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Bunker Hill Standing Rock Road

1. 2006: Overview 2. Woods and... 3. Inside Details 4. Friends,... 5. Outside... 6. The Barn 7. Repairing... 8. Repairs on ...

Repairing the Barn

Date: 07/28/2007
Owner: Joe
Size: 28 items
Loft floor, rotten boards. Picture taken from the ground level.

Loft floor, rotten boards. Picture taken from the ground level.

Date: 05/12/2007
Views: 270
Rotten side of barn. At the right is one of the pen dividers.

Rotten side of barn. At the right is one of the pen dividers.

Date: 05/12/2007
Views: 164
Springtime. One of the pens has standing water from the open roof.

Springtime. One of the pens has standing water from the open roof.

Date: 05/12/2007
Views: 168
The backmost pen on the left has been filled with used tires.

The backmost pen on the left has been filled with used tires.

Date: 05/12/2007
Views: 182
Leveling up the inside wall of the barn.

Leveling up the inside wall of the barn.

I am using two 4by4s tied together as lever with rocks as a weight to lift.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 183
Close up of levers showing lifted beams.

Close up of levers showing lifted beams.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 178
These are my digging tools.

These are my digging tools.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 159
I took out one of the rocks and will put blocks under this.

I took out one of the rocks and will put blocks under this.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 161
Double levers with rocks.

Double levers with rocks.

To lift the beams and the wall.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 166
Propping up the floor above.

Propping up the floor above.

For redundancy, just to make sure everything is held up good.

Date: 07/12/2007
Views: 181
Lever bending a little.

Lever bending a little.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 157
Blocking it up a little at a time.

Blocking it up a little at a time.

I reset the fulcrums under the thing several times in order to keep raising it.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 168
Beam leaning sideways.

Beam leaning sideways.

This beam tended to get a little cock-eyed.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 171
Beam leaning sideways.

Beam leaning sideways.

This beam tended to get a little cock-eyed.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 169
Laser level.

Laser level.

I used this on the floor up in the loft to see how far it was still off level.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 137
Using tape measure at one end.

Using tape measure at one end.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 149
Measuring at the other end to compare.

Measuring at the other end to compare.

This side is a little lower as you can see.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 172
Lumber that was thrown in a pile on the lower level.

Lumber that was thrown in a pile on the lower level.

I put it all behind the barn in order to then stack it upstairs.

Date: 07/17/2007
Views: 156
Two-by-tens I got from Walter.

Two-by-tens I got from Walter.

Thirteen - fourteen foot long poplar.

Date: 07/27/2007
Views: 150
Over one thousand board feet of boards.

Over one thousand board feet of boards.

Date: 07/27/2007
Views: 158
Inside the barn showing the wall a lot straighter.

Inside the barn showing the wall a lot straighter.

Date: 07/27/2007
Views: 164
bhbarnfloorrotten

bhbarnfloorrotten

Loft floor with rotten boards.

Date: 09/29/2007
Views: 109
bhbarnfloorremoved

bhbarnfloorremoved

Ripped off bad boards.

Date: 09/29/2007
Views: 106
gettingreadytoproproof

gettingreadytoproproof

Getting ready to start propping the roof up.

Date: 11/20/2007
Views: 97
proppingthebarnroof

proppingthebarnroof

Propping up the barn roof.

Date: 11/28/2007
Views: 108
makesuretreefalls

makesuretreefalls

Paul Alexander cutting troublesome trees away from the side of the barn

Date: 12/29/2007
Views: 86
roofneedsscrews

roofneedsscrews

Spring storms peeled back more panels

Date: 03/26/2008
Views: 75
roof-igotallicould

roof-igotallicould

I screwed down as many as I could. A temporary measure until I get the framing fixed underneath.

Date: 03/26/2008
Views: 149
   
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