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To those who were responsive to my many questions, thanks! YOU MADE THE DIFFERENCE. (to those who used my queries for other reasons...you already have your reward.)

I have completed the Project...

I have competed my stud of barns and restoration. I have several books and other resources, including barn wastewater/sewer, lots of restoration goodies. I have put them up on eBay at the store...

these are excellent responses! To the point, relevant, not off topic, and expertise laden. There are several jump-off points for me to run down in catalogs and on the internet.

Many thanks!...

Background: I am tired of paying to get my tractor trailered and taken to a welder with great equipment and high prices. I am looking for a minimal welding system for patching, small fab work.
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live and learn.
I shall (attempt to) be more precise. The internet is a wonderful resource, full of opinions, and occasional dependable facts. One example is the "facts" about under-slab...

clarification:
"experts" expect pay /forums/images/icons/grin.gif ,
"expertise" comes with blisters. /forums/images/icons/tongue.gif
"opinions" are free of pay and blisters....

thanks, I appreciate the answer

thanks, I assumed that. However, all the sites checked (about 100), only address ascetics with an occasional reference, without data, to ventilation. So I am stuck, for now.

excellent content-based response. With this, I re-formed my googles and a) figured out what you were saying (by itself, worth the time, and b) found the ACI paper on this topic (electronic gold).
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The responses are interesting.

I just checked my history file starting 2 weeks before my request for expertise, and I have accumulated well over 2000 URL pages of research. Simply put, I was and...

You should read the following URL carefully. I was seriously onto the newer materials, but got my "bubble punctured". These people did the hard work and did a REAL WORLD test, in a very cold...

I see references to Screws specific to Pole Barn construction.
Huh? URL? thanks!

Do you center the cupola, or put it towards one end? How far from the end? URLs showing examples appreciated!
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Contemplating building my own barn doors. The big issue
is to find the right (hopefully authentic) door hinges.

Anyone have a specific source. Please be precise, the internet is very large. ...

Project Barn Q6:

Went to Lowes and Home Depot to look into the foam board that I would put down over the vapor barrier and under the concrete. I was confused because the blue, white, grey and...

hi!
I am planning a Pole Barn, part of which will be with a heated concrete floor. I will be asking questions to get the consensus expertise. Please stick to the topic, I will be asking several, and...

hi!
I am planning a Pole Barn, part of which will be with a heated concrete floor. I will be asking questions to get the consensus expertise. Please stick to the topic, I will be asking several, and...

hi!
I am planning a Pole Barn, part of which will be with a heated concrete floor. I will be asking questions to get the consensus expertise. Please stick to the topic, I will be asking several, and...

hi!
I am planning a Pole Barn, part of which will be with a heated concrete floor. I will be asking questions to get the consensus expertise. Please stick to the topic, I will be asking several,...

hi!
I am planning a Pole Barn, part of which will be with a heated concrete floor. I will be asking questions to get the consensus expertise. Please stick to the topic, I will be asking several,...

"turtles only hurt your feelings..."
A quote used frequently by the pond experts at the DoA workshops. /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

native prairie, tall grass, mostly "little blue stem".
how many horses per acre without ecological damage?