While some explore the outdoors just for sport, Ryan Trombley treks across the Rocky Mountains and Midwest on the hunt for old, dilapidated sheds and Mennonite barns built from chestnut, oak and black ...
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The unresolved debate over whether old-growth lumber was actually better
Builders have argued about this for decades — and the evidence is more interesting than you'd expect.
Jim and Cindy Emmert can tell you the pros and cons of do-it-yourself barn demolition. When the couple bought an old farmhouse in Belmont in 1998, the former VanSweeden family property came with a ...
John Rousseau is a history buff, and it shows in his choice of headquarters for his architectural salvage firm, Barnstormers. The company is housed in a hulking building at the end of a spit of land ...
Ziggy Wisniewski’s earliest memory is of a sunny morning in 1958, when he was four. Light was pouring in the door of the beloved barn on his family farm in Jerseyville, Ont., as his father hooked up a ...
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Why old-growth lumber from demolished houses is worth more than anything at the lumber yard
Salvaged beams from old houses hold secrets that new lumber simply can't match.
If you're replacing ceiling beams or you want to install them for a decorative touch, there's one kind you should seek out for the ultimate rustic, cozy look.
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