In June of 2023, this historic barn underwent the first of many major repairs. We hired local professionals to lift and level the barn so that the existing caving foundation could be dug out and removed. A solid concrete foundation was on the schedule. The new foundation was completed near the end of August. We then hired a contractor to replace the sill beam with new timber frame. We needed a 60’ sill beam (which was constructed of 3 solid interlocking pieces!) Once the barn could sit back down on its new foundation, the back half of the roof was scheduled for replacement to fix 2 major gaps in the roof that caused some internal floor and siding damage. The roof replacement finished by the end of October 2023. No more leaks, no more bailing water out to minimize the damage from an extremely rainy season. It’s safe to say that the barn received some much needed TLC in 2023.