Re: OT: Barn Buyers?

Posted by Wardner on November 19, 2006 at 19:26:48 from (206.148.20.209):

In Reply to: OT: Barn Buyers? posted by Clarkbug on November 19, 2006 at 17:57:07:

Call the producers of "This Old House" which airs on public TV. They are located in Boston or Cambridge, MA. Ask directory assistance for WGBH, Boston.

They have worked with a guy or company that removes barns peg by peg and nail by nail. He rebuilds them as high end houses. You can expect to get paid. They probably have a list of similar dismantling contractors.

Twenty years ago, barnboard was selling for $2 a board foot and beams for $5 a running foot. I am sure it is higher now. My barn is all hand hewned and pit sawed. Sills and plates are 50ft long. The beams that separate the bents are 40 ft long. I suppose someday I should do an appraisal. It would probably knock my socks off.

Do some research and shopping around. It will pay to spend some time on the internet and phone. Make a portfolio of pictures and post them at a picture site. If you can't do that, hire an art or photography student from the local high school or college.

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