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

[Orangeslice13]

I'll be in Chattanooga in a couple of weeks. Let's meet up.

Absolutely

 

[buckfama]

Ok.. got the lower floor pretty much torn dowm. Not nearly as much marketable wood as the upstairs.

Evidently the bottom floor had moisture issues and those little jerks the powder post beetles had been busy. Couldn't see their tiny little holes in the gloom before but sure as heck did after getting it out in the sun. They ruined a lot of good wood. In one of the pics you can see the lighter spots on the beam? That's the "powder" coming out of their little holes. The holes are tiny but they ruin the inside. Turn the wood into almost baby powder like as they bore horizontally through it.

Plenty of brown recluse to go around also, including the biggest one I have ever seen. It was huge. Snapped a quick pic with a lighter as reference before it went to that big web in the sky.

Gonna spend the next couple days denailimg and trimming so I can get caught up and start on the other section.

 

[buckfama]

Worked on denailing today and took the trailer over to a locals house to get 1 final modification done.

I had some info passed to me about a possible barn. I had tried to contact the guy last week but no luck. Tried again today finally got an answer.

Turns out the barn is directly across the road from where I'm working. I could see the hay loft from my jobsite but I never went and looked at it because I had no idea who to get permission from.

After talking to him I went by for a quick peek because it was getting dark.

I had no idea what to expect. The barn was an old mule barn from when they used mules to pull all the farm equipment.

At first I wasn't imprrssed. It was big but the siding looked thin and looked it was curling.

10 minutes later I changed my mind. Lol

This is the most impressive barn I have ever seen.

It was built by the same original Nunnley family that built the general store and the other buildings I'm currently taking down. These folks had money back in the day. Lol

It's solid oak from what i can tell.

Under the curling siding were 1 1/4 thick oak boards in perfect condition. It has 2x10 oak floor joists supporting the hay loft. The floor alone in the loft has to have 2500 board feet in it.

Some of the 2x6 and 2x8 are close to 20 feet long.

It's probably 40 feet tall at the peak, and around 100 feet x 80 feet.

It is as close to a timber frame barn as I have seen in Tennessee.

All of the support beams are at least 8x8 and larger, all oak. Some appear to be 25 feet long or longer.

I'm usually conservstive on the amount of wood in a building but this one easily has 15000 board feet.

It's so big I'm not sure how I would take it down. It's too large to pull down. Piecing it down seems to be the best option but because of the height I would have to come up with a way that didn't damage much wood.

I'm going back in the morning to take pictures and I'll post them tomorrow.

Calling the owner tomorrow to see what its gonna take to get it. I have to work out a deal to get this one but I know they want it gone so that's on my side. I'll pay for this one and smile while I do it. Lol

Wish me luck.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Good luck

 

[Tin Man]

Luck!!!!!!!

 

[buckfama]

Went back this morning to take a closer look at that barn in better lighting.

My old buddy Mr Powder Post Beetle had been busy at work in this sucker.

Because of the open ends in this barn and the hay loft door, it has allowed rain to blow into the barn and keep moisture in the wood. That's all those suckers need.

Basically everything down stairs is bad. The 1x boards on the side may be good, maybe not. They have siding over them on the outside. They look ok from the inside but you can never know for sure.

The pic I took down the center aisle of the barn, all the 2x6 and 2x10 floor joists you see are bad. Every single one.

All the downstairs oak beams are bad.

In the loft.. Some of the floor is ok.. the beams that are near the ceiling are ok. The 2x6 roof joists look good but you can't always tell until you get the roof off. Sometimes the tin roofs leak around the nails and rot, but it doesn't show on the outside. With that being said there are about 40 down each side so there are bound to be some good ones.

So it looks like I could get the tin, and what's good from the 1x siding, the beams in the loft, flooring and roof joists from the loft. That's about it. The rest would get pushed down and burned.

So it went from 15000 board feet to maybe 4000 lol.

I was so disappointed. It looked great last night but that's why you always look them over good before you decide or give an answer. And look at it hard. I could have committed to something that would have tied me up for 2 months and gotten a fraction of what I could be earning.

I'm gonna offer to take what I can, burn the rest, and him be responsible for the foundstion.

Hopefully around 2 weeks worth if work, take my 4000 board feet and move on.


He wants to talk on Monday so we will see.

 

[volfanbill]

5 gallons would last forever.
You could reapply 2 times a year. Would take less than 30 minutes

has to be a crappy product. It says Behr on it. Probably have to reapply 7 times a year. And I bet it's messy.

 

[joevol33]

Went back this morning to take a closer look at that barn in better lighting.

My old buddy Mr Powder Post Beetle had been busy at work in this sucker.

Because of the open ends in this barn and the hay loft door, it has allowed rain to blow into the barn and keep moisture in the wood. That's all those suckers need.

Basically everything down stairs is bad. The 1x boards on the side may be good, maybe not. They have siding over them on the outside. They look ok from the inside but you can never know for sure.

The pic I took down the center aisle of the barn, all the 2x6 and 2x10 floor joists you see are bad. Every single one.

All the downstairs oak beams are bad.

In the loft.. Some of the floor is ok.. the beams that are near the ceiling are ok. The 2x6 roof joists look good but you can't always tell until you get the roof off. Sometimes the tin roofs leak around the nails and rot, but it doesn't show on the outside. With that being said there are about 40 down each side so there are bound to be some good ones.

So it looks like I could get the tin, and what's good from the 1x siding, the beams in the loft, flooring and roof joists from the loft. That's about it. The rest would get pushed down and burned.

So it went from 15000 board feet to maybe 4000 lol.

I was so disappointed. It looked great last night but that's why you always look them over good before you decide or give an answer. And look at it hard. I could have committed to something that would have tied me up for 2 months and gotten a fraction of what I could be earning.

I'm gonna offer to take what I can, burn the rest, and him be responsible for the foundstion.

Hopefully around 2 weeks worth if work, take my 4000 board feet and move on.


He wants to talk on Monday so we will see.

Now that’s a project!

 

[buckfama]

Now that’s a project!

It's a big sucker that's for sure.

I would have loved to seen it in its prime.

The Nunnley family had it built. Not sure of the year. I didn't look at the nails so not sure if they are cut or wire nails which could help date it.

These folks had money. They owned over 10,000 acres at one time. Very wealthy and influential folks. And it shows in the quality of the lumber I have seen in these buildings. The thickness is unreal and way above what you normally see in a barn or building.

 

[Tin Man]

I could get the tin

Aw, shucks

 

[buckfama]

The rain on Monday was pretty consistent so I took the day off.

Got back after it today, until the rain moved back in lol. Got the rest if the roof structure cut out. Just gotta separate it.

Started loading up some of the larger beams and the rain hit again so I called it a day around 5.

 

[joevol33]

It’s coming down!

 

[buckfama]

It’s coming down!

Yes sir.. I have been caught up in the Gruden thread and missed a couple days. Took the roof off the front portion. Once you get the roof off and rafters down... It's whipped.

 

[Tin Man]

Gruden thread

Opium den...

 

[buckfama]

Today was mainly cleaning and sorting the mess I made yesterday. Lol

finiahed that and had enough time to check the floor in the front of the building. So far it looks good. I picked the worst area that already showed sign of water damage. If that's the worst area in the floor it will be fine. Just a small amount of termite activity going on.

Tomorrow will be spent pulling the floor and 2x and 6x6 beams underneath. After that the walls.

 

[buckfama]

What I started with and where I am now with the building. Almost done

 

[joevol33]

What I started with and where I am now with the building. Almost done

Progress!

 

[Tin Man]

I see tin?!?!?!

 

[Orangeslice13]

Rusted

 

[Orangeslice13]

When you walk out of Home Depot and you think the apocalypse might be beginning

 

[buckfama]

I see tin?!?!?!

Yes sir.. that's $2 a sheet in my pocket. That stuff sells for $5 to $7 on the retail side. I can't wait to get a storefront and start selling some of my stuff retail. Margins go way way up.

 

[buckfama]

When you walk out of Home Depot and you think the apocalypse might be beginning

Hamilton place?

 

[Orangeslice13]

Hamilton place?

Actually that is the Hamilton place parking lot

 

[buckfama]

Spent the day denailimg and trimming. It had been a slow process so far.

The 2x8's I ha e been denailimg are loaded with nails and a lot of them either break or are rusted off at the surface. In the past I would have had to burn these.. but I acquired a neat little tool that helps get these out.

It's called an Amish nail puller. It is great at getting out these problem nails.

There is a technique to using it and it's beyond my ability to explain it.

Go to you tube and they have a couple good videos on how they work.

Even though it is still taking me about an hour to denail 2 of these 2x8, they are worth between $23 to $28 each. So they are worth the time.

 

[joevol33]

Spent the day denailimg and trimming. It had been a slow process so far.

The 2x8's I ha e been denailimg are loaded with nails and a lot of them either break or are rusted off at the surface. In the past I would have had to burn these.. but I acquired a neat little tool that helps get these out.

It's called an Amish nail puller. It is great at getting out these problem nails.

There is a technique to using it and it's beyond my ability to explain it.

Go to you tube and they have a couple good videos on how they work.

Even though it is still taking me about an hour to denail 2 of these 2x8, they are worth between $23 to $28 each. So they are worth the time.

That’s cool, I didn’t know there was such a thing.