Widened Building Still Has Original Roof Pitch

Widened Building Still Has Original Roof Pitch BUILDINGS Miscellaneous 26-2-3 "It looks nice and is stronger than if we had just added a lean-to," say Richard and Larry Martin, Lincoln, Ill., who added 33 ft. to the width of a farm building yet retained the original roof line. The combination machine shed, farm shop and airplane hanger was built in the 1970's and originally measured 60 by 120 ft. It now measures 93 by 120 ft. To do the job, they continued the original roof line up 5 ft., which also moved the building's peak 8 ft. over. The end result is a building that, while greatly expanded, looks as if it were built along those lines in the first place. New poles were placed against what had been the outside wall of the original building. New trusses were custom built to carry the roof extension. Two doors at one end of the building measure 16 ft. high. "It was a fairly expensive job but I like how it turned out. Most people who see it can't tell anything was ever done to it," says Richard. "We could probably have bought a new building as cheap as adding onto the one we had, but the building needed repairs anyway. This way we were able to repair and expand at the same time. The new trusses allowed us to add 2 ft. to the height of the doors, which makes it easier to store our combine and semi tractor." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard and Larry Martin, 542 1800 St., Lincoln, Ill. 62656 (ph 217 732-3349).

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