In the winter of 2013, a lower wall of my barn in Marilla, NY (Western New York) started collapsing after having held strong for more than 100 years. This set off a flurry of ideas and restoration work, aimed at saving and utilizing this historic piece of local history. This Blog will be a partial journal of the work done to and around the barn.
Goal: 5 years from now, have drinks and play pool in the BARn, after pulling my motorcycle in through the large barn door.
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| First small collapse of the top of the wall. I tacked some spare 2x4s together and cut them to size as a very temporary support for the ceiling. |
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| The collapse continued a week later, knocking out the wimpy temporary supports. |
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| The outside of the barn in April 2013. |
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| Weird panorama of the base barn. |
Mother-in-law apartment?
ReplyDeleteIf you like sleeping in a cold barn... and can wait 5 years.
DeleteFound it! Nicely done, great photos, sad ending to the barn, for sure. How about a three-year rebuild with a brewery inside? Drive up on your motorcycle to the bar? Keep writing.
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