Is this Shack able to be saved???

[U.S.M.C.Cpl]

http://s975.photobucket.com/albums/a...Sugar%20Shack/


Ok what do you guys think??? Can my Sister In-Law and I save this thing??? She has to do a senior project for school and she wants to restore the maple lot... The Shack has not been used for about 20 years and the trees have not been taped for 10 to 12 years or so... We are on a very limited budget so take it easy on us!!!
With that said any suggestions???

[Kev]

[QUOTE=U.S.M.C.Cpl;150775]http://s975.photobucket.com/albums/a...Sugar%20Shack/


Ok what do you guys think??? Can my Sister In-Law and I save this thing??? She has to do a senior project for school and she wants to restore the maple lot... The Shack has not been used for about 20 years and the trees have not been taped for 10 to 12 years or so... We are on a very limited budget so take it easy on us!!!
With that said any suggestions???[/QUOTe

From what the pictures show it looks salvageable to me.
the ridgeline is not falling in. side walls look relatively plumb.
new tin on the roof if its leaking bad.
A few new boards on the walls
I would pressure wash the inside with bleach water. Let it dry good.
then paint with a washable paint.

[U.S.M.C.Cpl]

There is spare tin laying around all over the place... There is a number of holes in the roof... The windows and doors are gone... The floor needs alot of work, some beams need replaced, and alot of floor boards need replaced... Anyone know where I can get rough cut lumber at a fair price???

As I said I am trying to help my 17 year old sister in-law do her senior project and I dont have much money to spare, time and labor is one thing but cash is another...

[GramaCindy]

It looks awesome to me….just a LOT of elbow grease and hauling away of junk. The windows could be replaced with salvage from Craig's list possibly. I'd get rid of the insulation, check with local lumber mills for the replacement lumber. We are building our sugar shack with all locally milled lumber. Some areas even have sawyers that will come to YOUR property and mill your lumber! That may be the ticket, especially if you have some lumber that he can take for trade?

[lastwoodsman]

You bet you could fix that place up really nice. a little elbow grease and imigination you could have a great setup. Each year do alittle more as you can afford it.
Good luck---
Woodsman

[TapME]

There is spare tin laying around all over the place... There is a number of holes in the roof... The windows and doors are gone... The floor needs alot of work, some beams need replaced, and alot of floor boards need replaced... Anyone know where I can get rough cut lumber at a fair price???

As I said I am trying to help my 17 year old sister in-law do her senior project and I dont have much money to spare, time and labor is one thing but cash is another...

as said local transfer station for windows and doors, saw mill for rough cut. Take the floor out in most places and put crushed stone put the tin on the leaky roof, and then P M me and I will get you 5 gallons of barn red to give it a paint job if you want. This is a great senior project with some history. This is great of you to help her.
Also Thanks for serving Cpl.

[PerryW]

It looks sound and the ridge is nice and straight. It's definitely worth saving.

Anyone know where I can get rough cut lumber at a fair price???

I think Wilkins Lumber on the Milford-Mt. Vernon Line has rough cut for a good price. Or Poulsen's Lumber up here in Littleton has real good prices.

Or try this link to find a local sawyer in your area of NH.

[ckkrotz]

Don't know where in NH you are, but Habitat for Humanity has a couple of "ReStores" which sell used building supplies (doors, windows, etc) for pretty cheap. There's one in Ashland, and one in Dover... they don't often have lumber, but you never know.

[michiganfarmer2]

timber framed? definately.

semper fi my brother

[markct]

looks like someone was using it as a house at one time with all the insulation and sheetrock it looks like