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Re: Post Beam Barn - followup pics
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Posted by fixerupper on January 15, 2007 at 10:48:47 from (206.72.37.202):
In Reply to: Post Beam Barn - followup pics posted by Jon(IN) on January 15, 2007 at 06:47:13:
I've straightened only one post and gable barn and I did it totally myself with no help so I made some mistakes but it came out OK. One important thing is you have to do it slowly to avoid damaging the building more. Dragging the cables in there and planning to straighten it in one day will only pull other parts of the barn apart or break something. For the bent post, I'd wrap a 1/2 inch cable between it and the post on the other side. If the other post is bent like this one, pull straight across from the same height on the other post. If the post on the other side is not bent then pull from the point closest to where the cross beam (the beam that is pulled away from the post you are trying to straighten)is fastened to it. Pull the cable with a turn buckle that is about two feet long or a come-along if you can find one strong enough. It will take a lot of time, maybe several months to get it back straight without pulling the rafters away from the plate or pushing them up and out of alignment at the peak. It probably didn't get crooked in a day so it won't go back straight in a day. Be careful, if a beam comes loose and falls on you it will spoil the fun real fast. Have fun and be patient. Just think of the good leg excersise you will get from going up and down the ladder. Jim
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