buiboy
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Post by buiboy on Dec 10, 2014 17:21:33 GMT -6
Warmer weather in NH, that would be June? I'll take June or even May. This picture was taken Thanksgiving Eve.  Snowing pretty hard. |
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Post by buiboy on Dec 10, 2014 17:27:32 GMT -6
As you can see I have the battens almost complete.  North side  Back. As you can see the storm is wrapping in from the East.  South side  Looking back towards the house.  Time to go in and get ready for Thanksgiving day and the shoveling. |
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Post by Dave on Dec 10, 2014 18:48:20 GMT -6
Don't miss the snow and all that goes with it, at all.
Really nice to see it in the photos.
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Post by buiboy on Dec 14, 2014 7:09:20 GMT -6
Don't miss the snow and all that goes with it, at all. Really nice to see it in the photos. Next day "Thanksgiving 2014"  This brings my post up to date. I'll try to keep it that way.  |
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Post by tarnished on Dec 29, 2014 6:57:07 GMT -6
buiboy, Wow!!! Great Job. Your barn looks great! Build a nice warm fire out there, and work away till the snow is gone. You've got a great place to hole up for the winter.  Can't tell from the pics, but how do your big slider doors open? Looks like you have the two center sections on the same track, (inner track) and the two outer doors on the other?(outer track) Is this correct? How do you seal them where they meet? Have you completed your barn now, or are you going to finish the inside? Enjoy the posts, keep them coming. Tarnished |
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Post by buiboy on Dec 31, 2014 10:41:02 GMT -6
tarnished, Thanks for the kind words. I don't have any insulation or a ceiling of any kind up yet  so a fire only works if you stand right next to it. It was 18° this morning. My other shop has insulation and an oil furnace so I spend my winters in there mostly. I have a MGB roadster restoration project keeping me busy in there now. You nailed it...two doors on each track. They are backwards in the photo. The outer doors should be in the center and the inner doors on the outside. I've got them reversed so that mother nature discolors then evenly. I will correct them in the spring. The doors don't seal real well but are a bit better if I position them correctly on the tracks. This is one of the reasons I made the two swinging doors so that I could tarp the inside of the large door openings for winter if needed. I still have to finish the trim or jams on the large door openings. Hopefully I'll get to it next summer. I'll post any significant progress as I go. I don't think the barn will ever be totally completed. I love to build so the level of completion is simply a limitation of time and funds.  I've acquired some WHITE metal roofing for the ceiling. Also hoping to at least insulate and attach the roofing material to the ceiling this summer as well. |
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Post by tarnished on Jan 8, 2015 7:07:18 GMT -6
tarnished, I don't have any insulation or a ceiling of any kind up yet so a fire only works if you stand right next to it. It was 18° this morning. My other shop has insulation and an oil furnace so I spend my winters in there mostly. You nailed it...two doors on each track. I don't think the barn will ever be totally completed. I love to build so the level of completion is simply a limitation of time and funds. Buiboy, know what you mean about only working if your standing right by the fire. My barn is like yours with no insulation on sides, and there are so many gaps that the wind blows right thru. Can't seal all the cracks so no use trying for me. I do have furnace in shop that works if it is not real bad out. Right now it is -8deg, so not much work getting done now. Wish I had a hoist to lift my tractors. As for the doors, I have been thinking about using double track for new doors on my tobacco barn and was wondering how to seal them when they are closed. Trouble is, with double track sliders, I won't be able to have them all open at once, and this is a pain if moving stuff in and out. I think it is my only solution though if I want to add more doors for implement storage. Could use roll up doors, but I don't like the look. Like you, build is NEVER complete.  You sure have some pretty "WHITE METAL ROOFING" in those last pics for sure. |
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Post by buiboy on Jan 9, 2015 8:27:20 GMT -6
It was -7° here yesterday and 14° above this morning. Feels like a heat wave in comparison.  As fare as sealing the double doors, I'll be performing that task this summer and I will keep you posted with the results. I agree, I can never have all 4 sliding doors open at the same time but I felt it was a acceptable trade for not having to build huge heavy swinging doors. I felt the same way about roll up doors, they don't look right on this kind of barn and are very expensive. If I had planned a little better I might have done things much different but as I've stated previously, I never thought it would ever have doors or even a floor when I started. The initial intent for the barn was to keep firewood and implements under cover. Funny how things evolve. Stay warm and hope for an early spring.  |
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Post by fidler4 on Jan 18, 2015 23:56:12 GMT -6
I just got finished reading this entire post. Great job on the barn rehad! I really enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by buiboy on Jan 20, 2015 6:39:53 GMT -6
I just got finished reading this entire post. Great job on the barn rehad! I really enjoyed the photos. Thanks for sharing. fidler4, I enjoy posting and sharing the photos. It's only January (puke)and I'm already getting Spring Fever. Looking forward to making additional modifications to the barn this summer. |
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Post by buiboy on Feb 17, 2015 6:43:36 GMT -6
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Post by Dave on Feb 17, 2015 9:57:22 GMT -6
Not that great in Arkansas this morning either. 18 degrees to start, barn and yard covered with ice and sleet.
However, your barn sure looks good in those snow pics.
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so a fire only works if you stand right next to it. It was 18° this morning. My other shop has insulation and an oil furnace so I spend my winters in there mostly. I have a MGB roadster restoration project keeping me busy in there now.
I've acquired some WHITE metal roofing for the ceiling. Also hoping to at least insulate and attach the roofing material to the ceiling this summer as well.
I was born in Minnesota so I'm not a stranger to cold & snow but as I get older I'm developing less of a tolerance for it. 
I know I'm not the only one experiencing a cold snowy winter but thought I'd share a couple of photos for those that are not. 
