Sunday, 17 June 2012

Is it falling down?

The carpenter noticed that the support for this roof is leaning somewhat. The insurance guy did too.

The beam on the other side is rather perched on the soil rather than looking properly supported by anything

We are a bit concerned it is getting more squint and that the beam will just slide of f the soil, so we have marked a line on it with the spirit level to monitor it (and we don't spend long standing under it...)
It has prompted us to think seriously about what we should do with the barn as it has various other structural issues.
Beam supported in shonky way after someone chopped through it
Another beam randomly chopped through so a door could be added
Most beams are fine but these key ones rotted at ends
Wall seriously leaning in (tape is on wall at each end)

We are looking in to the relative costs (and benefits) of
1.) Having it taken down and then building some more purpose built things (eg garage, storage shed, pig shed, stables etc)
2.) Having it repaired so it is safe and then using for some of these purposes

Seems a shame if it had to go as it was obviously a lovely old building before it was butchered and neglected but it is not very useful if we don't feel it is safe.

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