE I CUT MEDAL SIDING WOULD LIKE SOME SUGGESTION FROM OTHERS HILLSIDE

 

[buckaroo_bif]

what the heck is a hoop barn?

 

[Howdyjabo]

Before I did that(hurts structural integrity) I would look into installing somekind of vents in the top. Think along the lines of ridgeline vents . That would help even more than opening the ends for both your moisture and heat problems.

 

[msscamp]

what the heck is a hoop barn?

That's what I'm wondering too, at least I'm not the only one. :lol: :lol:

 

[buckaroo_bif]

what the heck is a hoop barn?

That's what I'm wondering too, at least I'm not the only one. :lol: :lol:

maybe he's talking about a "roundtop"?

 

[msscamp]

what the heck is a hoop barn?

That's what I'm wondering too, at least I'm not the only one. :lol: :lol:

maybe he's talking about a "roundtop"?

I can't say as I've ever heard that term before, either.

 

[buckaroo_bif]

oh you know! a barn with a round top!

 

[Chuck]

Something like this. Some have ends in them and are completely enclosed. http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl ... /hoops.htm

 

[buckaroo_bif]

aah so!
so that's a hoop barn!

 

[msscamp]

Thank you, Chuck, now I know what hillside is talking about. I've seen them, just didn't know what they were called.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Chuck, thanks for posting the link. I knew exactly what a hoop barn was, but couldn't find a way to describe it for msscamp and bif.

Katherine

 

[warpaint]

While I have to admit I had never heard the term, I have seen several folks that use the quanset hut design. Now what was the question? :shock:

 

[buckaroo_bif]

While I have to admit I had never heard the term, I have seen several folks that use the quanset hut design. Now what was the question? :shock:

he says it gets too hot in the barn in the summertime...

 

[warpaint]

Oh yeah!

Put some whirly birds on top. ;-)

 

[mdmdogs3]

Something like this. Some have ends in them and are completely enclosed. http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/nwl ... /hoops.htm

this webpage contains this - "A vent for air circulation runs along the top ridge..."

 

[Bez!]

Call the manufacturer and ask.

Bez!

 

[hillside]

Not able to put a ridge vent because it is material and you can't cut the material. If I had to do all over again there would be a vent up there. As for structural support, the ends do not support building. I am probably going to cut these ends out if no other suggestions. Hillside

 

[Muratic]

Hillside,

Look at this thread. E-mail this Matt guy. I'm sure he'll have an idea or 2 for ya.