Barn Build

[ET]

Sorry it has taken so long but the build is completed, at least the floor is in but Ive got weeks of exterior grading and lots of interior work to do.  I just read Jeffs post on being able to load pics from my phone and I think it worked. Im going to post pics from this winter setting posts to last Mondays final pour, 99 yards worth. Here goes

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

[WDH]

Wow!  What a barn.

[luvmexfood]

Looks good. A lot better than some houses I have seen people living in. So where does the recliner go?

[Larry]

That's big like in huge.

First concrete truck I've seen with a snout.  Looks like a good idea.

[luvmexfood]

That's big like in huge.

First concrete truck I've seen with a snout.  Looks like a good idea.

First time I ever saw one of those type concrete trucks I was doing some training down in Baton Rouge. First thought came to my mind was "here comes a concrete truck going backwards".

[thecfarm]

That is a mighty nice"barn".  Go Big or Go Home.  ;D

[Den Socling]

I've built my shops by pouring concrete and then putting the building on top. I'm wondering why you did it in the opposite order?

[Don_Papenburg]

Too cold with the white stuff on the ground?

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

Thats not a barn......its a hanger.

[pigman]

The barn will not be large enough, they never are. They have been using front unloading concrete trucks around here for years. The shoot is controlled hydraulically by the driver in the truck.

[Den Socling]

Pigman is right Those front chutes have been around for a long time.

[goose63]

That barn would look good here at my place

[Bricklayer51]

Around here they are called rite ways. Been around for years. After 37 years of pouring concrete I found out from a concrete tech teacher I had been placing it not pouring.

[ET]

The new barn is 104x60. The old barn was 104x40 (bank barn), heres a few pics of when it was getting dismantled. 

  

 

The old barn was dangerous, foundations falling apart, floors broken through etc.

Im hoping I can get my mill, drying area, new woodworking shop, and a room to keep kiln dried lumber in. Lots to do, you would not know Im retired.

[sandhills]

I love it!
PS. if my wife sees this I blame you  .

[petefrom bearswamp]

Nice building!
As Pigman said, it wont be big enough.

[bigred1951]

the old barn you tore down looks better shape then some one the ones that get used dailey around here

[Autocar]

I like your new barn but the old one is even better in my eyes.

[WDH]

That old barn has seen a lot of history. 

[ET]

Den, it is a pole barn where the poles go down 4-6 feet into the ground. If the concrete were put down first then they could not drill the holes. I built my garage 54x30 with concrete and a one course of block and pole built on that. Its alot more expense. 

I originally wanted a 40x60 barn and a 24x40 sawmill shed and a 24x80 drying barn but 30% more expensive than building the one big one.

Im hoping it will be big enough for everything. I plan on putting the kiln inside too. Only non farm or sawing thing going into the barn will be my camper. Its starting to show its age sitting outside.

I agree that tearing down the old barn was pretty tough, but all the wood was reclaimed and as I hear its already all around the country in various new projects, this makes me feel better. I kept one white oak sleeper (40 ft long) it has 160 rings and was placed in 1875 which makes that tree growing maybe in the 1600's. Have not decided how to use the wood yet.

I also still have another 30-40 old bank barn left and will restore it someday. Ill get a pic of it and post.

[ET]

Here's a few pics of my smaller bank barn. Its way to cool to dismantle, I will restore it someday. Yes it is stuffed with everything. 

  

  

 

[Peter Drouin]

Nice. 8)

[John25mm]

ET both the old and new barns look great. It is a shame about the other barn though. My Brother-in-law and his family came down from Ohio a few years ago and poured/placed a new driveway in for me and the wife(35 yards worth) and it was the first time he had ever worked with a front discharge mixer. At first he was wondering about how it would go(he has worked with concrete for the past 25+ years) mid way through the first load he was in love. The fact that the driver can control everything right from his seat and get out of the way when things are moving fast made his day. The wife and I are getting ready to put concrete in out pole barn up in Ohio later this year and everyone is right it isn't big enough. We started out with 20'x32' and are now adding 14' wings to either side. The only difference I can see between yours and ours is we are putting in radiant heat in ours.
Again enjoy and they both look great I am a bit jealous of you though.

[thechknhwk]

That is a mega-barn.  Congrats.

[ET]

Hi John and thanks for the reply and compliments!  I seriously thought a long time about putting in radiant floor heating. I understand it completely as back during the oil embargo of the 70's I designed and built a hot water heating system complete with blower, aquastats, sail switches, heat exchangers, etc. worked great for over a decade heating my family home, then I broke down and bought a propane furnace. Im planning on heating my new woodworking shop (20x30) with a wood furnace (air) and maybe have a small propane furnace for backup. Im just tired of tinkering with gadgets, wood heat is just dandy in my book. My time is is better spent sawing than worring about another electronic device failing and costing me to fix it. Sorry for rant, IMHO.  Ernie