Rescuing a Leaning Barn From Falling Down | restoration S2E3

Unusual for its “T” shape, the antique barn was showing its age. Every passing year made the already obvious lean all the more evident. Every storm involving high winds awakened thoughts of impending disaster. There never seemed to be the “right” time – or sufficient time – to fulfill the promise. Enough was enough… it simply had to happen.

The big event finally happened – in two stages. The process began in mid-September. The barn was given a few weeks to adjust to the first manipulations it received, and then the process was repeated. Once coaxed back into something closer to its original form, diagonal bracing was installed throughout the interior to prevent any future movement. Jim and David did all the hard work; my role was quite minor and involved occasionally tightening two come-alongs and helping to document the event! While not perfectly plumb, the barn is much less contorted than it had been previously. It’s just part of the character that gives old barns – and houses – much of their inherent charm!

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