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Pick up the book "Renovating Barns, Sheds, and Outbuildings" by Nick Engler. It is an awesome book to read if you like barns and fixing them up. He describes and diagrams various options for jacking walls up to repair/replace the foundation.

How would I use the string line? I was going to start with the Hammerzone article about straightening by using a come along and tow hooks on opposite corners. Hopefully, that will get me to where I need to be, and I thought I'd just keep checking things with a level. I'm pessimistic of my...

I'd just like to bump this up top, in case anyone who hasn't seen it before would like to respond. I'm hoping to get the structure as straight as possible in the next month or so.

Ok, I believe this is becoming clearer to me. So, the 4 foot section of 6x6 will span the area of foundation wall that I have removed to rebuild with block? In other words, I will only be demolishing and rebuilding the foundation in one 4 foot section at a time? Sorry about your...

Inspector, thank you so much for your reply. Good to see there are other northeasterners on here, too. I found two articles on hammerzone.com that seem like they will be of help to me. One is about using come-alongs to straighten a garage that is out of square. The other is about replacing...

Glad to see you got it setup, Matthew! I'm going to go and check out the link. If you want help embedding some of the pics in these threads, so they are visible, let me know.

Thanks for the welcome, Glenn. I've already posted a question in the framing and foundation section, along with a lot of pics. I'm not sure if I violated board etiquette with all the pics (I found I was limited to four in one post) so please let me know if what AI did was unacceptable.

I am going to post the rest of my pics here. If it is a problem, please let me know.

Thanks very much for the reply, travelover. I actually enjoy digging holes and using a sledge...it's dumb labor, but I like the satisfaction of manual labor. Sometimes, I like it more than my teaching job! How much concrete did you use for the new foundation? How did you mix it all? How...

Matthew, I never resize my pictures. Are you trying to post them directly from your computer? Any pics I want to share on the net in these kinds of forums, I post in my photobucket.com album. It's free, you can store a ton of pics there, and you can choose to have your album open to viewing...

From one newbie to another, welcome. Gotta hate those drug-addict copper thieves....pathetic :mad: If your code allows it, you might want to look into PEX tubing for the plumbing. Thieves won't vandalize your home for it, since it is plastic. My father, who has been a plumber since the...

I actually have a lot more pics to show the structure, but I see I am limited to four in a post. Is it acceptable to post the others in successive replies to my own thread? As the new guy, I don't want to violate board etiquette.

My next project is to try and save the small garage that is right next to my house. I have been told by a few people to tear it down and start from scratch, which I am sure might actually be easier and perhaps even cheaper (although I work for free and I occasionally can find a friend to help...

Hi all, I've been looking for a site like this for a while...glad I found it! I like old stuff. Fittingly, I live on the family homestead, which my grandparents bought back in the 30s. I love the personal history here, but the house, original barn, small garage, and sheds all need some...