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Looking for ideas on barn renovation
It's an old barn, (I mean _real_ old, older than the US). Pole and beam
construction with vertical plank sheathing. There's a gap between the planks and most of them have knotholes. No historical district, register of historical places, or other restrictions except the normal building codes, under which the barn is grandfathered. The desired result is to more or less maintain the appearance of the barn inside and out but have it weather- and critter-tight. It's going to be used for a garage, workshop, and storage, not living space. Seems to me that the planks have to come off, sheathing has to go up, and then the planks have to go back, furred out so that rain coming through those gaps and knotholes doesn't get trapped. Anyone have another idea on this? Also, what to use for sheathing? Zip system? Exterior ply and paint it black? Extira? Pressure treated ply? Remember that it's going to be fairly well protected from sun but it's still going to be getting rain and snow through those gaps and knotholes. Or should I, when I pull the planks, plug the knotholes from behind leaving just enough edge for show, mill the edges for battens to fill the gaps, and then just put zip system or whatever behind it? Not gonna start on it until Spring regardless but want to be ready to go when the warm weather returns. |
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