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Fixing Barn Floor - Dec. 2005

       
    
    
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Larch, logged from the tree farm
1 Larch, logged from the tree farm
 
Winter came too early
2 Winter came too early
 
Last of the larch logs - too twisted
3 Last of the larch logs - too twisted
 
Logged oak from the back 40. Flooring is 2x10 scaffold planks
4 Logged oak from the back 40. Floorin…
 
Last section of floor - existing beams are in poor shape
5 Last section of floor - existing bea…
 
No more larch - will add oak floor beams
6 No more larch - will add oak floor …
 
About 420 sq. ft. to go
7 About 420 sq. ft. to go
 
Beam ends rotten, but enough solid wood left
8 Beam ends rotten, but enough solid w…
 
Not much holding up the barn wall
9 Not much holding up the barn wall
 
Arrrgh........another rotten post
10 Arrrgh........another rotten post
 
Larch beams visible under new section of floor
11 Larch beams visible under new sectio…
 
Some equipment and hay parked on the replaced floor section
12 Some equipment and hay parked on the…
 
Damn wall hanging outside the foundation - reverse gravity in action!
13 Damn wall hanging outside the founda…
 
The SOB who renovated this barn in 1987 should be shot!
14 The SOB who renovated this barn in 1…
 
Brother John enjoying the minus 15°C temperature
15 Brother John enjoying the minus 15°C…
 
Oak beams about 500 lbs. each - us old farts could still move them
16 Oak beams about 500 lbs. each - us o…
 
New floor took weight of Bobcat and logs - about 13,000 lbs.
17 New floor took weight of Bobcat and …
 
When this is finished, I might just move in.
18 When this is finished, I might just …