Old South Barns is a family business with over fifty years of woodworking and carpentry on their side. We are a father and son team serving the Dawson, Ga. area building custom barns of all types with a focus on timber framing along with post & beam structures. We handcraft small timber kits that you can build on your own site. We use rough cut sawmill lumber that we mill ourselves on our sawmill, giving us that classic old school look of the south. Check us out at www.oldsouthbarns.com and follow us on Facebook for info and pictures of our latest projects. You can even find more from the old south father (AKA) The old mule at www.theoldmule.com The old mule himself built his first flintlock back in the early 80`s, which gives us 40+ years as a custom gunsmith. True to form our father and son team make up the Old Mule Trading Post with handcrafted period items for your black powder needs. You might just want to check that out also. theoldmule.com/trading-post See ya at the barn.
Good tips for the radius. Thank you. How does the 2 x 10 with all those deep kerf cuts hold up in the weather. I’d think that would rot out much sooner than the rest of the pressure treated wood..?
It holds up great. We use a HMRBS adhesive on the kerf side before bending that locks everything back into place. No rot known by us in over 25 years, so I say it works great.
@@j3dimindtrix168 This is an adhesive that I developed 30 years ago out of the need to have good adhesion for outdoor environments. It is rosin based and absolutely fills and makes solid any wood coming together. In the case of kerf cuts it fills them completely bonding back as strong as a timber or board once was.
Can you come to SC?? We have a beautiful old barn we use for our ponies I want to restore. My husband thinks it needs to be torn down and rebuilt. I believe we can keep the basic structure. How do we know what's best? Are there certain things to look for?
There is an update available for the ac pump on that tractor , r6 to sanden style Either from deere or local sourcing . Did one on a 4640 . Would recommended a suction filter adiddion.
I know it was a few years ago but it is a pleasure to watch real craftsmen at work. I have installed manufactured flooring and tile for years, sure it takes skill but I think the satisfaction from what you guys do must be at a different level. And how wonderful to be working along side your dad.
Great question. If you notice the porch/roof posts are directly over the pressure treated post of the floor framing. We drilled a hole down through the floor into the center of the PT posts and we drilled a matching hole up into the bottom of the porch post. A steel pin approximately 20 inches in length was driven using a special hydraulic epoxy adhesive to lock it all into place. This is similar Technolgy used in our area to mount grain bins to concrete. Makes for a strong unseen connection that is engineered approved.
Or, just drench it, wrap in plastic and leave in sun for a few hours before bending. I would also not cut it at the radius start points but let it go straight for one extra post on each side to avoid that slight kinked look that comes from the bend starting on the joist.
I works great. Sure it does depend on the weather temperature, but there is a clear cooler feeling difference inside the cab. It takes a good insulated cooler to get the job done.
When yall purchase rough sawn lumber, what is an acceptable tolerance? I just bought about 5000ft of lumber (white pine) and I was very displeased with a lot of it.. plus or minus a half inch in some of it, wavy cuts, just not what I expected
Great question. We usually mill our own rough-cut material for our projects. There are those occasional times when our workload is tight, and we do need to outsource some materials to keep on track. Normally if a sawmill is automated/digital/computer input, there will be consistency in cuts as to what dimensions have been entered. If the sawmill used is manual there can be variances more human error than anything. Plus, or minus a half inch can be as simple as an unsquared cant that runs off. Wavy cuts if that is along the edge of your material can be eliminated if the sawmill guys use an edge saw. All in all rough cut sawmill lumber is just that, it's in the rough not dimensioned down as in what comes from the box stores. This might not answer your question exactly, but at the end of the day there is nothing like real rough cut sawmill lumber. Thanks for asking and watching our videos.
I am familiar with the T1- 11 sheet good product. The only long-term issue that comes to mind would be if rainwater and or moisture accumulates behind a batten in the T 11 groove then rot will happen over time. You might try some other flat rough grade ply, then batten over it. In our barn world we only use real boards with solid batten strips which is the classic style from years ago. Good luck and thanks for asking.
Do you have a product that is inexpensive you would recommend on a raw wood floor? It's old pine boards and have never had anything put on them. I just want to seal them without using polyurethane. I see linseed or other oils combust so I'm really afraid of something catching on fire.
Great question. The best off the shelf product that you can buy is Thompson`s water seal. It is a clear water-based sealer and will certainly seal and waterproof wood products. On raw wood it will penetrate into the wood fibers where sealing is needed and not form a coating on the surface. If you're looking for a top finish for your floors, then the old school standby would be tung oil.
I assume this barn had stalls for animals and lots of posts. Looks like you removed all posts. How did you do that structurally ?I have a similar barn and because of all of the interior posts is not of much use. Thanks
No, we did not remove any posts from the main body of this barn. We leveled back many of them, even replaced several that was beyond repair, and scarf repaired several to keep them intact. This barn originally had the mule stalls located along the side shed parts on each side of the main structure.
I have rough cut redwood reclaimed from a house that was demolished that I'm putting on the outside of my porch. I want to put some protection on it but don't want to sand it necessarily. Am I correct in understanding a clear stain or another clear oil-based penetrating sealer would be the way to go? Thanks and great video!
Any good clear outside penetrating sealer would be best. It want sit on top of the wood as to chip or peal later, but it will adhere to the pores of the wood for a longer time. A good test is once you have applied your sealer and its dry cured put some water on it. If it beads up like water on a duck back, you have a good coating. Only use a stain if you are looking to change the color of your wood. Hope this helps out.
I think if you go back and really watch our video on this you will see that we do not endorse any particular wood finish product. It does however speak of the use of a clear oil finish if one is desired, but we never recommend any solid stains or finishes. As we state at the end of the day it`s all a matter of personal taste and choice. Our commitment to our wood buildings and wood products is all about the natural beauty of the wood itself. Letting nature naturally age wood as it gets harder with time is far better than any brand name finish sitting on a store shelf.
In most county’s requirements for floor systems on decks the rim boards are supposed to set on post are notch the post for the floor rim boards to anchor yo post. Your videos shows otherwise with just screw anchor on side of the post
What our video does not show is we use two 3/8 inch angle iron plate brackets on the back side of each post attached with 1/2 inch carriage bolts. This way you do not compromise the integrity of your post by notching them and the angle iron support is on the rear out of sight for a clean look. Not all "CODE" requirements factor in old school craftsmanship nor have the basic rule of lumber understanding. Also, this porch was to receive latter an underpinning surround that needed the 1 1/2 projection.
Good job boys, these old barns and sheds are a blessing to have, they take care of your livestock, farming equipment and various other things, good to hear from you folks, hope everyone is healthy, thanks for sharing, Ala.
Thanks for the comment. We are staying busy as always. While we wait on inspections on the big lodge we are steadily catching up on these smaller repair jobs. We have several builds coming up first of the new year so stay tuned for more from Old South Barns.
Nice job.The only thing I would have done different is not seeing the ends of the deck by the stairs. At the stair opening I would have run a board 90 degrees to the other boards at the top of the stairs. This way you do not see the ends & in my opinion a finished look. Again nice work
The floor boards we have installed is in keeping the old country look found on houses and porches years ago here in the south. This is part of that classic look ask for by our customer as well as all of the other old school things we have crafted into this lodge. What you describe is a common modern look used by builders today, but we craft our structures with a view from the past. Our passion is deeply rooted in history as we tell that story in every building we work on.
One way to keep the old look & still use the same decking is to rip off the slot on both sides of seven boards. Then only one side of two boards. Yes the nine boards would be narrower than the rest of the decking.Then put the slot for the clips about six inches in for the clips. Now you have the old look at the top of the steps. Again you have nine boards that are narrower. You guys do beautiful work
@@johnlowry5311 That would never work with these boards. This embossed color and grain pattern is like a plastic veneer which forms a shell. We have cut it before but it can peel. What we prefer to use is real wood thus eliminating any of the above. Just using the type, brand, that our customer requested.
Nice work , you folks do a good job on everything you build, that is a beautiful building, love to have it on my property, thanks for sharing, looking forward to next video.
Thanks for the kind words. There will be several more videos to come from this post & beam lodge series. We will also be posting several new videos of a few projects that we have going on at other job sites so stay tuned for them.
Thank you for following along with our projects. Each are special to us and getting to build and craft with great wood is always a plus. Stay tuned for more.
Beautiful work, this barn is really nice, yall did a excellent job, I can tell you folks take pride in your work, glad to see this old barn brought back like it was many years ago, this is my favorite of your videos, wish I had this barn on my property, thanks for sharing your great work.
Thanks Bill, we still have a way to go on this lodge, but we are gaining on it. Our hope is to document it as we go with these videos telling our story as we build. So keep watching for more in this post and beam series as well as other related work that we do.
Another great build, you guys are true craftsman, I learn alot watching these videos. I'm right down the road from yall in Coldwater Al ,60 miles east of Birmingham, looking forward to your next video.
Excellent work, love the old style barn look, I love old barns ,I have a old chicken house I turned into a work shop, it was built in the mid 1960's, its built out of rough sawn oak. You guys do great work, thanks for taking us along on these builds.
Thanks for watching and following our work. Keeping it real is what we do. Great job on turning your chicken house into a shop. Sounds like something we have done in the past.
Tight grain pine is getting hard to come by in ga. Whats common now is Loblolly with wide growth rings. Chip wood thats sold in box stores. Some of the old farm places still have the original Long leaf pines growing, what the new babies hadnt cut for a dollar bill. I been milling some old Long leaf pines that came from and old home place farm in Wilcox co. Some are 120 years old. First 4 cut blocks 0 knots. The Off spring youngans cutting all their great grandparents timber. I was able to buy some choice Logs.
You are right. On this lodge that we are building our choice logs all old growth have come from weather related damage from around the same area where we are crafting our Post & Beam. It don`t get any better than to be using great material, native trees, all with roots from home keeping things as local as you can get. That`s just how we do it at Old South Barns.
We have been at it a very long time. Each project that we do is very enjoyable, and we take great pride in keeping the tradition of fine craftsmanship.
We shoot our own video footage as we work. For us it is very good. Its not about the quality of the video so much as the content of telling our story. That is what makes us real people with real personalities.
Thank you for sharing this covered porch build. I found it very interesting, as I am a carpenter's daughter. Nice to see the "tried and true" ways of yester year still being used in builds today.
Thank you for the kind words. We enjoy the old way of building, and have made our share of marks over the years crafting this way. We are currently building a post & beam lodge using old school methods. Follow us on Facebook and check out our other videos here as Old South Barns. Thanks again.
