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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
Hi. I am looking for advice. I have a 40 x 80 timber frame, a 3 story
bank barn with a limestone foundation, that I have agreed to sell. Nothing has been signed yet - just a verbal agreement. It will be dismantled and re-established as a home. I have a gnerally good feeling about the timber framer who approached me about the barn on behalf of the buyer. The buyer visited, saw other barns, and came back to say he wanted this barn. That was 3 weeks ago - Twice since then the framer indicated he would work up the contract and bring it by, but it hasn't happened yet. I know he is working another project that is not going as well as he had thought and that this site is at least three hours from our home. Because of the delay I am realizing I will need to have a firm contract to protect our interests. Can anyone provide advice about what we should include in the contract? We have been asked to provide the garbage bin form construction debris since they feel they have paid a generous price. We can live with that. But what else is or is not reasonable to expect? I'd appreciate any advice others could share. You can respond to me at . Thanks, L Bargstedt |
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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
Make sure that you have are lease from liability or insurance claims.
A time limit is very important with a financial penalty for each day/week after deal is to be complete. Also, clean up is important; make sure you have a clause about obeying all city, county, state laws. You may have neighbors who don't want them running Skil saws at 1:00 in the morning. Can they leave what they don't want? Can they burn the remains? What about damages to surrounding property (yours or others). Contracts are important- they can protect both parties. But you need to have it up frone. A handshake or "Gentlemans Agreemment" probably isn't worth a durn in cort especially without an outside witness. Document, document, document. On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 20:53:31 -0500, "Ross" wrote: Be sure and include a time limit for completing all work and clean-up. It might be a good idea to have them post a refundable deposit against the completion and clean-up. |
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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 19:50:53 -0400, Tom Watson
wrote: Once the structure is down to the frame, I'd schedule a crane and a big enough truck to haul the frame away in its component parts. I would try to keep these parts as big as is practical for transport. OK, I don't know what a "timber frame" is in this context But in UK practice for timber framing, take the frame down to its components - even for large lifts on-site. If you move large pieces whilst still assembled, then the forces on joints can far exceed what they can stand and you can demolish the tenons. It's a lot less work to dismantle the frame entirely than it is to repair the damage. Maybe this is different in the US. Our practice is that there's no "frame" as such and our panels lose a lot of strength when they're disconnected from their floorplates. |
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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
Ramsey is right on target!
Along with the release from liability INSIST the contractor has liability insurance AND workman's comp. coverage. If someone is hurt on your property YOU are the fall guy without it. |
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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
"L Bargstedt" wrote in message om... : Hi. I am looking for advice. I have a 40 x 80 timber frame, a 3 story : bank barn with a limestone foundation, that I have agreed to sell. : Nothing has been signed yet - just a verbal agreement. It will be : dismantled and re-established as a home. : : I have a gnerally good feeling about the timber framer who approached : me about the barn on behalf of the buyer. The buyer visited, saw other : barns, and came back to say he wanted this barn. That was 3 weeks ago : - Twice since then the framer indicated he would work up the contract : and bring it by, but it hasn't happened yet. I know he is working : another project that is not going as well as he had thought and that : this site is at least three hours from our home. : : Because of the delay I am realizing I will need to have a firm : contract to protect our interests. Can anyone provide advice about : what we should include in the contract? We have been asked to provide : the garbage bin form construction debris since they feel they have : paid a generous price. We can live with that. But what else is or is : not reasonable to expect? : : I'd appreciate any advice others could share. You can respond to me at : . : : Thanks, L Bargstedt I hate to say it but you need a real estate atorney to draw up a firm contract. As much as I hate to engage one, a real estate attorney will save you a lot of grief and money. |
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Taking down a timber frame - need advice
yes to all and bonded to.
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