Thanks guys, I'll drop in from time to time at the least.

I wan't to try something bigger and better, running out of land tho....would love to try a round barn.

Good call on not letting LJ attempt it Jinx, you're to young to be a widow.

Actually it was from the edge of the roll up door 'spode, and I finished attaching the piece before letting go. It was awesome, had time to grab the camera before it really started gooshing out.

Yes, and it's also invariably covered in cobwebs. Even if you just built it, it will be knee-deep in wolf spiders in two hours.

Since case is an artist, I found this photo of painting a friend of mine did of a barn & donated to camp bluebird for cancer surviors, which she's one. She's been a welder at ship yard on gulf coast for close to 30 yrs. She also did one of a house boat that's good. If anyone is interested.

wow, that looks neat, buster. My admire your friend for her vision and tenacity.

Wolf has a point there.

LJ are you building a barn to house livestock or a shed for storing equipment? Must be a zillion plans available.


shed1

• noun 1 a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals. 2 a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery.


barn

• noun a large farm building used for storage or for housing livestock.


Sorry to be pedantic but yoos guys are usually somewhat cavalier about language.
To Paraphrase " "The Only Thing Necessary For Bad English To Triumph Is For Good Men To Do Nothing. ...

I would not be that difficult to do the wall framing yourself. Just a tape, a cut off saw and a hammer. If you were Ok with a truss roof you could either fabricate them on the ground using those special steel plate thingies or get them made for you. Probably just as cheap to get them made by the time you factor in the material cost and your labour. If you have enough "mates" locally it would be fun to have an old fashion barn raising to help you erect the walls and instal the trusses. Roofing maybe better left to tradesmen unless you have done it before, same goes for hanging the doors, installing windows.

Us guys should not underestimate the "I built it myself" feeling.

I believe that the livestock LJ is intending to house are his two young children ... in the loft area, and probably conventional storage on the lower floor.

This way he doesn't have to build a playhouse and a shed.

Also, once the kids outgrow the loft playroom, it can easily be converted into Daddy's Playroom.

no livestock. just storage, lawn/garden stuff, and a workshop.

(Huffy) If you don't include a spankatorioum, I'm out on helping to build it.
Unless there's free beer.
Mmmmm...beeeer.