Hello all on this forum:

Just thought that I would put in a little input as far as taking down and numbering the frame. I had the occasion to diassemble a 50 by 100 foot turn of the century barn which was to be repaired and reassembled. The method we used was as follows: a draftsman drew up cross section plans of each bent, floor, purlin, and roof framing, that allowed us to record numbers as we dismantled the frame. We used blank plastic cattle ear tags on which we could insert numbers using a special indelible ink pen, and nailed them on each piece to be removed always nailing on areas previously agreed to and noted on the plans such as "upper side", "lower end", you can come up with your own workable plan. We used a crane to disassemble, and we removed the wooden pegs prior to the day of disassembly, putting in smaller smooth metal pins that would hold the frame together, but that could be pulled out easily to release sections. This cenario worked well for us I hope this helps you along in your endeavours,
NH