Carriage barn, Shelburne VT
Rough shape.
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The settling of a rotten post foot caused quite a sag in the plate.
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This barn was packed to gills when we had first seen it.
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The middle tie beam of the barn had fractured mid-span.
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The deflection of the plate was rather dramatic.
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Seth scribes and original brace to fit the new lintel.
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The new center post and lintel in place.
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We used half dovetail through tennons to help anchor the new sills in place and keep the stub tennons on the post feet intact.
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A drawing of the roof system was found scratched into a girt timber.
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Detail of the deflection and fracture of the center tie beam.
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The new sill system, center post and lintel in place with an additional lintel for the main floor girt.
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The beech lintel supports the scarf joint and the plate.
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The attached shed had settled by over eight inches leaving a considerable gap between its roof and the barn wall.
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Barn is ready to go.
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