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This job will make you jealous... (ME)

Mark Eatherton1
Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
in THE MAIN WALL
Kudos to Corey Merchant, my soon to be ex-salesman.

He sold a ground source heat pump radiant floor/fan coil job to a vetrenairian (SP) out on the plains of Colorado.

The vet went to Ohio and purchased a post and beam hand hewn solid oak mortise and tendon construction barn, hired some Amish carpenters to dis-assemble and document it, transported it to Colorado and is going to "re-construct" the barn on his property.

He's going to install SIP walls inside of the framed walls so that the utlity bills will be reasonable and he will be comfy.

The basement will be cement radiant floor, the main level will be radiant floor in gyp with the original 1X12 oak plank flooring over that with 1/2" of foam on the bottom to control back loss, and the top floor will be fan coil unit heater/cooling units.

Don't have any pictures for you yet because they're just getting to breaking the ground this week, but I will post them as they become available.

I'm going to seek some publicity from This Old House journal, the Journal of Light Construction and anyone else interested in documenting this most historic action. The Amish carpenters took LOTS of pictures of the de-construction process. This place was built like a TANK!

Stay tuned!!

ME

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  • Floyd_5
    Floyd_5 Member Posts: 418
    You got Amish out there????

    You may need to import some the get the darn thing back together again!!!
    Probably would be worth the while, as they will do in ten days what would take another crew a month to do.....you'll never find people with a harder work ethic.
    Can't wait to see this one!!!

    Floyd
  • kevin_5
    kevin_5 Member Posts: 308
    WOW

    I don't know a lot about the Amish. I was a bit surprised they use cameras. I don't think they're real big on family photos, but maybe for documenting a job it's a different deal. I saw a beautiful buggy with rubber attached to the wheel rims to soften the ride. The guy said the Amish would do it for you, but wouldn't use it themselves- too fancy. I read once they are of German/Lutheran heritage and would use diesel over compressed air wood working tools in their shops but nothing electric. I'm not knocking them at all. I'm very intrigued by them. As far as the oak barn, I would love to see it. You're right, I would LOVE to have a job like that in my photo album. Kevin

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  • bob young
    bob young Member Posts: 2,177
    re-assembly

    great point. it is always easier for the one that disassembled it to put it back together. otherwise it could border on the impossible. one error in the beginning of the re-assembly could turn a enjoyable project into a disaster!!
  • Robert O'Connor_7
    Robert O'Connor_7 Member Posts: 688
    Post & Beam..

    Can't wait for the photos. 1x12 flooring sounds wide for radiant. Is the new floor some super non shrink hyper-humidic (new hydrobonic word)? Those amish sure can work boy. I lived in rural west NY many years ago and the town was getting bids for the demo of the largest structure there. They were going with a company for 75 grand, and it was gonna take 3 weeks. After alot of politicing (whole year) they decided on letting the amish do it, get this, FOR FREE (if they could have the wood). They had by my estimation about 25 hundred of um. Showed up before daybreak, took every piece off one board at a time, took the nails out & straighted them out and cut and planded each piece and was done by night fall. The best part was they built the best little playground out of the stuff they didn't want...Robert O'Connor/NJ
  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
    Yep....thems Mennonites in Western New York

    Finger Lakes....they are similiar to Amish, they were both descended from European Anabaptists sects that came here seeking religious freedoms. Yeah ME, I would get them out there for the reassemble. Mad dog

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  • Floyd_5
    Floyd_5 Member Posts: 418
    Da Amish women....

    are the best darn cooks you'll ever come across, also....
    Just ask any of the people the took the Burham tour and were treated @ Good and Plenty.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Member Posts: 5,883
    problem is

    How long will it take them to get out there in the buggy ?

    What goes clip clop, clip clop, Bang, clip clop, clip clop ?



    An Amish drive by shooting :)

    I love that one !!


    Scott

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  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Their buggy...

    got them from Ohio to Colorado in 18 hours and they were pulling an 18 foot trailer loaded with wood and tools.

    Their buggy is a diesel powered Ford Truck!

    I guess that times, they are a changin'. Must be a part of the non conformist part of the church eh...

    Still wearing they beards and hats though. Looked like something right off the Quaker Oats box!

    Craftsment to the inth degree. I really look forward to working with them.

    ME

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  • Floyd_5
    Floyd_5 Member Posts: 418
    Usually they have a driver....

    that is not Amish, but may be Mennonite, which is another variation of the Anabaptist's, but are allowed to drive modern vehicles.
    If those guys are true to form, they WILL impress you!!!

    Now GET SOME PICS!!!!

    Floyd
  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    Fun project

    might make a good mag article!

    Amish are involved in just about every project I work on around here. Van loads of them are hauled to construction jobs every morning.

    As a result them seem to have more disposable income to shop and eat out. A nearby Mickey-Dees has inatalled hitching posts for them :)

    I visited the shop that builds all the timber frame for Bass Pro shops and most of the McMansions built in this area. Barefooted kids running horse powered saws and woodworking tools. Pictures were taken by permission.

    hot rod

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  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    Fun project

    certainly would make a good magazine article. Check with timber or log builders mags, also.

    Van loads of Amish travel the roasds near me every morning. Rare to find a construction job that they are not involved in!

    With all that disposable income, they are dining out more often. A nearby Mickey-dees has installed hitching posts for their buggys.

    I visited a 4 horse powered Amish shop a few years back. Barefooted kids running the team of horses which turns a truck rear end and transmission to drive all their saws and wood working tools. Wild stuff. Not exactly an OSHA approved shop.

    Photos taken with permission.

    hot rod

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