Posted by fixerupper on April 20, 2013 at 17:29:56 from (100.42.82.30):
Dad bought this building used in 1949, put a new front on it and used it for a portable pasture hog building for 20 years or so. After that it was just used mainly for storage, while deteriorating in the weather. My son and some friends put some old used galvanized roofing steel on the roof maybe 15 years ago to slow the deterioration, but it kept going downhill. Three years ago I lined the inside with chip board, or whatever you call it, to tighten it up a bit and we put chickens in it. The old buzzards quit laying last fall so we got rid of them with the idea of getting new chicks this spring. The building's condition was to the point where I either had to do a lot of work on it or drag it to the burn pile. It has become part of the family so I decided to push it into the shop and rebuild. Here's the end result. I stripped off all siding and roofing and built it back up from there. It's maybe 30 percent original by now. I sheeted it with 3/4" CDX and put the steel over it. While I was at it I put fiberglass insulation in the walls. I left the old sheeting on the roof and put down 2X4 nailers for the steel roofing, with 1 1/2" of salvaged bead board insulation between the nailers. Then I put in a light ceiling using 1/4" mahogany underlayment for the ceiling board and fiberglass insulation between the rafters. it'll probably sag, but what the heck. New treated skids went underneath. I admittedly get a little carried away with my projects but I just can't go half way.
It only had two windows in the tall side so I added three more and lowered the new ones by about six inches.
Three windows on the side and one in the end can lean back for ventilation. All windows can be removed for more ventilation.
The old wiring was, well, old with a porcelain light switch and the works so I re-did the wiring. No mouse will chew it now.
Not a very good pic of the door but it's 3/4" CDX that I lined with sheet aluminum. Helps to have a close neighbor with a sheet metal brake. LOL.
Another view. This building should outlast me by a long shot unless a tornado blows it away. Sturdy as it is I could probably go out in the field, drag it home and continue using it. If we decide to not have chickens it can be used for about anything. I suppose I could move in there if Marilyn gets mad enough at me but I don't expect that anytime soon. LOL Why didn't I just build a new one? It's because restoration is what I like to do. Period. Jim
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