Now THIS would make for a fine firewood shed!

This is north of Pittsburgh, 12' wide x 60' long by 17' tall, all hemlock with a tin roof. A friend and I seriously contemplated tearing it down and splitting the wood (the guy said he'd take $200), but I don't have the foggiest idea how we would get the roof down safely or get it all transported home:

Corn crib weathered wood (Harmony)




Make offer to dismantle, remove extra large corn crib. All wood is weathered grey.​

 

Easy there Pete, take a deep breath, count to ten...................

 

That looks like a big project, but could be worthwhile.
Slow and steady gets it done.

 

Ummmm. No thanks. Not worth it.

 

I thought that was Pete's newest creation

 

Yeah, not worth having 17' tall walls and tin roof come crashing down on our heads while we try to dismantle it by hand.

 

The amount of labor it would take to disassemble that would be too much. And with ripping and tearing, even if you have the sections on the ground already, there is a certain amount of hazard to injury. Just not worth it. You can buy newly cut wood from the Amish cheap enough to build a wood shed out of. Sometimes on craigslist you can find perfectly good wood that people are getting rid of as well. (Cheap or free.) Just keep your eyes and ears open and get a little bit at a time and save it. I saved wood for a good amount of time once, probably up to 14-18 months and when I had enough I built my detached garage out of it. I only bought a little bit at a lumber store in order to get it done a little earlier and then bought the trusses and metal roof. It is almost 12' wide and is 28' deep, single stall garage. Floor is all wood, double floor joist with 2 x bracing on top of those going 90° to it. 5/8" plywood on top of that. It holds almost anything I want to put on it. I had my tractor/loader/backhoe parked in there no probs.

 

I thought that was Scotty's kindling shed....

 

Just get some instructions on building one, start at the last page and work your way back to the front page. Eazy Peazy!

Gary

 

Since reclaiming wood is my business, I can tell you it might be worth it. I've never dealt with hemlock before, but there is a lot of good wood there. $200 is a little much - usually when my crew reclaims a barn, we trade the reclaimation and removal for the wood gained. Rarely do we pay for a barn or building.

What would you pay to build something that big if you had to buy the wood on your own? A lot more than the cost of taking it down yourself in my guess.

With a lift and a couple guys, this could be dismantled in a couple days. The roof comes off, then the siding, then the rafters, then the walls. Your going to need a man lift, a large trailer, a dumpster, tools, etc. A bobcat or the like would be very helpful. Think of building it in reverse. If you do tackle this, be careful!!

 

If every board has 2-3 long rusty nails at every contact point… I'd say tearing that apart might be the job from hell. To keep from splitting the boards from nails not wanting to move… a Sawsall, with their wide and long metal cutting blade, could cut the nails between the boards and the studs. Time consuming, but the boards are perfect in the end. Things I've torn into on our farm were built to stay put. (Too many nails)

 

I think using a small sledge from the inside, all the side slats could be driven off the vertical studs without too much damage?

I just don't know how much the structural integrity relies on all those side boards.

We've got none of those highlighted things unfortunately, and since its two hours away we'd need to be able to finish it in one or two days. Looks like we're going to pass on this.

 

Doubt if the boards provide any structural support while tearing it down. Had to be built without em to start. But, you never know. I'd want to have hands on before I even considered it. It's an impressive structure tho… especially to firewood nuts…

 

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OK, drive on over from the GTG and join me on Saturday. I'll buy the beer if you do that part.