O.T. Tearing down the Chicken Coop

I've got a really neat old chicken coop/summer kitchen that needs torn down, not only because it's falling down, but because I'm building a new 24x32 storage shed where it now sits. It's a post and beam building, but some of the ends are rotted. We're going to take as much of the siding off as possible and save it, as well as saving as many of the beams as we can. After we get the siding of, I'm going to hook the tractor to it and pull it over.

I'll also agree that the old character of any of these era buildings draws you in and makes you feel their pity, what is it about old wooden structures, is it the old materials, weathered rustic appearance, age, old era of craftmanship etc. ?

When they have to come down, taking pictures, recording dimensions, salavaging materials, sometimes you can practically rebuild a replica, without the hassle of dealing with a heavily contorted structure with components that need to be isolated and replaced while the building still stands. That is, if it's a building that one likes and would desire to have standing true again. Just salvaging materials for re-use is still a good thing, with the expense of things today, I think it's a wise move to consider salvage value. In this area, I see all kinds of useful materials that can be obtained from neglected old buildings. With some imagination, skill and creativity while re-using materials, your finished product can still look very nice, and sometimes the cost of materials can be reduced, depending on how much labor you have into the salvaged material. It's nice to look back at something you have built from salvage materials when in fact it did save you some dollars. Not every material is suited for re-use, water damaged, mold contaminated etc., but with prices of things today, makes you take a closer look at salvage value, especially for simple out buildings and or other low key structures that don't have stringent requirements.