I am not a builder and don’t know much about the subject but we own an old farm in the Adirondacks. Some of the barns have slate tile roofing. All have hand made timber framing. We only visit the area about every two years so though I have tried to make contact in the past ten years about the taking down and reusing of the barn materials I haven’t found anyone interested in the materials (or a share) for taking them down. We feel they need to come down as they are a liability. Can anyone provide some leads or helpful ways to interest someone in these barns?
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Frankie--
Unfortunately cannot help with your request. But if I could beg a favor--please do not burn it down... Saw a movie over the weekend ("Affliction", starring Nick Nolte), several scenes in a barn, which they burned to the ground, and it didn't appear to be hollywood magic. Made me really grimace...
Regards,
Rework
whereabouts in the Adirondaks ?...can you post a pic?... do you have any dimensions ?
Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
I rememeber someone who would take down old barns advertize in Fine homebuilding. check the back issues.
What color are the slate and how much do you have?
Mike, thanks for the responses. i was traveling and couldn't find the time to respond back until now. The barns are in eastern Adirondacks near southern end of lake Champlain area. I do have pics but don't know how to post on this site. Just getting responses has given me some hope though that there may be a way to have the barns taken down, use the slate roof tiles, and get out from under any liability for accidents. Have you any other thoughts? Frankie.
just that that is AJ's territory.. whom we haven't seen or heard from in about three months....
here's AJ...Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Here ya go........best I can do at the moment. Good luck.
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Frankie,
We have a friend locally who had a barn that needed to come down. He listed it on eBay to the highest bidder. He got several takers and finally a good price. He listed all the materials contained in the barn by board feet and sqare feet. You would be surprised what you can sell when you are exposed to millions of people all over the country.
Mike
You can call the New Jersey Barn Co. - (908) 782-8896 (they are the authors of the book 'Barn').
Jeff
T. Jeffery Clarke
I'm not saying salvaging building materials isn't worthwhile, I do it whenever I can. In fact, just a few weeks ago I salvaged some hardwood flooring out of a derelict old house. It looks beautiful now in a big back porch of a house being restored. It had a high labour content, though - the material was free. The trouble with old barns is that everyone thinks they're so valuable. Usually they're not. Whoever takes that barn down, after they add up all their costs and risks, will own old boards that will probably have cost more than the most precious, sound lumber. My advice without looking at it, is to donate it to the local volunteer fire department. The training they receive burning it down might save a life some day. enjoy the day! h.
Anyone remember that post a while back using a fertilizer bomb to explode the siding off a barn? I'd like to see that. Let the thunder crack and the waves roar,
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