Sheds Built From Salvaged Barns And Bins
When Jack Ziegler and his son Colton were offered an old pole barn and several grain bins for free, they started thinking of ways to use them. They decided to turn them into several different buildings, including a portable “hoop shed”, a drive-through grain bin equipped with a garage door, a firewood storage bin, a firewood “carport”, and a pair of dog houses, one fitted with a large glass wall on front.
“A neighbor’s pole barn blew down in a wind storm so we salvaged the tin and wood,” says Jack. “The wind was so strong that it pulled the barn’s 6-in. square poles right out of the ground and laid the building upside down. We tore the barn apart and saved all the wood and tin, as well as the bolts and screws.
“We also got 6 grain bins free from a neighbor who was tearing down his farm building site. Two 20-ft. dia. bins, two 18 ft., and two 14 ft.”
They bolted together several bin rings to build the 15-ft. wide by 24-ft. long portable hoop shed, which they use to store small vehicles such as their Polaris Ranger and several lawn mowers. The shed, which has an open front and a full wall with an aluminum door on back, rides on a pair of skids made from 6-in. square pole barn poles. They used 2 by 4’s and steel to build 2-ft. high walls and bolted the bin rings onto them to form the roof. A roof-mounted solar panel powers a night light.
A 20-ft. bin was turned into a drive-through shed that’s equipped with a hand-operated garage door on one side and a cut-out door on the other side. The shed is used to store motorcycles and snowmobiles. Another 20-ft. bin is equipped with only a garage door.
“We bought one garage door cheap on Craigslist and were given the other one,” says Jack. “One door is insulated and the other is fiberglass. Both doors were installed inside 2 by 4 frames, and their overhead tracks are supported by 2 by 4 frames suspended from the bin’s roof.
“We used a metal cutting saw to cut out the door openings. But first we sank a pair of steel posts in the ground inside the bin, and bolted horizontal 2 by 6s onto them to support the bin’s wall.”
The cut-out doors are equipped with rebar handles and rubber rollers on the inside to latch the door.
They store firewood in one hoop building, which has an aluminum door at one end, with an attached metal screen to protect it from falling wood. “We fill 3/4 of the building with firewood and park the log splitter in the remaining space,” says Jack.
They also store firewood in several bins, placing the wood on pallets and installing roof ventilators to help dry the wood.
“We bought the ventilators at a lumber yard closing sale for $2 apiece,” says Jack. “We cut a hole out of the middle of a 55-gal. drum lid and bolt the ventilator onto it, then bolt the lid to the bin’s roof. If the bin has no cap, we just cut an opening in the roof and bolt the ventilator on.”
The men used 2 by 4’s from the pole barn, and grain bin sheet metal, to build their firewood “carport”. “The roof keeps the wood dry, and the open sides let air circulate,” says Jack. “If we want, we can quickly remove the sheet metal to speed up the drying process.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jack Ziegler, 61366 129st St., Mapleton, Minn. 56065 (ph 507 340-3364; Cziegler18@gmail.com).
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Sheds Built From Salvaged Barns And Bins BUILDINGS Miscellaneous When Jack Ziegler and his son Colton were offered an old pole barn and several grain bins for free they started thinking of ways to use them They decided to turn them into several different buildings including a portable “hoop shed” a drive-through grain bin equipped with a garage door a firewood storage bin a firewood “carport” and a pair of dog houses one fitted with a large glass wall on front “A neighbor’s pole barn blew down in a wind storm so we salvaged the tin and wood ” says Jack “The wind was so strong that it pulled the barn’s 6-in square poles right out of the ground and laid the building upside down We tore the barn apart and saved all the wood and tin as well as the bolts and screws “We also got 6 grain bins free from a neighbor who was tearing down his farm building site Two 20-ft dia bins two 18 ft and two 14 ft ” They bolted together several bin rings to build the 15-ft wide by 24-ft long portable hoop shed which they use to store small vehicles such as their Polaris Ranger and several lawn mowers The shed which has an open front and a full wall with an aluminum door on back rides on a pair of skids made from 6-in square pole barn poles They used 2 by 4’s and steel to build 2-ft high walls and bolted the bin rings onto them to form the roof A roof-mounted solar panel powers a night light A 20-ft bin was turned into a drive-through shed that’s equipped with a hand-operated garage door on one side and a cut-out door on the other side The shed is used to store motorcycles and snowmobiles Another 20-ft bin is equipped with only a garage door “We bought one garage door cheap on Craigslist and were given the other one ” says Jack “One door is insulated and the other is fiberglass Both doors were installed inside 2 by 4 frames and their overhead tracks are supported by 2 by 4 frames suspended from the bin’s roof “We used a metal cutting saw to cut out the door openings But first we sank a pair of steel posts in the ground inside the bin and bolted horizontal 2 by 6s onto them to support the bin’s wall ” The cut-out doors are equipped with rebar handles and rubber rollers on the inside to latch the door They store firewood in one hoop building which has an aluminum door at one end with an attached metal screen to protect it from falling wood “We fill 3/4 of the building with firewood and park the log splitter in the remaining space ” says Jack They also store firewood in several bins placing the wood on pallets and installing roof ventilators to help dry the wood “We bought the ventilators at a lumber yard closing sale for $2 apiece ” says Jack “We cut a hole out of the middle of a 55-gal drum lid and bolt the ventilator onto it then bolt the lid to the bin’s roof If the bin has no cap we just cut an opening in the roof and bolt the ventilator on ” The men used 2 by 4’s from the pole barn and grain bin sheet metal to build their firewood “carport” “The roof keeps the wood dry and the open sides let air circulate ” says Jack “If we want we can quickly remove the sheet metal to speed up the drying process ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jack Ziegler 61366 129st St Mapleton Minn 56065 ph 507 340-3364; Cziegler18@gmail com
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