Demolition

The north-east corner of the barn was the worst of the degradation. The roof had failed, allowing water in which in turn rotted the rafters, joists and walls. The same issue contributed to the foundation settling, and the whole structure had sunk 6” into the earth.

Before anything could be replaced, the entire structure had to be braced and reinforced for safety.

Here you can see the drastic drop in the window line, as the last section of 4 windows has dropped up to 5”

After it was braced and declared safe to work in, we jacked and lifted the sagged section back into place. The two center windows in this photo were lifted more than 5.5” back into alignment.

Any rot or structural damage was cut out

Removing all the windows and window frames was required to building scaffolding around the exposed side of the building. All the rotten or previously cut rafter tails were cut out