1850s barn foundation project

[Sled Puller]

Been busy on this, global warming has not been cooperating, as 3" of snow fell this morning, and below 32F for the last 3 days.



Next time a global warming sky is falling freak says one word to me, I'm gonna punch him right in the mouth. :-laf



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[bmoeller]

I'm glad there are people who are willing to save the old barns, and have the resources to do so.

 

[rbattelle]

Wow, what an awesome project! What are you going to use the barn for when it's finished?

Ryan

 

[apkole]

Gene,



Nice project. When my folks moved to our family farm in 1958, a new foundation for the barn was the first priority. The old was knocked out, forms were set. Lots of field stone was set in the concrete as the foundation was poured. That old electric mixer was kept going for weeks on end that summer. I was only 5 at the time, so missed alot of hard work. But there was plenty left as I grew older . . . . .



Don't think that redi mix was even a dream back then.



Andy

 

[Sled Puller]

1958 is about when this one needed done!! Honestly, there is enough field stone around here, that forming and pouring was an option. Decided we didn't want to deal with the forms, and mess with the rock.



I would guess in the 40s this barn/farm was "state of the art", for this area. It had a small silo, with covered enclosed walkway, at the end of the stantions. (milking cow holders for you non farmer types) A concrete gutter. A grainery, Horse stalls, Hay and grain chutes, hay trolley, a cupolo(long gone) Inside drilled well,+a milkhouse with a dug well.



Behind the barn was about a 6 acre orchard, as well as a maple syrup camp, 2 oil wells, and every low spot in the fields had stone ditch drainage.



Ryan,

Fill it with 12V Dodges, so I have enough parts to last me a longggg time.

:-laf

 

[apkole]

Anything left of the sugar bush?



That much sq. footage for storage is pretty reasonable $ with a little sweat equity. Shoot, you've even got a built in physical conditioning program right there. Get some people to pay you to let them exercise while they work!:-laf



BTW, where did all of that cribbing come from? You in the house moving biz?

 

[Sled Puller]

You mean the maple trees?, just a couple, most of the big ones left went down in the last 20 years.

Cribbing? Shoot, nothing $1200 and a trip or two to the local sawmill won't take care of. $6 for a 4"x6" 8' long, hard wood. They will be for sale, at the end of the summer, lol!!

We are infested with small mills in this area, a lot of them Amish.

I call it crippleing, not conditioning!! Most of the block work will be hired out.

 

[rbattelle]

$6 for a 4"x6" 8' long, hard wood.

Wow, that's a good price. Are you doing most of the work yourself?



Ryan

 

[Sled Puller]

I've done everything except lay the block, JB Construction is taking care of that(John Byler) LOL. Hes a rogue Amish, uses a cell phone, but has an English drive him around.