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Posted by Jon (IN) on January 11, 2007 at 11:41:16 from (63.165.98.157):
I've got a 110+ year old post and beam barn that needs some rework done to it. It's approx 50'x 65'x 30' tall. The foundation has settled in some corners and some of the lower walls have rotted away. I am in the process of jacking some of the corners up and resetting them. The thing really needs a roof, then it will be good to go, but I want to get the foundation solid, before putting the expense of a roof on it and trying to jack around on it after the roof is on.
Here's my question though. Some of the horizontal beams have either rotted or came apart at the joins with the upright beams. These are in the main structural area. Some have been repaired in the past with iron straps bolted through them to hold them together, and one in the middle has a cable tied between the 2 uprights to hold them in unison. Kind of hard to explain but hopefully you get the picture. I have attached a pic I tood a while back of a corn picker, but you can see somewhat how the barn is built. This picture is along the edge though and doesn't show the structural part of the barn. What size cable do you think is needed to pull and hold the uprights together. Could I get by with a small cable and say a 4 ton puller? The one that is on the middle uprisers is a large 3/4" cable and chain type comealong. Maybe I will get some pics to help explain. But any thoughts from anyone with this type of experience would be appreciated. Oh yeah, ( I don't want this to sound rude) but I don't need a lecture about how dangerous this stuff is and to let it up to a professional. I am very aware of the dangers and take lots of precautions when we work on it. Thanks, Jon
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