One More Barn Window To Go !!!

[Jeff '79]

I threw another window in Saturday & Sunday. All by myself. The header and window were a bit tricky but I got 'em all roughed in and sealed up. :seasix:
From This.....

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To This.....
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That header was one heavy mofo

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One mre to go and the back will be ready for metal :dance:

[Datawiz]

:seasix:

[island14]

Those windows bullet proof? :island14:




:leaving:

[simpleman68]

Nice looking windows Jeff :cool:

The roof looks really clean too. I'm sure I've seen it in other pics you posted but in this shot it really looks great. :cert:
Scott

[Jeff '79]

Nice looking windows Jeff :cool:

The roof looks really clean too. I'm sure I've seen it in other pics you posted but in this shot it really looks great. :cert:
Scott

Thanks Scott.
The roof was professionally done three years ago and was the first thing that I had done. Seems the back roof was never redone, consequently the back wall was pretty bad due to water leaks. I'm actually glad that I had to redo the entire wall because it's so much better with all of the new light that those windows let in. Total cost for the actual windows was $300 and they'll out last my life time. The metal roof & fascia was $12k. I'm starting to see the end of the tunnel....:seasix:
I wish that G & Datawiz could do it, as the entire thing would be done in 3 weekends...:Jeff '79:

[lspencer534]

Does this mean we won't have to listen to this barn story much longer?

[Jeff '79]

Does this mean we won't have to listen to this barn story much longer?

This goes on as long as Annie's name is mentioned...:seasix:

[Chuck A]

coming out great

[lspencer534]

This goes on as long as Annie's name is mentioned...:seasix:

Annie passed away?

[Jeff '79]

Annie passed away?

More windows, metal, concrete floor.
These threads will continue for at least 3 years...:shots:

Annie will be mentioned far past her demise. :seasix:

[lspencer534]

More windows, metal, concrete floor.
These threads will continue for at least 3 years...:shots:

Annie will be mentioned far past her demise. :seasix:

You're not even sorry she might have died? Have you no decency, sir? None at all?

[simpleman68]

I wish that G & Datawiz could do it, as the entire thing would be done in 3 hours...

:lol:

[Jeff '79]

You're not even sorry she might have died? Have you no decency, sir? None at all?

I know that she's alive dum dum....:kick::D

[island14]

dum dum.... :Jeff '79:

[Sea Six]

One mre to go and the back will be ready for metal :dance:

I'd need several MRE's if I had to do all that work, personally. :hurray:


That place just rocks. It just rocks.

:yesnod:



:cert:

[Jeff '79]

Man! What a bitch!
I went to remove the corner door and the entire corner was rotted, concrete and all
An 8"x 8" corner post was totally eaten, rotted , whatever.:omg:
Oh well... I pinned my ears back and got to it. The demo of the final 35' kicked my ass. Raccoon shit, 80 year old dust and you name it fell on me. 80°+ weather wasn't a joy either. I rebuilt the concrete, the entire corner, plates and sills and shored it up to the max. I actually had to cut the top plate back 4' and rebuild it.


http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07018_zps61a6f26b.jpg
http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07021_zps8549b68d.jpg
Sorry about the sideways pic but this is the rotten corner.

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Why are the pics siseways? Anyway, the corner is fixed and solid.
On to the last window.
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Man! It seemed like the 100' wall never ended.... Now that is a barn save right there. I don't know how much longer of neglect that that thing could have taken..
It's Miller time! :cert:

[JRD77VET]

Man! It seemed like the 100' wall never ended.... Now that a barn save right there. I don't know how much longer of neglect that that thing could have taken..
It's Miller time! :cert:

Congrats on the save but Miller? Really?

:leaving:

[Jeff '79]

Congrats on the save but Miller? Really?

:leaving:

Make tha a few Bacardi & Cokes.... It's just a saying! :D

[JRD77VET]

Make tha a few Bacardi & Cokes.... It's just a saying! :D

( while holding up a Yuengling Black & Tan ) This Bud's for you :toast:

[Grey Ghost]

That is a lot of work for one man!

[Jeff '79]

That is a lot of work for one man!

Ya no shit. Just the constant clean up was a bitch in itself, let alone building and lifting headers, etc....
Thank God my cousin made an appearance last night and helped me lift the last window in, otherwise I could have done it but it would have sucked. He deafened me driving in on this as he gunned the swine.
http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07057_zpsb2cc2c27.jpg

[VatorMan]

I'm still envious of that barn. You are definitely making a man cave. How will you heat it in winter ?

[Jeff '79]

I'm still envious of that barn. You are definitely making a man cave. How will you heat it in winter ?

I don't know yet. It's not insulated for the most part and has a large area cut into the loft for an eventual car lift.
I'm going to build a clean storage room which will be heated but 4000 sq ft. is a lot to heat, so it won't all be heated.

[Sea Six]

Incredible. Just incredible.


:hurray:

[lspencer534]

I don't know yet. It's not insulated for the most part and has a large area cut into the loft for an eventual car lift.
I'm going to build a clean storage room which will be heated but 4000 sq ft. is a lot to heat, so it won't all be heated.

Just use Sterno.

[island14]

What year and model is that? :island14:

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07057_zpsb2cc2c27.jpg

[Jeff '79]

What year and model is that? :island14:

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07057_zpsb2cc2c27.jpg

I dunno. I don't know anything about bikes.:shrug:
It's pretty cool lookin' though.
http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC07056_zpsb1e0b035.jpg

[JRD77VET]

I dunno. I don't know anything about bikes.:shrug:

Maybe it's better you don't have one then.

[Jeff '79]

Maybe it's better you don't have one then.

I don't ride... I never really got into it.

[JRD77VET]

I don't ride... I never really got into it.

If you ever decide to, just take the Motorcycle Safety Course before you ride on the street. :yesnod:

[Jeff '79]

If you ever decide to, just take the Motorcycle Safety Course before you ride on the street. :yesnod:

At 50 I'm not planning on starting to ride anytime soon.
I'll be the guy with the truck & trailer and tools for the ride to Sturgis.
Well, maybe not that either.. :D

[LATB]

Dyna Wide Glide

[JRD77VET]

At 50 I'm not planning on starting to ride anytime soon.
I'll be the guy with the truck & trailer and tools for the ride to Sturgis.
Well, maybe not that either.. :D

You're missing a great freedom by not riding. You and the cycle out in the elements as one unit. If difficult to proper explain but the ride is good for the soul. :yesnod:

[MrPeabody]

I don't know yet. It's not insulated for the most part and has a large area cut into the loft for an eventual car lift.
I'm going to build a clean storage room which will be heated but 4000 sq ft. is a lot to heat, so it won't all be heated.

If firewood is available and cheap, I would consider woodburning stove(s).

[Jeff '79]

You're missing a great freedom by not riding. You and the cycle out in the elements as one unit. If difficult to proper explain but the ride is good for the soul. :yesnod:

I hosed off nekkid behind the barn yesterday. :D
That's about as free as I felt in a long time.. I felt like I was at Woodstock or something. Speaking of unit.... :dance:

[JRD77VET]

I hosed off nekkid behind the barn yesterday. :D
That's about as free as I felt in a long time.. I felt like I was at Woodstock or something. Speaking of unit.... :dance:

Ahhhhhhhhh :willy:

Eye Bleach (http://www.eyebleach.com) for the save

[Jeff '79]

Ahhhhhhhhh :willy:

Eye Bleach (http://www.eyebleach.com) for the save

Ya sorry.
I was sweating like a stuck pig while demoing above.
All that dust and crap covered me like tar and feathers, so I had to do it.
Mmmmm! Eye bleach!

[LisaJohn]

Very nice!



Just 80*??? That's cold here. Tell us about warm when it's 98*!

[Jeff '79]

Very nice!



Just 80*??? That's cold here. Tell us about warm when it's 98*!

Ha! It was Florida humid though.
Yesterday it was 95° in the sun, but 84°ish in the barn.
It was a sweat box from the get go on Friday & Saturday.
Wednesday and Thursday were totally comfortable at 83° with no humidity.:cert:

[simpleman68]

If firewood is available and cheap, I would consider woodburning stove(s).

:yesnod: Abso-fricken-lutely.
You've got a single level, wide area space with lots of free hardwood nearby.
Oh yeah.

I ran an old Harman a few years back and it was fantastic for heat and could be setup to burn overnight once I got the air intake and flue dialed in.

Barn looks awesome brutha. I gotta get up there to see it one of these days.

I've been trying to schedule a trip to get up to see Mikey in the far North. You're on the way :shots:
Scott

[Jeff '79]

:yesnod: Abso-fricken-lutely.
You've got a single level, wide area space with lots of free hardwood nearby.
Oh yeah.

I ran an old Harman a few years back and it was fantastic for heat and could be setup to burn overnight once I got the air intake and flue dialed in.

Barn looks awesome brutha. I gotta get up there to see it one of these days.

I've been trying to schedule a trip to get up to see Mikey in the far North. You're on the way :shots:
Scott

Mikey is a good 2½-3 hours from the border and I'm 35 minutes.
Just gimme a heads up if your coming up this way and we'll check out The Falls and I'll give you the quick tour of Buffalo.

Well when the time comes to think about heat, after the floor is in, that will probably be what I do. That's a couple of years down the road though.

[simpleman68]

Mikey is a good 2½-3 hours from the border and I'm 35 minutes.
Just gimme a heads up if your coming up this way and we'll check out The Falls and I'll give you the quick tour of Buffalo.

Well when the time comes to think about heat, after the floor is in, that will probably be what I do. That's a couple of years down the road though.

Yeah man :cert:

[JRD77VET]

Very nice!



Just 80*??? That's cold here. Tell us about warm when it's 98*!


It's gets to freezing down where you live and you think the world is going to end :willy:

We actually have four seasons here :yesnod:

[Jeff '79]

Well.... I'm almost done for the season. :dance:
Some filling & trim work, some touch-up painting and trim painting, and I've reached my goal for this summer season.
I have to make the cross buck trim for the barn door and affix the latch on the bottom as well. I need to paint the ceiling grates and put them back up too. I have to get the plugs connected and replace the unsightly lights.
The hard part is over !!! YAY!!! :shots:
For the before pics, go to Post # 1 and Post # 17... These are of another 50' of barnage....
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:datawiz:

[Kerrmudgeon]

Good place for band practice! :thumbs:

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[wwomanC6]

Awesome summer project! Glad your reached your goal and the barn is looking very nice! :seasix: :hurray: You've done an great job fixing it!

[Sea Six]

That thing is just incredible, Jeff. You've done a great job.

[CertInsaneC5]

That looks great!! The whole thing is coming together. When does the outside siding go on? :cert:

[VITE1]

Looking good. :seasix::shots:

[JRD77VET]

The barn looks great :seasix:

[Jeff '79]

Good place for band practice! :thumbs:



Yes it is.:D.. I can't wait to get an amp out there and check out the acoustics. I want to complete it before I do that though, unless my cousin brings his over before that.

When does the outside siding go on? :cert:

Hopefully next summer.. I'm just wrapping it for the winter and hoping that I sell a lot or two. I need play money.....:ball:

[Jeff '79]

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC08373_zpsb0d17ad7.jpg
:datawiz:

Design Question???

Do you think that I should make four crossbucks, one in each of the four quadrants of the door or just one big one?
Keep in mind that there will be a white 2x4 crossing the center, where those brackets are, as a bar to keep the door closed.
Oh, and I'm thinking of widening the hole in the ceiling and manufacturing a lift.

[JRD77VET]

Design Question???

Do you think that I should make four crossbucks, one in each of the four quadrants of the door or just one big one?
Keep in mind that there will be a white 2x4 crossing the center, where those brackets are, as a bar to keep the door closed.

Paging RED to MS Paint software :D

:leaving:

[Bill]

Those windows bullet proof? :island14:




:leaving:

A: No, but it's OK, he's going to put a small pile of dirt in front of each window.

[Jeff '79]

Your suggestions were non-existent so I did my own design.

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC08385_zps156b7740.jpg

http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af113/jeff79/DSC08389_zps0ea170a7.jpg

I still have to take the brass handle and plate off and strip it, but you get the idea.

[LATB]

nice job Jeff. :cert:
a lot of usable work space in there. looks clean and bright. :seasix:

[Jeff '79]

nice job Jeff. :cert:
a lot of usable work space in there. looks clean and bright. :seasix:

It is almost stunning.
Once the floor goes in, it will be amazing...:cert:

[Norm]

Really looking good, gonna be a nice place to hang out. :seasix:
If you put fluorescents up, go with the T5's vs T-8's. You wouldn't believe how much light a 2 8' bulb T5 puts out, much brighter than the T8's. Of course, you could go LEDs, nice, but pricy.

[mrvette]

That thing is just incredible, Jeff. You've done a great job.

YEH, no shit, how many Messicans you hire....NFW you do all that yourself....

so fess up.....:waiting::cert:

[Jeff '79]

Really looking good, gonna be a nice place to hang out. :seasix:
If you put fluorescents up, go with the T5's vs T-8's. You wouldn't believe how much light a 2 8' bulb T5 puts out, much brighter than the T8's. Of course, you could go LEDs, nice, but pricy.

Norm, I think that it was you who recommended them to me a while back, when I reno'd the other half, and ya, I did put them up. :yesnod:
I used the double four footers , six feet apart. They are small and throw a lot of light so that is exactly what I will finish the rest off with...:seasix:
I just may follow your recommendation and go with eight footers . The electricity savings is quite substantial too, as compared to standard flourescents or regular light bulbs.

[Norm]

Norm, I think that it was you who recommended them to me a while back, when I reno'd the other half, and ya, I did put them up. :yesnod:
I used the double four footers , six feet apart. They are small and throw a lot of light so that is exactly what I will finish the rest off with...:seasix:
I just may follow your recommendation and go with eight footers . The electricity savings is quite substantial too, as compared to standard flourescents or regular light bulbs.

That's :cool:, looking forward to seeing the final results. :seasix:

[Jeff '79]

YEH, no shit, how many Messicans you hire....NFW you do all that yourself....

so fess up.....:waiting::cert:

Just me except for some help with installing the garage door and framing the first two windows in. My buddy is doing the extension jams and casings on the windows too. I hired a crew to do the roof. Other than that, I sure wish that I had a few messicans, because it's all me. One more summer and the interior will be done and ready for concrete. It'll be 2 years in October that I had started the interior reno. We're getting there....:yesnod: