A Barn In Dire Straits
Apr 18, 2024 08:19:29 #
dpullum wrote:
I like the second one best... But... shots from inside loft are missing?
I pick and choose which old barns like this I'm willing to risk going into. This one made my no-go list. This one also had all the signs that old " Jake No Shoulders " called it home. When I'm out in this environment, I'm wearing every piece of snake-proof gear known to man. A good friend I have up there, who would occasionally go out with me, got zapped by a Copperhead last year. Brother, I DO NOT want to experience that.
Apr 18, 2024 08:25:16 #
Apr 18, 2024 08:34:28 #
randave2001 wrote:
The question that comes to my mind is, "Why is it still standing?"
I could get a good look at the interior of the barn. The main weight-bearing structure didn't reflect the severity that the outside does. But looks can be deceiving. Roof damage like this one has is a signal that collapse should be considered to be immanent. A good, heavy snowfall is probably going to do this thing in.
Tom
Apr 18, 2024 08:36:18 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice shots, Tom.
Thanks, John.
As you and I have noted on occasion, bad roof leads to short life.
Apr 18, 2024 09:43:09 #
Apr 18, 2024 09:50:18 #
Excellent catch? Natures quickly reclaiming that real estate.
Apr 18, 2024 10:18:47 #
black mamba wrote:
You're probably a lot more tuned into that situation than I am. I have one question, though. How do you take a log, warped board and plane it down? Don't you loose too much of the board trying to flatten it? I'm admitting to you, Tom, that I don't know much about of this stuff. In the case here, most of those side boards has a pretty pronounced warp to them.
Tom
Tom
Usually even with the warp you can plane down to usable wood. Some maybe shorter pieces but still usable. Thanks BE SAFE!!
Tom
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Apr 18, 2024 15:06:43 #
black mamba wrote:
I stopped at a house about 200 yards from the barn. Got permission to enter the property to get these shots.
A bit of a Fix-er-Upper, nice shots though
Apr 18, 2024 15:25:25 #
black mamba wrote:
I stopped at a house about 200 yards from the barn. Got permission to enter the property to get these shots.
very nice captures
Apr 18, 2024 19:04:16 #
black mamba wrote:
I stopped at a house about 200 yards from the barn. Got permission to enter the property to get these shots.
Great shots...poor old thing! I love the pretty Virginia Creeper vines when they turn such a beautiful red in the fall.
Apr 18, 2024 19:22:59 #
peterjoseph wrote:
Nice shot. Wonder what creatures live in it. Rats,spiders for sure.
You're right, Peter. Rats and spiders for sure. When you have a heavy rat population, you have snakes. When you get careless, that's when bad things happen. My friend that the Copperhead got admitted he was careless, that it should never have happened. I stay on red alert when I'm in a snake environment.
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