My husband and I have an old (160 years) barn on our property. We're
interested in having it removed. We've received some quotes (high $$)
but one of the contractors suggested that we might find an
organization interested in dismantling it in exchange for the
materials.
We live in Massachusetts -- does anyone have any leads on this sort of
thing? I've done a bit of Googling and will continue ("dismantling
old barns" "salvaging old wood") but was also hoping for a dead on
lead.
Thanks in advance,
Sara
[email protected] (sjl) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> My husband and I have an old (160 years) barn on our property. We're
> interested in having it removed. We've received some quotes (high $$)
> but one of the contractors suggested that we might find an
> organization interested in dismantling it in exchange for the
> materials.
>
> We live in Massachusetts -- does anyone have any leads on this sort of
> thing? I've done a bit of Googling and will continue ("dismantling
> old barns" "salvaging old wood") but was also hoping for a dead on
> lead.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sara
Hi Sara,
Do you have Amish in your area? Just an idea. Sorry for the loss,
by the way. I know it's kind of tough to make the decision to take
them down but sometimes there's no repair. I'm speaking from
experience. I saved some of the barn boards off ours to do the walls
in my pantry. I also have a stack in the grainary that I want to have
something built out of for the previous owners who raised 6 kids here.
Jana
In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ahhh. A barn razing bee.
T'was a nice barn, English...
;-)
On 17 Aug 2004 11:25:15 -0700, [email protected] (sjl) calmly ranted:
>My husband and I have an old (160 years) barn on our property. We're
>interested in having it removed. We've received some quotes (high $$)
>but one of the contractors suggested that we might find an
>organization interested in dismantling it in exchange for the
>materials.
>
>We live in Massachusetts -- does anyone have any leads on this sort of
>thing? I've done a bit of Googling and will continue ("dismantling
>old barns" "salvaging old wood") but was also hoping for a dead on
>lead.
Sara, give the timber framing folks a call. They love taking
down old barns and salvaging the wood. One such group is
www.tfguild.org and any one of their members might want
such an opportunity. That helps keep the art of timberframing
alive, too.
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His reply didn't get attached to this thread, which is why you might not
see it. For future reference, you can always do a search at
www.dejanews.com (not trying to be snide, just informative), but the
gist of his message was contact: <http://www.pioneermillworks.com>. It
didn't come up for me the first time, but hitting Reload worked (either
their machine or mine is too slow).
G
sjl wrote:
> Folks -- first off, thank you SO MUCH for the replies. I'm delighted
> with all of the good ideas and very grateful, too. Also, apologies
> for the "double posting" of my first post...I was having trouble with
> google/deja.
>
> Along those lines...would someone repost the company "srazor" offered
> up? I don't see his/her post on google...not sure if it will
> eventually show up or not but it seems as those some of you (G. Lewin
> for sure) can see it while I cannot. Again, thanks for the help.
>
> Sara
>
>
> "G. Lewin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
>
>>In addition to the company srazor named, Yankee Barn Homes (Upper CT
>>Valley, near Hanover, NH) builds homes from reclaimed lumber. They may
>>pay you, maybe not -- dunno', but give them a call.
>>
>>G
>>
In addition to the company srazor named, Yankee Barn Homes (Upper CT
Valley, near Hanover, NH) builds homes from reclaimed lumber. They may
pay you, maybe not -- dunno', but give them a call.
G
sjl wrote:
> My husband and I have an old (160 years) barn on our property. We're
> interested in having it removed. We've received some quotes (high $$)
> but one of the contractors suggested that we might find an
> organization interested in dismantling it in exchange for the
> materials.
>
> We live in Massachusetts -- does anyone have any leads on this sort of
> thing? I've done a bit of Googling and will continue ("dismantling
> old barns" "salvaging old wood") but was also hoping for a dead on
> lead.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sara
[email protected] (sjl) wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> My husband and I have an old (160 years) barn on our property. We're
> interested in having it removed. We've received some quotes (high $$)
> but one of the contractors suggested that we might find an
> organization interested in dismantling it in exchange for the
> materials.
>
> We live in Massachusetts -- does anyone have any leads on this sort of
> thing? I've done a bit of Googling and will continue ("dismantling
> old barns" "salvaging old wood") but was also hoping for a dead on
> lead.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Sara
There's an old wRecker, Patrick Leach, who used to hang out here a lot.
These days, he's a used tool dealer, mostly Stanley hand tools, but lots of
interesting pieces of a similar vintage.
This last spring, there was a sort of wReck's greatest hits (posts &
threads) discussion here, and Patrick's saga of acquiring and rebuilding,
piece by piece, an old building from a bygone century was relived in Google
recollection.
Patrick's website says to email him at [email protected]. (If that
doesn't work, I have another address.) He's in Ashby, MA, when he's not out
scouring the world's back storerooms, rescuing tools from rust and neglect.
I'd be surprised if he couldn't put you in touch with the sorts of folk who
would be interested in your barn.
Patriarch,
a Californian, with a drawer full of old Stanleys from Patrick's stash...
Folks -- first off, thank you SO MUCH for the replies. I'm delighted
with all of the good ideas and very grateful, too. Also, apologies
for the "double posting" of my first post...I was having trouble with
google/deja.
Along those lines...would someone repost the company "srazor" offered
up? I don't see his/her post on google...not sure if it will
eventually show up or not but it seems as those some of you (G. Lewin
for sure) can see it while I cannot. Again, thanks for the help.
Sara
"G. Lewin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> In addition to the company srazor named, Yankee Barn Homes (Upper CT
> Valley, near Hanover, NH) builds homes from reclaimed lumber. They may
> pay you, maybe not -- dunno', but give them a call.
>
> G
>
In article <[email protected]>,
"G. Lewin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> www.dejanews.com
Deja!?! that is SOOO twothousandone. Get with the times, man.
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