OT: Barn Repair

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James Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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At the end of September, a wind storm coming from the East hit our barn in Hutchins, TX.

The barn is open on the east side and the high winds pealed off the roof.

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Most of the roof landed on the west side of the barn.

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Part of the roof over the hay stall flipped over.

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Nancy took a week of vacation last week and repaired the roof on the barn.

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Installed hurricane ties on all the 2x4 runners.

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Shortened the roof eave on the south side of the barn.

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Also shortened the roof eave on the wash stall.

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oldtanker

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Looks like she is able to do good work! Wanna send her up here for a few days...LOL.

Rick

 

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Bigdaddy4430

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Here in Mn. we turn the 2x4 nailers on edge,but i guess we have snow load to worry about.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 14, 2011

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What's all that green on the ground. Drought over?

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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The roof has a pretty good pitch. It drops almost 2 ft. over 16 ft.

Told James that when I finished this roof, I wasn't getting up on a steep, slick roof again. Those new R panels were slick!

We have a run in shed to build at the farm. When that's done, my roof rat days are over!

 

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rodgernbama

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Those hurricane ties really make a difference. I used them on my shed and they've withstood some pretty strong winds.

 

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Billy NY

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Nice to get it done isn't it ? Just an open wound until that last piece of tin goes on.

When I first saw the photos, I'm like..... those spans between the perlins, forgetting ... no snow load, or at least you guys are not supposed to get snow ! LOL !

We had a similar problem old barn, started settling, then a heavy accumulation of wet snow, left a big hole in the barn. The rebuild was an absolute trying experience, bitter cold, (should have been done in good weather, note to self, never again, new posts, trusses, 2x4 rough cut perlins and new tin, in about 6 weeks. Given the size of this one, the 50' span and 4'-0" on center trusses, an absolutely difficult job for myself and 2 others. Not to hijack your thread, here's some photos:

Started off with the '64 F600 and local sawmill:

Hemlock 6"x6" just sawn, boss says given the age of the barn, no P.T. posts:

Start setting trusses:

F600 makes nice work platform !

All those darn frozen, heavy perlins 19" spacing, just before the tin went up:

 

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Ken-Pa

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Nice work Nancy . I can"t believe a woman would do such work alone . When I built my 28" x 36" garage in the 70s my Xwife & 2 daughters were there helping all thru the project . The 3 girls even laid a lot of the shingles while I totted them up to the roof . Boy I sure miss the good old days & my wife . She was my life ! God bless

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Our biggest problem was the wind. One day it was 15 to 20 mph steady, with gusts to 30. Made handling the sheet metal pretty interesting.

Those new R panels are so slick, even if we got snow it would slide off.

Plus, the roof has a pretty steep pitch - almost 2 ft over 16 ft. That steep pitch made things interesting, too.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Send her my also, Please send a picture of her hammer and other tools 1st.

 

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Billy NY

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• Nov 14, 2011

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We had 40'-0" long tin panels delivered, I wanted to eliminate the skylights as they are a pain to waterproof or seem that way to me, (very brittle, hard to deal with) and just go up with full sheets to be done with the work but we cut and installed skylights anyway at the behest of the owner... under protest of course LOL ! The wind certainly determined when we would install tin, that and making sure to have extra hands to get them lined up to slide in place without bending or kinking them.

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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I didn't and couldn't do it alone. James was there. I'm the the one who gets up on the roof, but it takes both of us, tractor with f/e loader, ladders, several drills, saws, etc., to get the sheet metal up there and held in place until I can get the roofing screws in.

 

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Old Roy

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Really looks good I'm not much of a "Roof rat either.... LOL

My feet gets where my head was, I'm too busy hangin on -- no room for tools

 

glennster

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• Nov 14, 2011

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wow james, that nancy can sure swing a hammer!!!!! ya think she would give me a hand on my corn crib?? need the roof painted and some new winders in the coupola and sides. too darn steep fer me!!

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Nancy Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Not a chance.

 

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barnE

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Three cheers for Nancy, unlimited. Dave

 

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larry@stinescorner

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Nancy,you did a great job ! wish you didnt live so far away,we would come help you

 

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Russ from MN

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• Nov 14, 2011

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In MN I put the purloins 20" apart on edge on 5-12 trusses, I only want to build it once! I used strongpannel steel and the snow very seldom slides off. We quite often get freezing rain that turns to snow, that sticks to the roof until spring. Last winter there were quite a few caved in in my area because there was a foot of heavy snow on the roofs and the it rained, got awfully heavy.

 

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ShadetreeRet

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Kinda hard to get things done sometimes without a good woman around, ain't it?

 

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James Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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You've got that right!

She contacted the insurance adjuster and got the money for the storm damage.

She also bought and delivered all the materials for the repairs.

 

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James Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Still got a drought going on, but even a little bit of rain and our warm temperatures will "green" things up.

 

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James Howell

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Maybe we can help on the corn crib when Nancy comes to get the horse you promised her.

I'll bet [b:654c4848f0]kruser[/b:654c4848f0] isn't too busy these days; maybe he can help out.

 

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kruser

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• Nov 14, 2011

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You got that right Nancy!
Not a chance I would come up and help the glennster after he didn't let me in on the "ROCK CHUCKIN" extravaganza.

Assume James is getting used to retirement?

James2

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Good job on the roof, better one getting the money from an Insurance Company.

 

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rlp in Co.

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• Nov 14, 2011

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Good job on the roof! I wish I had a good woman to help me.
Look at those cem trails! They stopped spraying here for about a month.

 

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Ken-Pa

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• Nov 14, 2011

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You're my kind of woman . As I said , my X was a real hard worker & wasn't afraid to get a blister or get her hands dirty . I bought her gloves so she wouldn't mess up her beautiful hands & nails , but she wouldn't wear them .My brother would even ask her to help him with outdoor jobs because his wife wouldn't do anything to help him . Well my brother made the mistake of calling her a work horse . She rezented that remark & never helped him again . Boy do I miss my wife of 33 yrs . I cherished the ground she stood on . If only I could go back & correct whatever it was I did to cause her to leave me . James is a lucky man so stay happy & united . God bless, Ken

 

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James Howell

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• Nov 15, 2011

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Our insurance is with USAA in San Antonia, TX.

Have been a customer with them since 1973 and they have always "been there" when I needed them.

I believe their insurance is available to all military and their dependents.

Good insurance company.

 

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Bus Driver

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• Nov 15, 2011

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Air that is moving exerts less pressure on it's surroundings than does still air. The wind over the roof created a low pressure area and the still air under the roof pushed it up and off. I know that some will not believe this but it is the truth. And this lift happens every time the wind blows, gradually loosening the roofing sheets and structure until they fail. The hurricane ties will help a lot.

 

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Nancy Howell

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• Nov 15, 2011

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USAA is outstanding. The roof came off Thursday night, Sept. 29. The adjuster was there Friday, Sept. 30. The money was wired and in my account on Tuesday morning, Oct. 4.