I thought I would post a bit on my main summer of 2018 vacation project at the farm....
This hog (pig) barn was one of the original farm buildings, probably built in the 1920s. I have a 1938 aerial photo that shows it was there then. It was added onto about 1955. The last time any hogs were in there was I think in 1994. Long obsolete then. I remember growing up setting out late at night in there when sows were farrowing and dealing with newborn piglets, etc. Quality time spent with a pitch fork too, haha.
This photo from 1967 shows the barn and it looks the same now.
Its been used for storage of misc. junk ever since. I have had some parts stored there for >20yrs, including some Studebaker parts.
The roof had some work done about 1993 but its been leaking since and gotten "critical" the past few years. Either fix it or get everything of any value out of there as it will be ruined.
So, this summer I went through the re-roof process. A metal roof was put on for cost/time reasons. Also, I am doing this myself alone w/o any helpers.
I started on this back in June on the South side (worst part):
The design of the barn had these skylights. They were the main reason the roof leaked since its last redo. All the old hog barns in this area had these sort of skylights that were designed to open up for ventilation. Most all of them are now gone.
I removed the hardware and covered it over as too much trouble.
This re-roof was done about 1993 but must have been bad materials as it was going south even 10 yrs ago. Holes in the roof here and the asphalt shingles are disintegrating.
I had to fix the rafters in this area to support the new roof.
Work continued for the rest of the south side:
The 1955 addition was done on the cheap and the roof was sagging. I used a floor jack and post to push it up before adding some structural improvements:
I had a brainstorm on how to get the metal sheets up the roof by myself. I got some big clips and casters and attached to some scrap plywood. Clip this to the top end of the sheet and it was easy to slide it up the roof w/o it catching on the old shingles.
At the bottom a "calibrated" piece of wood and C clamp to hold the lower edge in place.
Normally, 2 people would do this but its just me so some ingenuity is required.
I stopped work 4th of July week here:
I was going down to finish the project on July 28th when I was in a traffic accident and my truck got damaged. I ended up going down 2 days later with the car with what I could cram in for tools to finish this project. My 12' step ladder had to stay home.
Fortunately, I got it DONE and it should be good for the next 40+ years now.
The old dairy barn is pretty much a goner. Too big of a project and not worth the $$$. Its in worse shape than this hog barn was. Unfortunately, the hazmat rules in this area mean it will have to collapse as a eyesore as the cost of having it demo'd and legally disposed of are significant. In times past it would get burned or buried but not anymore w/o significant $$$$
This hog (pig) barn was one of the original farm buildings, probably built in the 1920s. I have a 1938 aerial photo that shows it was there then. It was added onto about 1955. The last time any hogs were in there was I think in 1994. Long obsolete then. I remember growing up setting out late at night in there when sows were farrowing and dealing with newborn piglets, etc. Quality time spent with a pitch fork too, haha.
This photo from 1967 shows the barn and it looks the same now.
Its been used for storage of misc. junk ever since. I have had some parts stored there for >20yrs, including some Studebaker parts.
The roof had some work done about 1993 but its been leaking since and gotten "critical" the past few years. Either fix it or get everything of any value out of there as it will be ruined.
So, this summer I went through the re-roof process. A metal roof was put on for cost/time reasons. Also, I am doing this myself alone w/o any helpers.
I started on this back in June on the South side (worst part):
The design of the barn had these skylights. They were the main reason the roof leaked since its last redo. All the old hog barns in this area had these sort of skylights that were designed to open up for ventilation. Most all of them are now gone.
I removed the hardware and covered it over as too much trouble.
This re-roof was done about 1993 but must have been bad materials as it was going south even 10 yrs ago. Holes in the roof here and the asphalt shingles are disintegrating.
I had to fix the rafters in this area to support the new roof.
Work continued for the rest of the south side:
The 1955 addition was done on the cheap and the roof was sagging. I used a floor jack and post to push it up before adding some structural improvements:
I had a brainstorm on how to get the metal sheets up the roof by myself. I got some big clips and casters and attached to some scrap plywood. Clip this to the top end of the sheet and it was easy to slide it up the roof w/o it catching on the old shingles.
At the bottom a "calibrated" piece of wood and C clamp to hold the lower edge in place.
Normally, 2 people would do this but its just me so some ingenuity is required.
I stopped work 4th of July week here:
I was going down to finish the project on July 28th when I was in a traffic accident and my truck got damaged. I ended up going down 2 days later with the car with what I could cram in for tools to finish this project. My 12' step ladder had to stay home.
Fortunately, I got it DONE and it should be good for the next 40+ years now.
The old dairy barn is pretty much a goner. Too big of a project and not worth the $$$. Its in worse shape than this hog barn was. Unfortunately, the hazmat rules in this area mean it will have to collapse as a eyesore as the cost of having it demo'd and legally disposed of are significant. In times past it would get burned or buried but not anymore w/o significant $$$$
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