Finally! Some real, helpful information on this subject! My husband and I have decided to move to either Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana when an elderly family member passes who we have been caring for. We currently live in a very rural area of Florida, but it is getting very crowded with an insane influx from other states. We want to build a barndo, for financial as well as aesthetic reasons. Searching for GOOD information on the subject has been a challenge... until I found your channel. Our move is still a few years off, so researching every aspect of our potential move is all I can do at this point. We are not young, both over 65, but in generally good health so are looking forward to at least doing some of the labor ourselves. Thank you so much for your channel!
Vinyl siding is the worst! The sun and UV degrade it very quickly, and anywhere the sun doesn’t hit you’ll get major mold and algae growth on the vinyl. Not to mention it simply looks terrible even when new.
Thanks. I'm planning dreaming of my new barn in Suttons Bay. Moved up here from Barry County. Ballpark questions.... What percentage cost increases would you say if the sexy post & beam with B&B siding, over ugly modern pole barn with trusses?
I am currently looking at houses and the vinyl siding seems to warp horribly on top of that.. it is humid down here too so they’re just asking for it. Also found asbestos siding on a house from 1948, held up good, doesn’t warp, but I sure as hell don’t want anything to do with it. I love the information you shared regarding oiling the wood to protect it and the 3-4 feet of metal above ground. Question though, can you do a layer of wood and then the metal roofing? Or do you think that might just trap water and lead to mold, it is very windy and humid where I’m at but I’m curious. Thank you for your knowledge and advice on these though, it’s very interesting.
I assume you are in the southern US? Fortunately there are some great native species in most humid climates that are fairly rot resistant. A lot of our tribe of Barn builders have used cypress and other species in that area with a lot of success. I would recommend joining the BarnGeeks DIY FB group and ask, there are likely to be folks in your neck of the woods who have already built a barn with our plans!
@@BarnGeek Okay, thank you. And yes, I am in South Texas. It’s hard enough getting a home down here but if I can eventually get some land this will be very helpful. Sounds like we might need to build homes in a similar fashion if we can. Went into another home a couple days ago to find mold all over the bathroom and signs of flooding (they hid it VERY well in the photos).
Finally! Some real, helpful information on this subject! My husband and I have decided to move to either Alabama, Mississippi or Louisiana when an elderly family member passes who we have been caring for. We currently live in a very rural area of Florida, but it is getting very crowded with an insane influx from other states. We want to build a barndo, for financial as well as aesthetic reasons. Searching for GOOD information on the subject has been a challenge... until I found your channel. Our move is still a few years off, so researching every aspect of our potential move is all I can do at this point. We are not young, both over 65, but in generally good health so are looking forward to at least doing some of the labor ourselves. Thank you so much for your channel!
Glad I found you on Instagram and signed up, looking forward to following along and learning and also sharing what little I know.
Gratitude 🙏
I will check out your website and subscribe to mailing list. Good stuff!
Thanks for the video very helpful
Great video
Vinyl siding is the worst! The sun and UV degrade it very quickly, and anywhere the sun doesn’t hit you’ll get major mold and algae growth on the vinyl. Not to mention it simply looks terrible even when new.
Exactly! Why do so many people use it? Doesn't make any sense to me.
Thanks. I'm planning dreaming of my new barn in Suttons Bay. Moved up here from Barry County. Ballpark questions.... What percentage cost increases would you say if the sexy post & beam with B&B siding, over ugly modern pole barn with trusses?
I am currently looking at houses and the vinyl siding seems to warp horribly on top of that.. it is humid down here too so they’re just asking for it. Also found asbestos siding on a house from 1948, held up good, doesn’t warp, but I sure as hell don’t want anything to do with it. I love the information you shared regarding oiling the wood to protect it and the 3-4 feet of metal above ground. Question though, can you do a layer of wood and then the metal roofing? Or do you think that might just trap water and lead to mold, it is very windy and humid where I’m at but I’m curious. Thank you for your knowledge and advice on these though, it’s very interesting.
I assume you are in the southern US? Fortunately there are some great native species in most humid climates that are fairly rot resistant. A lot of our tribe of Barn builders have used cypress and other species in that area with a lot of success. I would recommend joining the BarnGeeks DIY FB group and ask, there are likely to be folks in your neck of the woods who have already built a barn with our plans!
@@BarnGeek Okay, thank you. And yes, I am in South Texas. It’s hard enough getting a home down here but if I can eventually get some land this will be very helpful. Sounds like we might need to build homes in a similar fashion if we can. Went into another home a couple days ago to find mold all over the bathroom and signs of flooding (they hid it VERY well in the photos).
im thinking of building a bank barn whats your thoughts
Certainly centeries are 100s of years old.not 100 ?