The Coppock Barn Website - The Barn Log - Photographs, August 4, 2004

The Barn Log - Photographs August 4, 2004
All photographs by Ken R. Noffsinger unless otherwise noted.
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Photographs one through three and nine illustrate the severely water-damaged purlin near the northeast corner of the barn. If the beam rotted entirely through, this area of the roof would have collapsed into the barn. A large cradle was installed to support and straighten this massive purlin until a new one could eventually be put in place. That new beam never came, as the barn was demolished before the work could be accomplished.

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Images four through eight document the use of tarps to direct rain water leaking through the roof down into holes in the water-damaged floor. This was done in hopes of saving some nearby areas of the floor not as badly damaged as those already containing rot holes. This method worked well.

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One of the first tarps placed on the southwest side of the barn roof to prevent further water damage to the interior. This tarp was sandwiched between 2x4 boards anchored to the rafters just below them by clamps fabricated specifically for that purpose.		Jim Gumbert unpacks the new Porter Cable Circular Saw purchased for work at the barn. As of 2020, the saw still works well.