Posted by blinwmiaol.com on September 09, 2009 at 20:03:35 from (24.247.59.10):
In Reply to: Re: Leveling 1900's Barn posted by Flurette Farm on September 09, 2009 at 19:26:35:
I have done 2 barns in the same situation. What I did was start with the beam that was in the worst situation. I jacked up the beam then used come alongs to two different beams to pull the beam in to the place it needs to be. I dug out the original stones footers and poured a 18"x18"x3' concrete footer for each beam to set on. The barn I did most recently had 12" square beams so the 18" footers worked great. I did cut off the bottom couple inches of each beam so it was a good stout flat surface. I used a laser transit to set the level on each of the new footers. The footers I did were taller than the old stones to keep the beam up away from the moisture a little more. When I got to the point where most of the beams were set in place and carrying weight, I did not use those to pull on any more. I then used my 5020 as a dead weight to pull the remaining beams in place. Be carefull pulling the beams back in place, once the weight is off the ground, they should not pull hard so if you are encountering to much resistance, stop and figure out why. A chain or cable that lets go pulling in a beam could be a recipe for disaster. I am a week or so from buying a house with barn that is going to need two of the beams reset, so it looks like I will get to do it again.
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