Hello!
I have a barn on the property that's about 200 square meters.
The ground floor consists of a "Stable," Timber Storage, Junk Storage, and a Servant's Room. The barn is log-built and stands on several solid foundation stones. The upper floor consists of an old hayloft and an extra room above the "servant's room."
The barn is in good condition without any settling or crooked walls. The roof was replaced in 2002.
The bottom two log courses are in such condition that they will need to be replaced within 5-10 years, and the floor is mostly earthen.
The floor in the hayloft consists of planks on logs with spacing of about 1200mm and is in such a condition that I don't allow anyone else to walk up there.
Ahead of various other projects at my place and my neighbor’s, it would be great if the hayloft could be used as a frame construction workshop and larger lumber storage. (The spaces on the ground floor for various reasons are less suitable for this.) This would, of course, require replacing the floor.
At the same time, I know that the bottom log course will eventually need replacing and likely be replaced with built-up Leca blocks (concrete slab under the entire barn).
My question is as follows:
Do I risk having major problems if I do this in reverse order, i.e., replace the floor first and the logs later?
Is there anyone who has done something similar and can offer some tips?
/M
I have a barn on the property that's about 200 square meters.
The ground floor consists of a "Stable," Timber Storage, Junk Storage, and a Servant's Room. The barn is log-built and stands on several solid foundation stones. The upper floor consists of an old hayloft and an extra room above the "servant's room."
The barn is in good condition without any settling or crooked walls. The roof was replaced in 2002.
The bottom two log courses are in such condition that they will need to be replaced within 5-10 years, and the floor is mostly earthen.
The floor in the hayloft consists of planks on logs with spacing of about 1200mm and is in such a condition that I don't allow anyone else to walk up there.
Ahead of various other projects at my place and my neighbor’s, it would be great if the hayloft could be used as a frame construction workshop and larger lumber storage. (The spaces on the ground floor for various reasons are less suitable for this.) This would, of course, require replacing the floor.
At the same time, I know that the bottom log course will eventually need replacing and likely be replaced with built-up Leca blocks (concrete slab under the entire barn).
My question is as follows:
Do I risk having major problems if I do this in reverse order, i.e., replace the floor first and the logs later?
Is there anyone who has done something similar and can offer some tips?
/M
I haven't done anything similar directly, but I don't think you'll have any problems by fixing the floor first. Replacing the lower beams means jacking up the house while replacing the bad parts, which a new wooden floor in the attic should withstand.
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