Lost a barn today

[Rod]

We lost are biggest barn today 40′ by 27′. The mules and donkeys were in it but got out. They are so fast and run first and ask questions later, must have heard it coming down. It was a fabric covered truss barn and did not have that much snow on it as it tends to slide off but their was a layer on top that was frozen to the fabric and would not slide off. Hope that is the last one for the year, as we also lost a hoop house at the garden last week.

[Tim Harrigan]

Sorry to hear that, Rod. Good thing you were not in there, probably would have run over the mule on the way out. Glad all the stock is OK. Hope you have a warranty or insurance on those buildings.

[Rod]

Hi Tim

Thanks, I was in their this morning, I guess someone was watching over me. No insurance, too cheap, penny wise and pound foolish my Mother used to say about me. This is my second barn I lost to snow, one more and I will buy insurance! I am going to check on the possibility of a warranty because their was not that much snow on, but it’s 6 years old so I doubt it.

[Does’ Leap]

Rod, so sorry to hear about the barn. I am glad no one was hurt. I guess I should go shovel off my barn (I have one just like yours).

George

[dominiquer60]

Rod,
I am glad that you and the animals were not hurt, I hope the equipment that you had in there made it also. It can be tough to gauge how much weight is on our structures with all the freezing and thawing has occurred. We have a similar one to yours, we are glad that the top hay bales are wedged under the ridgepole.

Many buildings in our area are collapsing too, a large dairy barn with 25 Holsteins that died, a commercial hoophouse, greenhouses, garages. We have spent the last 6 days shoveling roofs ourselves. I did my one hoop house Thursday, it didn’t look like much, but with the layers of ice and then being melted altogether, I am really surprised and glad that it didn’t go before I could get to it. We also saved our sugar house, the rafters were creeping outwards. Jacks, come-a-longs and some newly sawed cross braces are patching it together until the weekend markets are done.

Just be careful everyone, looks are deceiving, happy shoveling all and be safe.

Erika

[Jay]

Glad you and your critters are ok. That’s the most important thing in my book. Take care all. Jay

[OldKat]

Sorry to hear that this happened to you. Hope it all works out in the end. I don’t really understand snow loading and such, because it seldom ever snows where I live. However, I do have some Amish friends that lost a barn and three greenhouses about two or three weeks ago due to a tornado. I have had an expereince similar to theirs, so I know this sort of thing can really set you back. Hope you can fully recover from this and go forward from here.

[Tim Harrigan]

OldKat, our place was leveled by a tornado in fall of ’07 so I am a believer in tornado warnings and insurance. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to have a fire.

[mother katherine]

Rod, glad your guys are fine. I looked out yesterday morning to see our new machine shed/steer shed on the machinery and ground. Went flying out of the house to see what was left. 3 steers standing out side and one crushed under a truss. From his leg position, he was just deciding to get up and join his brother. Must have been some sound warning for the others to have gotten out.
Dairymen came down and dug it out. Machinery is fine. Yearling steer calls for his brother.
oxnun

[dominiquer60]

Mother Kathrine, I am so sorry for the loss of your shed, but feel terrible about your lost yearling, was it one of your linebacks?
Erika

[Theloggerswife]

Sorry to hear about the barn Rod. I have taken several calls in the last two weeks reporting barn collapse. Once that snow starts thawing or you receive some freezing rain it really makes a huge difference on the snow load of a building. Due to the nature of my business I usually error in the other direction…My husband calls us insurance poor! If you have a conventional homeowners policy there is a built in 10% of your dwelling coverage for other detached buildings.

Glad to hear all living creatures made it out of the building without harm!

[Rod]

mother katherine;24591 wrote:

Rod, glad your guys are fine. I looked out yesterday morning to see our new machine shed/steer shed on the machinery and ground. Went flying out of the house to see what was left. 3 steers standing out side and one crushed under a truss. From his leg position, he was just deciding to get up and join his brother. Must have been some sound warning for the others to have gotten out.
Dairymen came down and dug it out. Machinery is fine. Yearling steer calls for his brother.
oxnun

How sad, it hurts more when you lose an innocent animal. They trust us and we feel it when the system fails like that not that it’s your fault, these things happen all the time but it does make us feel bad nevertheless. And a new barn, ouch. Hope you all recover in good shape including the brother steer.

[MuleRyder]

Sorry to hear about your building Rod, glad you and the animals are OK. We’ve been shoveling off roofs for a couple weeks now. So far we only lost the shed roof over the sawmill. Sawmill looks OK though.

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