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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
COHR 191.04-2.5%Jan 16 9:30 AM EST
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To: Lee Lichterman III who wrote (14007)6/12/2022 11:53:09 AM
From: robert b furman1 Recommendation

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Good Morning Lee,

I gutted the building. Tore off three layers of siding added 5/8 plywood and 1 inch foam insulation and then Hardy plank. I spent the first summer up on the metal roof with a 6 inch twisted wire wheel and a grinder taking all the paint off the iron standing seam roof. Bought a $5,000 commercial GRACO sprayer and applied a polymer based primer and the traditional super blue silver paint. That was 10 years ago and I should put a new coat on it. This time a power wash is all that is needed. That primer was a polymer cocoon of the metal.

My balance isn't what it used to be so it will be scaffolding time not ladder time. UGG

I tried to save the 12 inch fries boards along the soffit and they all cracked.

Any more the old 1800's and early 1900's barns are going the way of demolition.

Once the animals leave, they dry out. The roofs begin to leak and the mason foundations and corners crumble.

I have a friend who resided a barn and it is now a wedding party location. It gorgeous and solid.

I took a lot of time to build and beautify. He sandblasted the whitewash off the timbers. That kind of shave and peg construction is a lost art.

We have some Amish that can do it - but pricey!

Repurposing wood is the other alternative - might be the solution for your sheep barn?

Around here, the house insurance companies make a house/barn inspection. If the barn is sagging, they give the owner a year or two extension or threaten to drop the coverage. Most then take them down vs. spend $50,000.

A lot like covered bridges. Neat and beautiful to have!

Bob
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