barn roof

[INCase]

we'd like to save the barn. right now its worth saving. county doesn't have it listed very high and i can maybe get them to drop the value since its obsolete for use. they still have the silo listed and i need to get that taken off as well. it didn't even have an unloader, grandpa thru all the silage down for 70 years or so. surprised he didn't put one in but they would have had to repower the barn (should have anyway)

if i can get someone to buy the slate or at least remove it from the barn for free (they keep the slate as payment) i could save $ not paying another roofer to remove them first. I imagine it would take forever to take them off with any care in keeping them intact and then lowering 50ft to the ground safely. might cost as much as the new roof.

I also found another company that all they do is slate so i may call them as well and the ones mentioned below if i can find them.

Thanks again.

 

[INCase]

Phil Case,
where are you in Western PA?

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

(quoted from post at 06:18:22 04/25/23) In NYS a barn will/should be assessed less than a storage/tool/machinery shed of the same size. Barns have no value and NYS assessing
is Ad Valorem, based on sale value.

Try to tell the assessor that. "Oh no, that barn has value."

 

[jaoneill]

(quoted from post at 13:29:24 04/25/23)

(quoted from post at 06:18:22 04/25/23) In NYS a barn will/should be assessed less than a storage/tool/machinery shed of the same size. Barns have no value and NYS assessing
is Ad Valorem, based on sale value.

Try to tell the assessor that. "Oh no, that barn has value."

Value is also very subjective thing........

 

[Northvale PA]

Here is my 2 cents, we have Peachbottom slate on our house built in 1890. It needs to go. They say it will last 100 years and it did. I do the repairs so I know the difficulty. I also clean my chimney 4 times a year and the slate is fragile to walk on. Our barn roof had cedar shakes and got replaced 29 years ago with metal. The wood slats replaced with brand new oak. When I have junk slate I put the pieces on the stone driveway and they get crushed quickly.

 

[ss55]

I was also thinking you could have several dollars per tile invested by the time you have them removed, carefully brought down to the ground without breakage and then stack them on pallets for shipping.

Line up a buyer before you remove the tiles.

Sound like you have a good use for the barn. I'm glad you can put it to use. Across the Midwest old barns and old farmhouses are obsolete, expensive to update for what you get out of them, are now in poor locations, and they take several acres of $10,000 plus per acre land out of production. Whether or not to bulldozing them is a simple decision.

 

[philcaseinWPA]

Beaver County, on the Ohio line about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh. I tried three numbers I had for Charles Picklesimer, none worked and I didn't find his ad in the Farm and Dairy newspaper classified either. Last time he was here he was fighting mouth cancer. He may be out of business. What is the company that you found that only does slate?
Phil

 

[INCase]

durable slate. they are scattered around the country so i presume they are going to be high $ but if they can fix it right to begin with maybe worth it.

their clevland # is 216-751-0151 THey were interesting in the slate but they do not take off... so much for that idea.. will keep looking.

 

[Alexander618]

It might not be the best idea to place steel on top of the current slate shingles. The stability of the barn would be significantly stressed if steel roofing were added on top of the current slate tiles. Additionally, it could trap moisture. Your slate roofs can be fixed [ https://www.slateassociation.org/ ] easily. Given the size and height of the barn, it's best to discuss it with someone. That, in my opinion, that the best option. if you can get to fix that, it will stay forever.

 

[seb52]

Hey there
Considering the challenges with the slate barn roof, installing steel over the existing shingles might be a viable option to save labor and avoid the daunting task of stripping the slate from a high roof. While driving screws through slate isn't feasible, a professional slate roof repairhttps://www.slateassociation.org/ contractor could evaluate the possibility of a partial strip and adding new perlin strips for steel installation. It's crucial to find a reliable contractor experienced in both slate and steel roofing to ensure a successful and lasting solution for the barn's preservation.