A bonnebyggnad originally a pigsty. Now workshop. Then an extension for storing machines.
I had planned to change to a metal roof. However, I see a few other problems that I suspect should be addressed first?
1. Where the pigsty was, the roof has started to sag. And as the picture shows inside the building, that board is bent. My question is, does it matter? Can't I just build the new battens straight with some blocks in between or something... It would be a huge project to remove all the boards to reach this one. View attachment 62896
2. Less urgent but how do I handle cracks... just smear some new mortar over them so it at least looks fine? View attachment 62897
3. This one and another have been weakened by gnawing pests. Of course, built into the wall. How will I manage to replace these? Anticimex mentioned that these beams, this one and the one above, are especially vulnerable to moisture... Then there's the worrying gap between the wall and the beam above. View attachment 62899
4. Once inside the other section which is more like a garage... I see that several castings have sunk, causing columns to start sliding sideways. It's visible on the outside as the wall isn't straight. - Should I dig around and cast larger... or are we talking drainage work then cast more... or how do I do it? It feels quite crucial before laying a new roof. View attachment 62900
Same here, the casting looks like it's tipping over... but the wall is still straight at least... View attachment 62901
5. And here a roof truss is hanging freely in the air. Survived a few winters. But the boards the tiles rest on are shaped according to this, so I suspect I need to replace them when I lift the roof truss.
Then the column, it has slid to the side, so the studs holding the wall boards have lost contact with the column. My plan is to place another column next to the existing one and wrap nail straps around. Then place the roof truss on the new column and the wall studs on the new column as well... View attachment 62902
Despite broken tiles, it's actually very fresh on the inside, at least in the "garage" section. But the pig section needs to be straightened before plating... and the other side needs to sort out all the columns slipping off the sinking castings... View attachment 62903
I have actually checked the wells and they look okay regarding the existing stone-age drainage.
Yes... where and how do I start??? What the heck
I had planned to change to a metal roof. However, I see a few other problems that I suspect should be addressed first?
1. Where the pigsty was, the roof has started to sag. And as the picture shows inside the building, that board is bent. My question is, does it matter? Can't I just build the new battens straight with some blocks in between or something... It would be a huge project to remove all the boards to reach this one. View attachment 62896
2. Less urgent but how do I handle cracks... just smear some new mortar over them so it at least looks fine? View attachment 62897
3. This one and another have been weakened by gnawing pests. Of course, built into the wall. How will I manage to replace these? Anticimex mentioned that these beams, this one and the one above, are especially vulnerable to moisture... Then there's the worrying gap between the wall and the beam above. View attachment 62899
4. Once inside the other section which is more like a garage... I see that several castings have sunk, causing columns to start sliding sideways. It's visible on the outside as the wall isn't straight. - Should I dig around and cast larger... or are we talking drainage work then cast more... or how do I do it? It feels quite crucial before laying a new roof. View attachment 62900
Same here, the casting looks like it's tipping over... but the wall is still straight at least... View attachment 62901
5. And here a roof truss is hanging freely in the air. Survived a few winters. But the boards the tiles rest on are shaped according to this, so I suspect I need to replace them when I lift the roof truss.
Then the column, it has slid to the side, so the studs holding the wall boards have lost contact with the column. My plan is to place another column next to the existing one and wrap nail straps around. Then place the roof truss on the new column and the wall studs on the new column as well... View attachment 62902
Despite broken tiles, it's actually very fresh on the inside, at least in the "garage" section. But the pig section needs to be straightened before plating... and the other side needs to sort out all the columns slipping off the sinking castings... View attachment 62903
I have actually checked the wells and they look okay regarding the existing stone-age drainage.
Yes... where and how do I start??? What the heck
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I have a similar project, a barn/grange that has both settling foundation stones and a partially sagging roof. My philosophy for such an old building is that one must accept the old crookedness (it's part of the charm) but address the faults that can worsen things, such as a sagging roof or too severe foundation settlements.
But you're asking so many questions at once that it's hard to answer.
1) Is the board/rule pressed down so it's at risk of breaking or just warped in a strange way? As mentioned cosmetically, live with it, structural issue - fix it, possibly with additional support from below.
2) Chip away all loose mortar around and in the crack and re-plaster with new (perhaps the same mortar like lime mortar?).
3) The gap looked small, nothing to worry about? Insect-eaten logs - if extensive, must be replaced, alternatively replace the bearing capacity with another log (like a pillar) that can carry the load capacity that the brace adds. If you are going to replace it, it’s about chiseling it out of the mortar simply.
4) Sunk and leaning foundation stones I will attack myself with a hefty 10-ton jack and a few sturdy home-welded "lifting brackets." With these, I have already lifted a smaller log framework house of a couple of tons, so the methods work well. Lift up, SECURE the position, and fix the foundation. That your foundations are tipping is perhaps not so strange since there's a brace on the side of them creating outward forces.
5) I would probably just support under some new log piece, so a load distribution takes place, even if in an "askew" position. If you can't fix it properly.
A lot of work ahead of you (me too with similar as mentioned). But drainage, I'm impressed
But you're asking so many questions at once that it's hard to answer.
1) Is the board/rule pressed down so it's at risk of breaking or just warped in a strange way? As mentioned cosmetically, live with it, structural issue - fix it, possibly with additional support from below.
2) Chip away all loose mortar around and in the crack and re-plaster with new (perhaps the same mortar like lime mortar?).
3) The gap looked small, nothing to worry about? Insect-eaten logs - if extensive, must be replaced, alternatively replace the bearing capacity with another log (like a pillar) that can carry the load capacity that the brace adds. If you are going to replace it, it’s about chiseling it out of the mortar simply.
4) Sunk and leaning foundation stones I will attack myself with a hefty 10-ton jack and a few sturdy home-welded "lifting brackets." With these, I have already lifted a smaller log framework house of a couple of tons, so the methods work well. Lift up, SECURE the position, and fix the foundation. That your foundations are tipping is perhaps not so strange since there's a brace on the side of them creating outward forces.
5) I would probably just support under some new log piece, so a load distribution takes place, even if in an "askew" position. If you can't fix it properly.
A lot of work ahead of you (me too with similar as mentioned). But drainage, I'm impressed