Things built, torn down and other projects.(Pictures)

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#777
Tin Man said:
@buckfama, wedding date set, yet?
Have you gone trout fishing?
How's it going?
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I haven't had time to do anything except work man. Lol

I just picked up 7 barns/buildings in middle Tennessee. I outbid a guy from Kentucky and another from Nashville. Another huge job. I'll attach a few pics of the biggest barn. It's around 90 feet long and probably 45 feet wide. Somewhere around 35 feet at the peak of the roof. Massive timber frame style barn which is almost unheard of in Tennessee or the south for that matter. It was built by German immigrants in the early 1900's.

No wedding date yet and have not wet a line.

I have to get this job finished so I can move onto this large job. I had to do some shuffling around to fit this one in, bit I've got it figured out. I still have Ohio barns to take down, plus over a dozen in Tennessee. I'm selling some retail. I'm wide open right now with no end in sight. It's a blessing and a curse. Lol

Note - to give some perspective on sizes in this barn, those floor joists are 2x10 oak, not 2x8 or 6 like normal. And the roof rafters are 2x6's instead of the 2x4's you normally see. They look tiny way up there. Lol. Barn is 100% oak. Huge 10x 10 and 10 x 12 oak beams for the frame. IMG_20190728_172036357.jpg
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#778
This is the job I'm trying to finish up now. A smaller barn with a log pen inside and a smaller shed/workshop.


Again almost 100% oak (oak is always the species I'm looking for).

This barn was built around the late 1880's. The log structure is staying in place. The way it was constructed, they left a lot of sapwood which insects love, so they are too buggy to be of any value to me. The 1x material on the other hand is first rate. Like I said they are mostly oak, with a few pieces of hickory and poplar thrown in.

I'll end up getting around 3000 board feet from these 2 small buildings. They were around 90% salvageable which was awesome.

I also have a general store across the street to reclaim which was built around 1910. Its loaded with oak too, with a little poplar.

After I finish these 3, it will have made 7 buildings total I've taken down for these folks. They have been pleased with my work. Word has spread and I have picked up a few just from word of mouth.

Also looked at a log cabin just down the road, but haven't made an offer on it yet. IMG_20190730_152948138_HDR.jpgIMG_20190803_191536726.jpgIMG_20190803_191510901_HDR.jpgIMG_20190801_122335671.jpgIMG_20190511_113739620.jpg
 
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Tin Man said:
That big, oak, German barn has me drooling a bit, as do the 90 percenters
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It's all top notch quality.

Here is the biggest reason I got the German barn. Like I said, there are 7 buildings total. The huge barn, another barn that is about 2/3 that size and 5 smaller buildings.

Neither of the other 2 buyers were interested in the smaller buildings, they only wanted the big barn. I agreed to remove all 7 and for 2 reasons..

1. You can't ignore your customers needs. They need all 7 gone, you remove all 7 regardless if the others aren't as profitable.

2. You can't ignore the smaller buildings because they can be profitable too. One of those 7 is a small barn that was used as a sawmill and a workshop. Neither of the other 2 guys even looked at or inside it.

In the loft was about 2000 board feet of sawn, dried lumber that had been up there for 50 years. There are 1x boards that are 20 inches wide and some 2x15 oak board, at least $4,000 worth of premium lumber that had never had a nail in it. All I have to do is back a trailer up and load it.

Those 2 smaller barns I'm working on now, most guys wouldn't look twice at either of them. I'll make nearly $8000 of those 2 small buildings. They aren't much to look at from a quick glance, but once you look a little closer, the quality of the wood is hard to ignore. Those 2 guys being short sighted cost them this job.

Getting these huge barns is great, but the small ones are just as valuable and add to the bottom line nicely.

I'm glad most are short sighted when it comes to these smaller structures and how they do business, it adds profit to my bottom line daily. 😁😁
 
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Oh, and there will be an actual tree involved. I am not going to attach anything to the tree though. It will go around the tree in one of the front corners.
 
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#784
superdave1984 said:
Oh, and there will be an actual tree involved. I am not going to attach anything to the tree though. It will go around the tree in one of the front corners.
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Ok.
6x6 posts. No 4x4s. Absolutely notch as drawn. Put a carriage bolt through every post.
Spanning 8 feet you could use 2x6 but with a roof I wouldn’t. That’s a lot of weight. 2x8 joists and a 2x8 inner band. Use 2x10 for the outside band. Yes you want a double band even though it’s just a tree house. Put hangers on the joists and your good to go.
Also you won’t need the angle support if you notch and bolt the posts. Unless you like the look. Also put it on 16 inch centers.

I can’t wait to see the pictures
 
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#785
Handrail is showing 36. I know it’s not a permit project but I’d still put it at the very least 38. I install them at 42. If you want to get a feel for that the bottom of your light switches in your house are at 42.
 
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#788
How would I do a double band if I notch the posts? Just add it to the inside? A 42" railing is nearly as tall as my kids. But probably better to be safe-ish. I originally thought about no railing at all. Being raised in the 70's and all.


Orangeslice13 said:
Will there be a slide?
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That is an option as well. I watched a youtube where a guy added a slide made out of plywood and a roll of aluminum. Pretty sweet.

This is good info. Slice is the man.
 
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Tin Man said:
Will it be Christened with a water balloon fight?
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We have these.
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superdave1984 said:
How would I do a double band if I notch the posts? Just add it to the inside? A 42" railing is nearly as tall as my kids. But probably better to be safe-ish. I originally thought about no railing at all. Being raised in the 70's and all.



That is an option as well. I watched a youtube where a guy added a slide made out of plywood and a roll of aluminum. Pretty sweet.

This is good info. Slice is the man.
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The 2x8 sits in the notch. The 2x10 covers the outside and covers the decking.


I’ll draw a picture
 
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#793
And put a bunch of lag bolts through the 2x10 all the way around? Or just at the posts? Seems like I would need a couple every couple feet all the way around. Or am I overthinking this?
 
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superdave1984 said:
And put a bunch of lag bolts through the 2x10 all the way around? Or just at the posts? Seems like I would need a couple every couple feet all the way around. Or am I overthinking this?
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Bolts at through the post. Nail(or screw) the outer and inner band together 3 every 16 inches. Top to bottom pattern.
Build it and put the decking boards on then put the outer bsnd on last.
 
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#795
You see kids, today we learned that we’re all nerds in some shape or form. I don’t mind humble bragging that I’m a smart mfer when it comes to television and audio type stuff. I dunno how to do half of what Dave and slice are talking about.
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
Bolts at through the post. Nail(or screw) the outer and inner band together 3 every 16 inches. Top to bottom pattern.
Build it and put the decking boards on then put the outer bsnd on last.
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Would there be any benefit to using some liquid nails between the bands or is that overkill? Or would it even stick to treated lumber?
 
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