Roof Old Barn

Mortaring the spaces between the lower logs kept cold winds out.

Roof old barn.

A lone cupola stands out on an old hip roofed barn. Old hip roof barn. Used in combination with our reclaimed barn wood for drop ceilings cabinet doors wall veneer shed roofs and many other unique designs to give that old barn feel. Repair the roof once the foundation is set and the building will not move.

However a tin roof will have to be replaced sooner than other sorts of metal roofs. The early log barn typically had a thatched roof. In early barns an open central hall provided a workspace to process grains and a breeze for winnowing. Old rusty tin barn roofing reclaimed from 100 year old barns.

Upper spaces were left open for the circulation of air which helped to keep moisture under control. The original form of metal barn roofing is made from tin. Water from a leaky roof will rot roof boards rafters framing and floors and damage what is stored in the barn write johnson and visser. A deteriorating hip roof barn is surrounded by weeds and wild sunflowers old hip roof barn with a lone cupola.

There are several different types of metal that can be used to replace a barn roof. Check your roof at least once a year to see that it is watertight.