Get Rich Selling Barn Wood?
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Can you get rich selling barn wood? We have an old barn and portions of it collapsed. Let me try to explain what we plan to do with the barnwood.
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You are doing the right thing. There aren't enough hours in the day as it is - spend the ones you have on making your farm more productive!
Every farmer and rancher knows that time is money and you have to balance and prioritize both. God bless you, your family, and your farm.
I saw a big pile of future soil amendments. Biochar, Wood Ash and mulch.
Strange hand gesturing continues on the part of our host. Appears to be tramping down fireworks of some kind.
Need to handle the situation in a dispassionate way. A farmer can't spend dollars to save pennies. That quickly leads to a lot of cents, no dollars and proof the farmer has no sense!
good job exploring your options. Never did like the "they said" mentality!
Morgan I hope you keep the barn if you can, you truly have a beautiful barn. Even if you just slowly work at it as time and money permits it will be a great barn.
You need to get the Amish in when it comes to the barn. They are the masters.
Very informative. Especially showing the difference between hand hewn and old milled. Thank you.
Take some of the good boards and make you a new sign for your farm , love the videos bro
Your barn is AMAZING!!!!! I would love to have a mammoth barn like that on my property.
Framing shops will pay a fortune for barn wood to use in framing!
All the best! Love your channel!
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I’m so glad you decided to save this beautiful old barn.
We also have a 1900's barn that needs some love; I totally understand the need to prioritize the things that will give you the most bang for the proverbial buck, as opposed to attempt to preserve every scrap of wood. Our thinking (and I sense yours too) is to preserve the essence of the place, while making the necessary sacrifices so we can make it useful for our purposes in 2021. No judgement Morgan; you do what you have to do to gain that incremental ground on a farm. It's not for the faint of heart!
Morgan, I just so happen to make a living off of building farmhouse furniture out of barn wood. I have dismantled many barns. With that said, I have to agree with you. Number on problem is size. That barn is massive. It would take a small army to take it down to preserve it. Not to mention move the material. Love your videos!
If the barn wood is not treated because of its’ age, could you not burn it in your wood stove as a source of heat in the winter? I know people who pick up the used, untreated pallets left over from deliveries just for that purpose.
It might be interesting to clean up some of the space and use it as a kind of weekend farmer market, both for yourself and other local sellers. As long as it's structurally sound, at least.
It's a huge space and I'm sure people would enjoy the novelty. You could even use it as an opportunity to tell the story of the farm as well as talk about what you're trying to do with it.
I'd start with just clearing out a little section of it and gauging interest. Could be fun!
I agree except that the ceilings are so low on every floor. Also the floor is not a even surface. If it were a big open space with a good floor it would be wonderful to host events like farmers markets, trade shows, and receptions making profit that way. It will be interesting to see what evolves. Morgan has a good way of doing his research and making wise conclusions.
Man, if I were close by I’d take the whole thing. Repurposed wood can make someone a lot of money. That wood can make a lot of rustic farmhouse furniture and decor.
I love that big old barn. Please just keep it; it’s going to come in handy.
My friend the wood needs stacked flat and straight or it will be twisted when you go to use it
Yeah, I heard the same thing about the huge number of old bricks in my driveway. Let’s face it, selling severely used building materials is not easy.
If the barn isn't dangerous, and the only thing stopping you from using it is the man hours it would take. Turn it into an event! I bet you could get a small army of volunteers. Reach out on craigslist for a musician, see if any local entrepreneurs would be interested in setting up a booth, maybe some local clubs to show off what they do. Make it so the worker bees can bring the family and everyone has a great time.
And then do it again!
I live in Australia, Here barns are somewhat rare, except for in Tasmania, and most are made of sandstone or bluestone. When I drive through the South Australian countryside I see many old farms and cottages, with ornate brick and stonework made by settlers in earlier time, that sit on farms of five hundred acres or more, which have now been abandoned for larger or more convenient buildings closer to town. They stand as stone skeletons now, the wood and metal having longer rottened away, but they are still beautiful. Alone in the long quiet of the Australia dusk their beauty remains, even as they slowly return to the ground from which they were formed. Old buildings have a soul of their own and trying to preserve a piece of it, well It's a good thing you're doing there.
Lots of good points you make. I'm in a similar spot with my old barn. It's collapsing on one corner, is a bit of an eyesore in it's present state, and for me and what I'm doing, I don't really need it and it probably isn't too safe anyway. It does contain a bit of hand hewn, but not much. Most is milled and this thing has been reconstructed or added on more than once. Other issue you raise is so true. There is only so much time in a day and so much energy in a person. I have been scavenging the rough sawn stuff for raised beds, a real solid work bench etc. and will continue to scavenge that and all the tin from some other building that are about to be swallowed by the ever rising lake. With the price of lumber presently and because the rough sawn is such tough, quality wood, I'm already money ahead just using that stuff, and there is plenty of it. Every garden bed I make has to be fenced high and stout so many of the beams will come in handy there etc.... Should work out in the long run, even if I'd like this ugly old thing gone sooner. Plus I can make or save a few bucks while I'm at it. A couple of added bonuses that are almost good as gold to me are the foot or so of extremely well aged manure on the ground in the barn and the loft full of so old its now seed sterile hay. Good info. Thanks. Take care.
I have been binge watching your channel. I believe the duck epidemic was caused by heating with gases. I am glad to see that the goslings have proper fowl heating. Kudos for that. Also, wanted to let you know that your method of duck wrangling is great and your “How to wrangle Ducks” was easy to understand. I chuckle every time you shout out to get them out or in. The imprinting was amazing to watch. Great channel.
Al Lumnah is a marvel. I can see why you started a channel because of his.
Here in Kentucky, old barn wood sells to resellers for $1.25 to $2 a board foot, just for the aged wood, hand hewn or not. They resell it for $4 or more as decoration wood. I'd try to keep it as is if possible though. I have a much smaller one that I'm maintaining 50' from my pole barn on the main farm just for the history of it and yes it has tons on rotten wood in it too, they didn't have treated lumber back then.
lol,I am in that situation with a old house a friend has. The old house is coming to the end of its life and I am trying to figure out if the interest for the old boards is worth all the sweet and bad talk that will take.People want stuff for nothing but don't want to do the work to get it these days.
Yes. Most definitely yes. The oak/maple/pine/spruce in it is worth at least 50 grand to the right wood company as finished product.
I see a lot is rotten. But one idea I can see that is very easy for you is to list it on a Facebook exchange group or craigslist. Label it as “$5 a piece, you sort, you haul). No hassle on your part other than posting the listing. Then it’s fun money to use for getting more ducks or goslings.
No good news in that episode, you certainly have considered the options facing you. That barn is huge , sometime in future maybe you could do a up close tour of the old part of barn .
Brother, I hope you can take Positive Critisim...
Don't listen to every critic in the field, you left D.C. leave the politics behind.
Now you discovered and bought yourself a beautiful farm, Thank God for that, he gave it to you for a reason. I started watching you when I seen you on my favorite UA-cam talent Lumna Acres, there was a time in my life I need a positive change, it was a rough past and decided to move to a tiny little town Liberty, Maine. Why? First thing it was the largest apartment ever, matter of fact its a Masonic Hall, my bedroom alone was the congregation hall including a stage. Tiny kitchen, bathroom and a small bedroom. I was at awe for only $500 a month. I survived the Ice storm of 98 there, the library was a tiny little home which I volunteered at very often, to get there was two roads, a country dirt road following a stream with lots of trees or the tar road. I started thinking to myself what am I going to do in a town with roughly thousand people less or more? There everyone knows each other.
Below my apartment is a health shop and print shop, across the road town hall, fire department and behind that a huge 5 story high lumber mill. It was that mill that changed my purpose in life, why?
The owner of that mill was a man a jack of all trades, he bought that mill 11 years earlier and it was on its last leg. But he saw something different than other folks did, they saw a huge eyesore and he seen it as a workshop, greenhouse, and the 3 floors left would be his home. When i seen the photo of that pile of junk I was so amazed how he refurbished the entire mill, it wss beautiful and no paint was used to modernize it. His workshop was huge, he had a welding section,wood section,metal section, tool section and on and on. For 2 years i envied him, he was smart and lucky.
He told me, Son it may been a little bit of luck but it was all from the heart.
His day job sometimes night was driving a snowplow clearing our roads, night time he had a home to rest in. Its not about the boards or shape of the building its about how much time and love you put into it.. That evening i went home thinking about that.. Than i discovered our 3 story building actually had a huge attic, i was at awe. I turned it into my tool shop, lucky for me Liberty Tools was just across the road, he had every tool you can imagine from 1800's till today and very reasonable on the used tools. Anyhow I did odd jobs for them and more for the Mill owner, i would vlean up the woods and roadside by the stream, it gave me tons of time to think about my life...I wanted my own farm and land.... Anyhow i was very upset when you shared your story of another guys post claiming you have a white Elephant, honestly that is bullshit. You have a goldmine and I feel he wanted to destroy that goldmine. Maybe very jealous. That guy at the mill travels the state in his truck and trailer and he buys old boards,doors,windows and so on because he seen much value in its history, he brings back to his shop and he either sells them or uses them on his huge mill.
You should feel very lucky you have such a barn and history, many wish they were in your shoes.
Here is what I suggest, dont go listening to folks giving false hope.
If you have a long life than theres much hope to restore that old beautiful barn. Dont do everything at one time, its not financially suitable.
Start at the worse end of your barn and fix it, make sure its safe and suitable, there is no law saying you have to complete that barn on a given date, take your time, farming is not designed to be fast pace, those IMO who are supplying the masses is not farming its fast production.
Rome was not built in a day and rest assure when they built that barn it may taken years. So all you need is patience, some time and lots of care and you can turn that barn into something special. We only live once so why speed up and waste it all? I vision in that old barn great things to come, you can break down the barn into sections, not tear down just divide. I'm not sure what kind of farm you have yet but i am sure you can turn part of that barn facing your home into a small country store of natural products, i bet people all over the states will visit it often. Everything back in the old days was farming to feed your family and whats left over can be sold to a farmers market. Dont be a blank spot to your community be a Asset.
GET involved with activities, the more people you meet and the more they know about your dreams I'm sure there will be many kind hearted folks to help you slowly boost your dream, its all about boosting ones low self esteem into a productive beneficial life and community farming means we all eat each others products. Its not about the shape of your barn that counts its what you dream and what to do with it. Dreams work when you are working it.
I noticed you are afraid to make friends, you want friends but you are hoping they come to you, my friend you dont have to worry about other farmers not liking you, remember you are no longer in a city full of personalities and images, you are in the country and the only image you should see is producing positive energies and the rest will follow. Be humble to your family,neighbors and if a problem comes about resolve it respectfully, once you get your feet in the door everyone will love you,trust you and care for you, its like one big family.
I understand you been in the city with so much negative, just thank God you got out and you doing something for yourself. Farming is the best medicine, if the wife or kids or friends and neighbors get on your bad side just walk out,breathe,grab a tomato and throw it far as you can and say temper stay away. its all about being positive, you wont get that for free in the city. Garden Psychology. As for me, i no longer live in liberty or in america, I married a very loving honest asian wife and we started our fruit orchard and built our home on a day by day basis, it was not easy but woth every moment of your time. My friend I hope you take my advice and keep your barn, things though looks dreary on the news its really getting better and for once we have a president who really cares for the people. God bless you and your family. Stay strong and stay green. PEACE
I don't know if it's too much effort, but how about try tossing them to the wood chipper and make some compost out of them. Also ashes are also good for plants, but too much might chase out the insects that you want for your plants.
Nails.
I think you made the right choice, however, please don't tear it down. Old barns are so beautiful. That's not what I was going to write actually! Hahah! I'm just wondering if you went back over the burn spot with a magnet to pick up all those metal nails, screws, parts etc.? I'd hate for you or any of your flock, including Toby, to get a foot full. I have ducks on my little hobbie farm, and ducks love shinny!! Be careful! Tetanus shots hurt big time!!
Bonfires are a waste of energy. Use it for heating inside or for making maplesyrup instead.
sure hes got all day to fuck around. XD
I love my syrup lead paint and white wash flavored.
@Matt Barnes 💯
I wanna go to the New Year's Eve bonfire party!
Good luck with everything
Have you thought of saving maybe 1/3 of it and tearing down the rest. To build a structure even a small fraction of that barn would be costly as you know. You could save the better wood from the part you tore down to repair the section you kept. Having a dry structure to store your material and be able to work out of the weather is priceless. Just a thought. Hate to see a barn like that just disappear. Good luck to you. Love your vids.
Hey, in two weeks you added 2k more subscribers!! Awesome!
It's been amazing to see people liking our videos! Feeling very lucky and honored.
Hi,,, I would keep the barn & ill give my reasons. 1/ To replace it would be 200 grand or more. 2/ Be cheaper to maintain than replace with one 1/2 the size. 3/ Less taxes with older building. 4/ you'll regret if you tear it down. &5/ If a tornado levels it,the insurance can build you a new barn
I'm totally jealous of your barn. On the property I farm the old dairy barn was destroyed by a previous tenant who decided to take out some structural beams without permission from the land owner to park some large vehicles over the winter. I raise livestock, and I would love to have a structure like that. Have you considered finding a young farmer to use some of your land? I haven't watched a ton of your videos, but doesn't seem like you have enough animals to graze all your pastures yet. You might be in a place to really help someone like me in your area.
Do like the Goonies too? Lol love the sweater.
Someone else said do weddings, I love that idea.
Chunk love Sloth!
Would love to know what the part of the barn that your "friend" destroyed was used for? What kind of an extension was it? Does the sister barn have that part as well? I'm so glad you're saving it! The stories it could tell.....hey, might be a great subject for a children's book, or hey, even an adult one (Not ADULT adult) But, probably most of the people who watch this journey, are IMPRESSED with your big Giant Barn, because it's so COOOOOOOL!!!!!!!
Nice video Yes, we all have to decide what is worth our effort and what isn't. Some tasks just aren't worth the effort.
understand completely, if I were not in theUK I would come and get it for my wood burner, or the better stuff to make raised beds, Andy
This barn might not be worth much money but I tell you I can make wonderful stuff out of these boards and beam.
Greetings John from Holland Amsterdam
Looks great all cleaned up!
Time is a premium. You made the right choice.
I like that you used a pic of Highland cattle...if you are ever in the market for them ...there is a magazine/catalog called Bagpipe....super good mag!!!!!! I love Highlands..the calves look like 4 legged teddy bears! lol...have a good day buddy!
We do live in Caledonia County!
I always enjoy your videos. Thanks
Maybe you can check around for smaller companies that may be interested in demolishing parts of it at a time. Not the fastest way but I'm sure that there are some places that would like to use some of the wood but can't tackle the whole project on their own. Find out what they want and work around that as it's taken down.
I'm not always as interested in the non-livestock videos, but this was fascinating!
Thank you!
Goonies? Wicked cool!
4:53. Great action shot!
Have you contacted the guys with that barn rebuilding show on one of the cable networks? Sure hate to see it go. If you don't need the space let it be... spend a couple hours a week clean it up that will give you time to figure out what to do with it. Maybe a store or you could rent it out as a storehouse to other people. All I do know is you can't year it down Sir.
To tear the barn down to 1/2 or 1/3 the size it is now, use the best salvaged boards to re-enclose that end would be lots of high up construction but would be less to maintain and free some acreage.
here in central Wisc. we have a lot of dairy barns that are not being used anymore Some folks use them for storage of campers,boats and such this may a option for you you have a nice farm. It's hard work being a farmer. Are you planning on raising some cattle someday. great videos God bless
If that old barn was red oak, or some kind of walnut,. and within an hour from me here in Kentucky, I'd come tear it down.
Hello from Cleveland Ohio, I really enjoy your videos....I hope you have a safe and Blessed Day my friend... " Sheila"
Thank you!
I was thinking electric guitar bodies and necks. The milled wood would be fine, and you just can't get wood like that any more. Depends on what species it came from, of course. And you'd have to sell it a little at a time - probably not worth the trouble.
During the 70's barn wood was the wood...picture frames, walls...especially. in restraunts., maybe will be the " IT" material again. Myself I would house the usable and lay some down in vegetable garden walkways...beams on the other hand ..gold.
Hewn beams...I mean. My father had bulldozers put several smaller barns than yours, down. Then the fires....burn baby burn..
You are going to get cattle and use THAT barn!
Maybe you should connect with some Amish in your area if there's any close to you .I know they are good in this area of barn work they might be able to give you some kind of rough plan on fixing it up so you can put your ducks in it and other animals also they are awesome with Roofing .
I would keep the barn. Just reclad it as a metal building. Fix the structural issues, put a new metal roof on it, and then keep the old siding on but put metal over it. You would get about 40 years of near zero maintenance on it. Just make sure you put some gutters on it to control water flow.
You need to show us the barn from inside!! But everything!!
Love the Goonies hoodie.
I LOVE your sweatshirt!
The barn at my families place fell long ago. I just made a tiny edit of it but am filming for a mini doc on the whole property now. I really hope I can find some help with this project
Respectable decision to save the barn.
That is some really nice looking wood my friend...
Aged wood is great for music instruments. The older the better.
The hay has value there is a garden method called Ruth Stout you use the spent hay to make your garden beds.
Great idea!
Save rather whole thing Still aged wood. Theyd will buy that in coastal elites states. Those folks love this aged wood for decor. Save it!
great sweat shirt...
Bon 🔥 New Year's Eve sounds cool 😎 hopefully there will be snow. Like to see it in a video👍
THE ELEPHANT. There's your answer. Once you name it, you can't kill it. It is YOUR pet barn.
Kitt-ums 🐯 4:54
Get in touch with “Barnwood Builders” - Mark Bowe. See what he’d say about the barn!
I think it's beautiful! Ol barn! Theirs history there too tha would be neat to look into, write a book
That report was sad news. You're making the right decision going forward though.
Trimming off the rotten pieces and you would be amazed at how much is rubbish and how much is re-useable.
You can try removing the paint make fine chips and make compost with a local hog farm with some hay. You could make tons of compost that could be more valuable. But when removing the paint if it has lead or sth the dust could be a problem. Try talk with an expert on composting to see if there is any value in the project
Call Norm Abrams for insight. Must be a type of hardwood in demand with limited rot.
Can't you use the barn for your fowl? Or for firewood in the fireplace not a bonfire?
You could use that barn to house those monster geese that will probably grow to about 50' tall a peice :P
Ha ha ha
If there is anyone that sees this from Ohio and you have a barn you want gone. I would be happy to take it down and clear the area for you...
Save the roof metal save the beams but yes its a ton of work
Time to cook the marshmallows! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey I'm a Morgan too
Hey, little question here but will you just be having birds? Or will you have a few mammals, example like goats or something.
And anyway, it's a Magenta Elephant! Which is all the more worthy of SAVE.
Keep a good roof on it, use it for what you can. Time is on your side. It will only be worth more as it ages. ((( LONG TIME GONE ))) Cajun
research national registry of historic buildings.
you need to bring that wood to Tennessee it would sell like hotcakes and it would be very nice profit
Hey howdy can you and I talk? I would like to get in contact with some of the barn expert folks around creating a website for people that have old barns wanting to remove or salvage? I want to interview them to build a use case for a sw developer. Your comments were spot on
Barnwood Builders out of West Virginia
I have a poster size picture in a barn wood frame. There's a ton of money doing picture frames
You are so cool!
Ok, so I'm still stuck on the barn being 140' X 40-50' X 3 stories in size .... I just stepped outside .... my HOUSE lot is 150' X 50' ! Your freaking barn is the size of my lot AND house!!! ROFL!! wow ... ok ... on to the rest of the vid ........
Yup.....sawn stuff is not as desirible as handhewn. Up here in northern maine in your case only way youll get rid of the wood is to pile it up as neatly as you can and offer it free.......then youll get plenty of primitive pickers help clean you out... often times primitive hoarders that will get thier husbands mad at them for bringing it home and piling it either outside to rott, piled in a building in the way and never used or but thier husbands to make somthing that likly they dont know how, or have no time nor care to. So yes......your idea of using what you can (or sharing with your helper) and then bonfire! I would just sugest to cover the pile with even a smaller tarp just as long as you can keep a portion dry so when its time pull tarp off and start fire at dry spot......once its going the fire will dry the rest as you go....and when your ready for the fire....... invite all your friends potluck byob. Idk.......friends and family thanksgiving/xmas get together? It could become a yearly thing or one time. But whatever you do........watch out after fires done and i would fence off the location and mark it well as likly there will be many nails ext to puncture tires ext. A good magnet to scower ashes after or even metal detector helps. Once clear of metal ashes can be compost or spread around your orchard for certain trees and plants
Is that the GOONIES guy on your shirt? CHUNK!!!! LOL Thats a great movie!!
Yup! ; )
@@GoldShawFarm I knew it thats so AWESOME!!!!!!
Just make it water tight.
Lord Bless ya and do what is best for you and your family. You can't please everyone. Sorry it was not more profitable for you. I think it usually comes down to wanting what you don't have or liking what someone else has that makes things popular or in demand. The farmers that are living with the wood everyday it is just normal life but to the city dweller who wants the farm look it is gold but getting it to the folks who want it usually is more costly and not worth the effort unless your blessed to find that rich one who wants to pay the price.
You should not break down the barn. Old is gold they say. You should restore it and use it for your animals. Get cows and when its winter you can put your ducks inside them. Its just a waste if you break it apart. It should be restored because it is really beautiful from the inside. When you restore it and paint it,
It would look awesome.
Just my opinion.