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Barn Construction

In 1983 I decided to build a 24 by 30 foot barn into the hill on the back half of our lot.
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The concrete floor had not been poured at this stage and the back filling was not complete.
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The concrete floor had not been poured at this stage and the back filling was not complete.

Barn0014

  • The landfill rubble (from down town Rochester) was much closer to the surface on the hillsides of our development. It took longer to dig the foundation for the barn.
  • The frost line is 36" below grade, which made for deep footers. Note the rubble along the back wall.
  • Concrete block was used for the wall in areas that were below grade.
  • Electrical cables (in back) going to the observatory also supplied power to the barn.
  • A total of five "10 Wheeler" truckloads of bank run gravel were backfilled over the summer by Rick (he was 38 then).
  • 10" I beams were used to support the loft and part of the roof.
  • Once two sections of beams were welded together to make a total length of 24 feet the total weight was 800 pounds. A crane on the yard trailer was used to lift and position those beams.
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  • Two of these 800 pound beams were used to support the loft and roof.
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  • When the back fill was complete a portable ramp was used for access to a rear door to the loft.
  • It was difficult to attach roof shingles to the steep side of the Gambrel Roof.
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  • The concrete floor had not been poured at this stage and the back filling was not complete.
  • The sailboat inside the barn was one of the reasons to build the barn.
  • By carefully framing the barn in this photo it looks like the back of the barn was sinking into the ground. :-) 
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