Some progress shots of the Ralston Building in Albany. Floors are up, roofing is down and cedar shake is off the exterior walls. Currently working on breaking down the trusses. The floor joists are really beautiful now that the floors are up and we can see them. They are S2S circle sawn 2x8s with a nice dark patina and great saw marks. The ship lap that was hiding under the cedar shake has great patina too. Lots of staining from the shake  and great saw marks- it will be beautiful wall cladding. Several old glass bottles were found under the building dating from the 1920s and these are going to be on display in the new fire department. 

Currently salvaging this old car dealership building in downtown Albany which is to become the site of the new fire station. The 3.25" tongue and groove fir flooring is going to be repurposed as wall and ceiling cladding in the new fire department. It has a great worn down patina. They are also saving one of the doors to be used in the new building as well. The walls underneath the cedar shake are a 7" ship lap and the trusses were built with S2S 2x6 with a nice dark patina. The building also has salvageable 6" skip sheathing and 2x floor joist material.  

Starting up on the salvage of this Corvallis barn next week. 1x12 weathered siding, rusty tin, 8x8 beams, 4" skip sheathing, and some 2x8 walls and flooring are the highlights of this barn. Most of the truss material is round poles, but there is some dimensional 2x as well.

Old Farmhouse

Salvaging this early 1900s farmhouse out in Sublimity. The walls are solid circle sawn 2x12s covered in wallpaper, never seen anything like it! Truss material is circle sawn dimensional 2x4. Floor joists are 2x6s sitting on 6x8 beams. Not a lot of lumber to salvage, but whats there sure is pretty!

This beautiful old building has served many purposes including a feed store and a seed cleaner. The lumber is exceptional, some of the 2x8s are 40' long with not a knot in sight! Floors on both top and bottom are 3.25" t&g fir. 2x6 trusses, 4" skip sheathing, 1x10 circle sawn sub floor, 8x8 posts and 3x joists. There are also grain scoops from the seed cleaner, which make great planters.

Salvaging this barn in Scotts Mills. It is a bank barn which you don't see too often around here. These barns, more common on the east coast, are unique because they allow ground level access to the hay loft as well as the lower level basement for housing animals. The current owner's grandfather built it around the turn of the century. This barn has 12x12 hand hewn beams, and 3x10 joists. The original 1x12 siding is intact under the metal.

Ione

Ione, Oregon
1850s or 60s hand hewn barn that is mostly down to a weather beaten skeleton with some gray siding boards and a little bit of skip sheathing and shake left hanging on, but the lumber has a gorgeous patina.
The two other barns that are coming down have board and bat siding with a dark patina. Two smaller sheds with a similar black patina will also be salvaged.

Beaver Creek- 1880s migrant worker housing turned chicken coop.  20' 2x8 floor joists, 2x4 framing, ship lap inside and out, 1x6 skip sheathing and 1x12 interior walls.

Starting work on this Sublimity barn next week. Its got the classic weathered siding and rusty corrugated roof. 2x6 trusses and 4" skip sheathing, 8x8 mortise and tenon posts.

Restoration Project

An update on our barn rebuild project. Phase one is complete, next step is doors. Decided to use a freshly milled Doug Fir matching the original specifications of the barn rather than the barn board siding that we salvaged due to some cracking in the original boards. After removing the damaged portion we realized that the barn was sitting on compromised logs and needed to be lifted and have a new footing poured under the west wall. This barn is so beautiful, we are happy that the home owner opted for restoration rather than salvage!

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After

Red Barn

This little red barn is build with 2x8 circle sawn trusses and 1x6 skip sheathing. The red siding has a brown circle sawn patina on the backside and is a full 1 inch thick. The stall walls are 1x8 and 1x12, also a full 1 inch thick. The homeowner is keeping the cute little cupola on top as a memento to the barn.

Just wrapped up the demo on this fun little barn outside of Falls City. It had been used as a smoker at some point so the lumber has a super unique patina. Some of it almost has a purple-ish hue to it. We only salvaged around a thousand board feet, but its really pretty stuff!

Old Farmhouse

Currently dismantling this stoic old farmhouse outside of Stayton. The family dreamed of restoration but as the years passed salvage came to be the better option. The house had long been abandoned and was missing just about every door and window. A large hole near the chimney had been letting water in and vandals had left a mark or two here and there. A fallen tree had taken down a shed adjacent to the house but left a bit of weathered gray wood left standing to salvage. A small garage on the property had also seen the end of it's days as a useable structure and came down, but a lovely old horse/pig barn ( depending on who you ask) will remain standing as it's got lots of life left to it.
Expecting to salvage 1x12, 4.75" circle sawn lap wall cladding, 6" weathered gray lap, 2x6, 2x8 and possibly some floor material. The small garage had good siding and framing and a bit of useable skip sheathing. Love that people see the beauty in this old wood and that we're able to save the pieces and find a new life for them!