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How-To store old barn wood to prevent from rotting before using?

Is it better to store old barn wood dry stacked outside with good ventilation and a pitched roof over it OR Store the wood stacked inside a garage that is not moisture controlled and risk too much humidity? It might be 1 year before I can actually put this wood to use but need to preserve it...
- bretcj7
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- Jan 31, 2014
- barn storage tobacco barn
- Replies: 9
- Forum: "How To" Forum
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Barn wood species identification and worth salvaging?

Hello friends - I cam across 4 barns like the one show in the photo that seem to be in pretty good condition for old barn wood. I was thinking this might be heart pine or yellow pine, but then after looking at it looks similar to white ash as well. Judging by the tobacco oil curers from...
- bretcj7
- Thread
- Jan 11, 2014
- barn tobacco barn
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Wood
Barn Quilt from Back
- DavidS
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- Sep 29, 2013
- barn quilt
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Barn Quilt from Road
- DavidS
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- Sep 29, 2013
- barn quilt
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Barn Quilt
- DavidS
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- Sep 29, 2013
- barn quilt
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The first step - cut the driveway

Didn't have skid steer, so we slowly and painfully made our way with a pretty decent backhoe to cut about 300' of driveway. Thanks to Bob for the machine and the backhoe work.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Trusses installed

We selected the hottest day of the year (literally) in July to set the trusses. It nearly killed us. These trusses are straight, plumb, and parallel along their entire length. If you know how flimsy they can be out-of-plane, you'll recognize what a feat that was. Thanks again to Joey for...
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
More string lines

Actually we call them Beck lines now. My friend Joey was fanatical about everything being straight - more SLOW time.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Steel plates to secure beams to posts

Cut the steel and made the holes with a plasma cutter. Then had to match drill all holes through (3) 2 x 12s and what was left of 6 x 6 after notching. Since what was left was so small, I used the steel plates.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Sheathing going up
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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Better view of studs and details

Eight foot wide opening at left of pic is for front doors.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Trusses are here
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Shear walls

Corner walls are built as shear walls to help stabilize the building and reduce movement.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
2 x 6 studs

Studs (at back of building) weren't permitted to touch the slab (as in conventional construction with a sill plate), so we held them off what would be the floor by 6". If they were to bear on the floor and the floor heaved from frost, they would jack up the building. The studs are to...
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
A wee dram

A well-deserved reward - purlins are up.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
String lines

Lots of measurement and verification for all aspects. There's a time to go fast and a time to go slow. This is the SLOW part. All poles are plumb, equidistant, with notches on the same plane.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Lots of diagonal bracing

6 x 6 poles with 2 x 12 band boards. My neighbor has a great view of the whole show.
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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- Album: Shop Construction - Prep
Poles are all planted

Now they just need water and fertilizer
- wdwrkr
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- Feb 17, 2013
- barn grading poles site
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Weathered barn siding needed

I have a customer needing 3500 SF of weathered barn siding. Any species or profile is acceptable. Some old paint on it is not a problem. The wood needs to be sound. The kicker is he only wants to spend $1.00 or so per square foot. Anyone have a source or knows of an old barn and wants to...
- donbake1
- Thread
- Sep 8, 2011
- barn needed siding weathered
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Wood
Barn Wood Dining Table

DIning Table made from 100+ year old reclaimed Barn Wood
- 4barnwood
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- Aug 23, 2011
- barn dining table wood
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- Category: Furniture - 2012 Calendar Contest