For the next few days we'll be concentrating on the back wall. We've seen some of it being removed, dug out and posted up, including the replacement of part of the timber sill. Well that and much more need to come together so that the back wall can be poured before the weather gets just too cold.
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| The two new timbers from trees on the farm are in place, but just lying there |
The next thing that's done is to put the two new timbers in place replacing the old rotted timbers. Notice the cables still trying to pull the barn straight. Notice that the timbers are just strapped together. Eventually they'll have pegs put in to hold them in place.
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Many parts of the wall out, but much still in place.
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If the photo makes you feel like the wall is bowed, it is. The deflection to the south when Roger started the work was about 28 inches. By lifting and pulling the deflection is down to about 16 inches. Unfortunatley that is about as far as the barn can be pulled back in line without pulling it apart. The deflection to the front was about 6 inches.
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Near east corner of north wall
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This has been a wet spot. Even digging a pit below the grade level and letting the water go there and pump it out wouldn't get rid of all the water. Notice the poles on either side of the water have tar on the bottom which means they are going to be buried in the cement wall where they stand. That means something has to be done about the water issue.
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