Here is a new issue i just realized after going to take another look around the barn the other day: The land owner is building a new addition to his house which comes to within about 8 feet of the old barn. This, coupled with some large trees right close in front of the barn and a steep sloping grade off the back of the barn make for virtually no flat ground around the barn for laying the bents down in an order opposite to the way they were most likely assembled. This would mean i either definitely need a crane to hoist the bents up off the sill plates and swing them to flat ground, or disassemble them timber by timber as they stand.
What do you guys think about this last option?
I make a nice discovery in that the sills and summer beams of the main floor appear to be Oak and Chestnut, all hand hewed. Nice looking stuff....
Thanks.
Shaun
