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Post by BSAschields on Oct 1, 2013 10:30:43 GMT -6
Unknown to me until the last minute my neighbors 1/2 mile away bulldozed their 1800's farmhouse and started to burn everything. I caught them in time to save some of the larger beams and joist. got some old door hardware as well. I am hoping that I will be able to build a large garage with this wood visible, so that the new building looks like it was always there mixed in with my old barn ext. Ideally a garage thats 2 cars wide and 2 deep with workspace and benches. Dont know if this wood will work for this plan but it would be nice to have a new mouse tight modern garage that fits in with the old farm.     The longest beam is almost 30 ft long and most of the other joist and beams range from 10 to 18 ft long Do you think I can build a garage out of this??? What size floor space should my goal be? And how (or who) do I design the garage equivalent of an old barn utilizing the dimensions of the wood I have here? Some other rescued boards  |
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Post by Dave on Oct 2, 2013 9:19:10 GMT -6
My first question back to you is, are there any local permits and or codes that will have to be met?
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Post by BSAschields on Oct 4, 2013 12:06:08 GMT -6
Something I will have to look into but I am hopeful that it wont be too strict considering we are zoned agricultural and at one time there were a lot more building on the property . We still have 5 acres so its not like there will be a space issue..... Never got permits for other projects but this one might be too big to hide .... lol
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Post by Dave on Oct 4, 2013 12:39:34 GMT -6
From what you said that would be ideal, I would say you are looking for a minimum of 24 x 36. And that would be tight. 24 x 40 would be better.
Question, do you wish not to have any posts in the floor space? Or clearspan?
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Post by neighbor on Oct 7, 2013 3:57:00 GMT -6
I would suggest building your new garage as stick built or pole building whichever you choose. Use the old barn timbers as accents on the interior. Gauging by the appearance of the condition of the timbers I wouldn't rely on them as structural supports. I also have a bunch of old barn beams and I plan to use them as appearance beams in a new house or a new garage.   |
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