Posted by Mark - IN. on January 25, 2012 at 16:28:02 from (71.201.65.26):
In Reply to: lowering barn floor? posted by Super Steve on January 25, 2012 at 15:22:31:
I had a neighbor do that to his double wide garage some years back when I lived in Illinois. He was a small contractor that was growing and needed the space, so he worked his way around the whole thing, raising it a little all the way around, and around, and around until he had it up a couple of feet, filled it in with a cinder block foundation, then lowered it into place. All in all he raised it about two feet, then added on about 20' in the back, sided it all. Came out good.
If I read this correctly, is 60x40, but is only 6' high inside? I think that I would consider going up a few feet, put the trusses back down in place, enclose it all.
Going down 6" certainly would be the easiest, but wouldn't gain much, and could gain plenty of water during a real good rain.
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