Re: O/T What's happening to the old barns

Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on June 13, 2006 at 16:13:34 from (209.71.222.37):

In Reply to: O/T What's happening to the old barns posted by TomR Ont on June 13, 2006 at 15:38:53:

In Eastern Ontario the round bale did the traditional barn in. The barns designed for loose hay worked not too badly for small square bales, as long as lots of labour was available to handle them. While the traditional barn made clever use of gravity, today's barns use hydraulics to do the heavy lifting.

The main barn on the family property overlooks the valley and is a landmark for miles around. It survived a hurricane in 1982 which shifted it 12" south on the east end of its foundation, but didn't take a nail or a board from its ash-tenoned frame.

Unless I replace the north sills, though, the barn is doomed. That's 90' of 12X12" timber to muscle into place, and at least 2000 square feet of plank to replace rotted floors in the mows.

The roof's interlocking tin, still in fine condition after a hundred years or so. The sheeting isn't bad, but the sills and the flooring are a real problem.

There must be a more efficient way to store lumber and tractors.

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