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 Weatherking Barn

The word barn comes from the Old English bere, for barley (or grain in general), and aern, for a storage place—thus, a storehouse for barley. “Another word for ‘barn’ in Old English was beretun, “barley enclosure” (from tun: ‘enclosure,’ ‘house’, or beretun (barton), also meaning a threshing floor.  However, the common English name for a grain storage building now is granary.Modern barns may include a stable, from Latin stabulum ‘stall, fold, aviary’ (literally “a standing place,”), byre (‘cow shed’, from bower which is from Old English bur— “room, hut, dwelling, chamber,” from Proto-Germanic *buraz (cf. Old Norse bur “chamber,” Swedish bur “cage,” Old High German bur “dwelling, chamber,” German Bauer “birdcage”)…”, or stall, “…place in a stable for animals,” from Old English steall “place where cattle are kept, place, position,” and Proto-Germanic *stallaz (cf. Old Norse stallr “pedestal for idols, altar,” Old Frisian stal, Old High German stall “stand, place, stable, stall,” German Stall “stable,” Stelle “place”

In the U.S., older barns were built from timbers hewn from trees on the farm and built as a log crib barn or timber frame, although stone barns were sometimes built in areas where stone was a cheaper building material. In the mid to late 19th century in the U.S. barn framing methods began to shift away from traditional timber framing to “truss framed” or “plank framed” buildings. Truss or plank framed barns reduced the number of timbers instead using dimensional lumber for the rafters, joists, and sometimes the trusses. The joints began to become bolted or nailed instead of being mortised and tenoned. The inventor and patentee of the Jennings Barn claimed his design used less lumber, less work, less time, and less cost to build and were durable and provided more room for hay storage. Mechanization on the farm, better transportation infrastructure, and new technology like a hay fork mounted on a track contributed to a need for larger, more open barns, sawmills using steam power could produce smaller pieces of lumber affordably, and machine cut nails were much less expensive than hand-made (wrought) nails. Concrete block began to be used for barns in the early 20th century in the U.S

Weatherking Sheds  Create your own shed

Below is a Form , that has options for you to select to customize your shed. Build the shed you desire and then click”Request This Shed”. Your info will be emailed and we will respond quickly. Pricing is dependant per state and your options. You are not locked into this shed nor or you ordering now. Our service rep will explain all your options and help you select exactly what you need. At J.C.s we take a very personal approach with each client.

Small domestic sheds

The simplest and least-expensive sheds are available in kit form. Both shed kits and “do-it-yourself” plans are available for wooden and plastic sheds. Sheds are used to store home and garden tools and equipment such as lawn tractors, and gardening supplies. In addition, sheds can be used to store items that are not suitable for indoor storage, such as petrol (gasoline), pesticides, or herbicides.

For homes with small gardens or modest storage needs, there are several types of very small sheds. The sheds not only use less ground area but also have a low profile less likely to obstruct the view or clash with the landscaping.

These small sheds include corner sheds, which fit into a corner (3 ft tall × 3 wide × 2 deep, or 0.91 × 0.91 × 0.61 m), vertical sheds (5 × 3 × 4 ft deep, or 1.52 × 0.91 × 1.22 m), horizontal sheds (3 × 5 × 4 ft or 0.91 × 1.52 × 1.22 m), and toolsheds. When a shed is used for tool storage, shelves and hooks are often used to maximize the storage space. Gambrel-style roofed sheds (sometimes called baby barns), which resemble a Dutch-style barn, have a high sloping roofline which increases storage space in the “loft” area. Some Gambrel-styles have no loft and offer the advantage of reduced overall height. Another style of small shed is the saltbox-style shed.

Backyard Storage and sitting cabins