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!

Before                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                               

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!