Moving old shed!

[Alexz7272]

So my friend (who is helping as a farm hand until she moves to Texas to get her own place) has an old loafing/run-in shed she said we could have. I know we'll need to re-enforce it some but the roof is in excellent shape and I will put new siding over the old siding. Thinking of tearing it down section by section. Luckily she is only 3 minutes from place! Any suggestions from anyone who has done something like that before? It definitely is not move-able in one piece. It wont last me forever but I dont have the money for a new one and the framing aspect of it is 100% free. Thank you!!

 

[Alexz7272]

 

[Latestarter]

I would dismantle the roofing trying to keep it as undamaged as possible. I would then remove all the siding and trash it. I think I'd trash the wall framing as well but keep the roof beams and joists. I believe you have a tractor with a FEL... I'd use that to try and pull out those old phone poles and re-use them.

 

[greybeard]

Depends how bad one needs a shed or the material to build one I guess.

I would probably pass on it unless the sheet metal on top was in really good condition and held on with screws and not lead head nails.
Even then, I would do as LS said and chunk everything below the roofline, except "maybe" the big posts, and they are also an "if".
I can buy surplus utility poles of varying diameter in Houston for 50 cents/foot, either full length just as they were when pulled from the ground, or cut to whatever length I need.

I'm not big on putting new siding (metal or wood) over old wood siding. Leaves room in between for termites and moisture and encourages mildew & rot.

 

[Bossroo]

Depends how bad one needs a shed or the material to build one I guess.

I would probably pass on it unless the sheet metal on top was in really good condition and held on with screws and not lead head nails.
Even then, I would do as LS said and chunk everything below the roofline, except "maybe" the big posts, and they are also an "if".
I can buy surplus utility poles of varying diameter in Houston for 50 cents/foot, either full length just as they were when pulled from the ground, or cut to whatever length I need.

I'm not big on putting new siding (metal or wood) over old wood siding. Leaves room in between for termites and moisture and encourages mildew & rot.

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[Latestarter]

Looking at the final pic, the roof OSB looks virtually brand new and the metal roof edge doesn't look damaged at all, and the roof joists/trusses look excellent as well. So I estimated that it was in great shape. Kinda expected that it would go without saying that if the pieces were crap, then trash them...