Cary Rideout takes us through his outbuilding tear-down in the March-April issue of Small Farm Canada.
Did we say tear-down? It should be tear-up as Cary describes the value to be gained from carefully taking apart an old building today, not the least of which is the cellulose gold (AKA lumber).
He also reflects on the experience as a “reverse” learning opportunity in architecture and engineering. Finally, Cary does the math on the salvage, advises on safety and cautions on critters
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