Gonna build a barn

BobbyB · #21 04/09/12, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Batt

Do you mean something like this?
Gonna build a barn - Homesteading Questions

I built this about 3 years ago. It is 30' x 32'. Loft will hold about 400 bales of hay. It has a summer kitchen, milk room, feed room 20 x 22' chicken area, and a "Garden Room" for storing gardening equipment. Love it!

Overall , that is eggzactly what I am talking about. But my floor plan will be different than yours.

BobbyB · #22 04/09/12, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by just_sawing

Why build a Monitor
1 This allows the center ceiling to have height that is higher than the live stock.
2. The hay storage is above the open center(NON live stock) and this gives a better air circulation for the hay
3 THe monitor style allows the hay to be deliveried from the sides (This gets ommitted much anymore which is a shame)
4 The high center also creates a draft from the center doors than has the effect of cooling the side stalls
5 By building the monitor in three builds this allows a budget to be allowanced in three different times.
Now that I have defended the Monitor I will give some of teh short comings.
A. The typical Hall dimension is not wide enough for modern equipment. 12 feet is typical 16 is huge but that has limititations.
B. The typical hay loft height ends up not haveing the storage needed. If you have the barn full of hungrey mouths the hay storage is minimal
C The typical design giving outside access to the stals ends up having a mud problem. You are acessing the barn from all sides two for equipment and two sides for livestock. Where does the water go?
I recomend Monitors for people here even though they are not as popular as others.
Also the monitor is easier to work on due to the lower side roofs and angle.

I believe I will be able to store enough hay to last us. As far as water, ultimately, I'd like gutters and a collection tank. In the event the tank fills, I can pipe the run off away from the barn.

But, I need the barn first. In this country it may be a mud hole today, but give it a day or 2 and its dry again.

haypoint · #23 04/09/12, 03:32 PM

I built my bar that style so I could get light into the center part. the center section is 36 by 100, with 20 foot sidewalls. Then I added the lower sides that are 36 feet by 100 feet, each.
I have a lot of snow and ice dropping off the upper roof onto the lower part, but that hasn't been a problem.

Might be cheaper to just have one big roof, forget that raised area, just put in some fiberglass roof panels to get some light inside.

Gonna build a barn - Homesteading Questions

BobbyB · #24 04/09/12, 06:34 PM

Well Karla came home with material prices today.

Just figuring lumber and R-panel, no nails, or hardware of any kind and no taxes, a 36 x 36 tallied up to roughly $4300.

That is 16' center height x 12' wide and 12' sides. Need to shop a couple of other places price wise and make sure we get the best deal, but, I believe it's going to be doable.

Will have to build stalls and walls and a floor in the milk /feed room, run electricity, water, a tankless water heater and sink after its built. But the important part is to get the barn built and then work inside.

PD-Riverman · #25 04/09/12, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BobbyB

Well Karla came home with material prices today.

Just figuring lumber and R-panel, no nails, or hardware of any kind and no taxes, a 36 x 36 tallied up to roughly $4300.

That is 16' center height x 12' wide and 12' sides. Need to shop a couple of other places price wise and make sure we get the best deal, but, I believe it's going to be doable.

Will have to build stalls and walls and a floor in the milk /feed room, run electricity, water, a tankless water heater and sink after its built. But the important part is to get the barn built and then work inside.

That does not sound to bad. When I built my shop years ago I made up a material list and called 4 lumber yards and told them I wanted a price and I was getting a quote from 4 places and I did not want no "seconds"---I was shocked---The small lumber yard that is usually a little higher for a single board gave me a price a little more than $700 cheaper than the big box store for about the same amount of material you need. Tell them up front you are pricing around. I have a sawmill so for the last 7 years I mainly just have to buy hardware/nails and tin/shingles when I build something on the farm. I pick up telephone poles for free when I want to build a "pole" shed and need some treated post.

Can you use sawmilled lumber on your building?? If you can buy it right could save you some cash.

BobbyB · #26 04/09/12, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by PD-Riverman

That does not sound to bad. When I built my shop years ago I made up a material list and called 4 lumber yards and told them I wanted a price and I was getting a quote from 4 places and I did not want no "seconds"---I was shocked---The small lumber yard that is usually a little higher for a single board gave me a price a little more than $700 cheaper than the big box store for about the same amount of material you need. Tell them up front you are pricing around. I have a sawmill so for the last 7 years I mainly just have to buy hardware/nails and tin/shingles when I build something on the farm. I pick up telephone poles for free when I want to build a "pole" shed and need some treated post.

Can you use sawmilled lumber on your building?? If you can buy it right could save you some cash.

The 2 or 3 guys running sawmills in this area mainly cut Juniper, pecan and mesquite around here. By the time I went to E TX to get pine, I imagine it would be just as expensive.

Those prices were all treated lumber . The price difference is only a few cents a board.

There was a small lumber yard about 5 miles away that would beat the britches off Home Depot and every one else price wise. I did business with them until they closed. I guess they just werent making enough to keep the doors open.

PrettyPaisley · #27 04/09/12, 08:13 PM

ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do I go about moving it??

Holy cow! For real????? I'd LOVE IT!

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I have been trying with no luck to give this one away for someone willing to use it for other than kindling. It is located near the intersection of I-77 and I-40 in western NC.
Gonna build a barn - Homesteading Questions

PD-Riverman · #28 04/09/12, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyPaisley

ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do I go about moving it??

Holy cow! For real????? I'd LOVE IT!

A Couple of Really Big Helicopters might be the easiest way, probably not the cheapest though---LOL.

BobbyB · #29 04/09/12, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PrettyPaisley

ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How do I go about moving it??

Holy cow! For real????? I'd LOVE IT!

Contact Mega Movers

It could be done. Ive seen houses sawed in half and the roof taken off then put back together at the new location.

It gets expensive tho.

Mulegirl · #30 04/09/12, 09:42 PM

You all have seen the Bruno Barn Moving video, right?

http://youtu.be/o83W0gj_CRE
And PD, you are reminding me of my mother. Thank goodness she does not feel up to carrying stuff from the house to the barn, or we would be in Serious Trouble. My husband already regularly reminds her that she is not allowed to die until her house is basically cleared.

I love hearing about everyone's barn/barn plans--a barn build is in our near future, and we're starting to think about what we want to do. It's really nice to see what other folks in similar situations are doing.

BobbyB · #31 04/09/12, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mulegirl

You all have seen the Bruno Barn Moving video, right?

Bruno Barn Move - YouTube

And PD, you are reminding me of my mother. Thank goodness she does not feel up to carrying stuff from the house to the barn, or we would be in Serious Trouble. My husband already regularly reminds her that she is not allowed to die until her house is basically cleared.

I love hearing about everyone's barn/barn plans--a barn build is in our near future, and we're starting to think about what we want to do. It's really nice to see what other folks in similar situations are doing.

I knew more or less where I wanted ours. This evening my son was here and we went out and stepped it off, getting an idea of positioning and how big the foot print really is.

Karla came around and gave her thumbs up. So as soon as funds are in hand, I believe construction will start.

pheasantplucker · #32 04/10/12, 05:40 AM

I like the look of the monitor...I like the plan that you shared with us. Good luck!

farmgal · #33 04/10/12, 09:36 AM

nice plans. We are still building our home. Cant wait to get to the new barn building. Remember the bigger the barn the more up keep you will have. 36 x 36 sounds perfect.