Posted by Fixerupper on January 23, 2010 at 19:22:39 from (207.177.13.178):
In Reply to: OT/Old Barn posted by Burn or Salvage? on January 23, 2010 at 17:27:03:
Are the 2X12's straight? Square nails? Square nails pull easy cause they're tapered. If it's been dry and you're not in a real h umid climate the nails shouldn't be rusted in. How hard they pull partly depends on the type of wood. If the roof is sagged or if it's bowed out at the plate the lumber might not be worth going after.
I learned all that stuff the hard way. I used to tear down every building I could get my hands on, big or small, to get used lumber to fix up my own buildings with. Did it board by board without flopping any walls down and I pulled every nail before I quit for the night. If an old building isn't straight as string, burn it. It sounds blunt and cold hearted but you can't do anything with twisted, bowed boards even if they're in otherwise fine shape.
I am definitely not anti-old barn. My century old barn is alive and well today cause I straightened it up with used lumber from other buildings that were going to be burned. Kinda like scrapping one antique tractor to fix another. Jim
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