Free Barn giveaway, project for someone else

I'm 10 minutes away - I don't have the space to store all that wood - but I WOULD LOVE TO HELP so I can get my hands on some pieces

I'll send an e-mail - what do I have to lose?

What a lot of wood! It looks to be in good shape, too bad it has to come down, it'd make a great attraction for the new community. The developer may be missing out on an opportunity

Karson,

You're going to have to build a bigger workshop!

If it is like the barns of that era, around here, it probably has a lot of Chestnut beams!

I wish Karson, I wish.

I wish I were younger & closer…

Very good opportunity…

That looks good enough to disassemble and re-erect somewhere else!
Too bad it has to go… if only… ...

Too big a job for this old nail puller. But I bet it would be fun to watch the process.

That would be a great building for an agricultural educational farm. I hope someone takes up this offer and gives this building a new life!

Wow, this looks like a big project and a big budget too. Maybe a NewYankee WorkShop Episode in the making here. They seem to thrive on old barn wood recovery and repurpose. A great PR possibility for the developer. Hey come and watch as the NYW and TOH come and dismantle a historic building, you the idea.

Don't get me wrong though, I would sure love some wood too.

This was very nice of you to shar this info, Karson. De-structing is worse than constructing, in my humble opinion. I know someone will definitely jump on this tho. Good luck to the receiver and his/her crew to disassemble this piece o history.

SHOOT! wrong side of the continent.

Would LOVE to re-build this in my back yard. Just posted it to facebook, someone will SURELY take this and re-use it wisely!

OH MAN!!! I am sooooo bummed that I don't live closer. I would love to have this!

Nice. And close to me, but too big of a bite.

It is probably a bit much for any one person or even a person with a couple of friends. But if there were a local woodworkers guild or wood turners club they could probably put together a crew that would get good use from a lot of it. Try someone at this woodworkers guild website http://www.njwoodguild.com/guild/Home.html or this wood turners website http://www.njwoodturners.com/ (If they wanted to send me some as a commission for pointing you in their direction feel free to tell them I would humbly accept it.)

How fun that would be. We missed out on Blondies farm she grew up on in Upstate New York getting some boards. Her brothers never though the wood had any value. You should get some great stuff from this…..

WOW! I just built a 28×32 two story wood shop. that would have been perfect. oh well….sheetzy

Guys

I just stopped by the barn to check it out - THOSE BEAMS ARE MASSIVE

most of them 16×16 to 20×18 at about 12'

I was thinking I would take a bunch - but I think I'm in over my head

Anybody wanting to try it - you may need a Bobcat or Lull and a flatbed trailer

Here's some pics

I;m glad that someone at least had a look Someone with a woodmizer could get some great flooring.

Looks like, to me, that there just might be enough interest, to form a Group Partnership where the Group can handle it…

Develop a list of interested people and a brief resume of experiences, management abilities, general worker, silent partner, have truck will travel, etc.

Someone, The Starter, take the initiative to tackle & coordinate it, develop a list of positions needed to do the job, analyze the list to determine if the group can do it… Look for people for needed tasks, etc.
If so, do it; else, nice try…

Someone would have to be able to have the ability to study the site & prepare the demolition Plan / procedure showing the tasks by category of how the job should be done.

Note: one of the people would be Sales Oriented to market & setup the Sales mini-group… Sounds like you could sell quite a bit to easily pay all of the expenses as well as provide good wood to The Partnership & Public making a nice profit which all of the Partners would benefit.

There would be a risk, as there is in everything… No Risk, No Gain…

The Contractor(s) needing it to be gone, probably will want it cleared ASAP…

An interesting project… opportunity…