Jacking up a livestock shed

[aled1590]

Not sure if it’s been covered here before. I have a 75ftx50ft shed built in the 80’s to house sheep. it’s too low at 8-9ft to the eaves and thinking of extending the stanchions up to 13-14ft to the eaves and converting it to hold cattle. Can this be done without having to strip the whole shed down?

idea is to combine both sheds that are side by side together so in a way it will be 75ft wide by 100ft long (both sheds are 50ft wide each at the mo)
Any suggestions most welcome!

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Dig 4 foot out of the floor

 

[Nearly]

There was a thread last year about similar dream.

Raising grainstore roof

Wondering if anyone has ever raised an existing roof on a portal frame building...eg: remove all roof cladding...dismantle/take down steel rafters, purlins etc...weld extra 4ft onto stanchions...then refit rafters and re-clad roof. Would then need extra or replacement vertical cladding. Could...

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I don't know if this will work.

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[goodevans]

Be easiest to remove roof and put extension on top of stations is my best guess

 

[Nearly]

but once you remove the 'fibre cement' sheets they may be classed as waste.

 

[Mur Huwcun]

Is it too low for the machinery used for the job or too low regarding ventilation? By the time you strip and remove roof and extend stanchions you will be nearly at buying a new kit form type if price to stick somewhere else!!!

 

[grainboy]

Or buy this one, available at end of the month,
100ft x 40ft x 14 ft

 

[Nearly]

That shed wants making into a house under pd!
@Forever Fendt

 

[yin ewe]

Dig 4 foot out of the floor

Or buy dexters.

 

[Forever Fendt]

Not sure if it’s been covered here before. I have a 75ftx50ft shed built in the 80’s to house sheep. it’s too low at 8-9ft to the eaves and thinking of extending the stanchions up to 13-14ft to the eaves and converting it to hold cattle. Can this be done without having to strip the whole shed down? View attachment 883091View attachment 883092View attachment 883093
idea is to combine both sheds that are side by side together so in a way it will be 75ft wide by 100ft long (both sheds are 50ft wide each at the mo)
Any suggestions most welcome!

take roof and timbers of extend posts and put it back together no simple way I am afraid

 

[Forever Fendt]

That shed wants making into a house under pd!
@Forever Fendt

Be careful you could end up with a house that looks like a shed ?

 

[ollie989898]

That shed wants making into a house under pd!
@Forever Fendt

How do you know he isn't living in it at the minute!

 

[Henarar]

disconnect rafters and eves purling's and jack it up, weld extensions on to the columns, bolt roof back on
what the hell could go wrong ?

 

[Forever Fendt]

disconnect rafters and eves purling's and jack it up, weld extensions on to the columns, bolt roof back on
what the hell could go wrong ?

The rafters will spread under the weight if you start cutting it about , the end plate is twice the depth of the rafter section and relies on the haunch to maintain roof pitch angle and transfer tension down to foundations

 

[Forever Fendt]

How do you know he isn't living in it at the minute!

Makes no sense it’s an open barn

 

[Ffermer Bach]

disconnect rafters and eves purling's and jack it up, weld extensions on to the columns, bolt roof back on
what the hell could go wrong ?

I am sure a builder from Cardigan lifted up the roof on a doctors surgery in Newport a few years ago, lifting it with a crane, maybe 8 or 9 years ago I think, on the Parog Road if I remember.

I think on some of the bigger sites they make a trussed roof on the ground and lift it onto the wall plates, mind you roof trusses are very different to a portal frame shed.

 

[DTowers]

Or buy this one, available at end of the month,
100ft x 40ft x 14 ft View attachment 883123View attachment 883124View attachment 883125View attachment 883126

How much please and where are you based?

 

[aled1590]

take roof and timbers of extend posts and put it back together no simple way I am afraid

Yes I think that’s the best way, whilst I’m at it I’ll shotblast the steel and repaint.

 

[Forever Fendt]

Yes I think that’s the best way, whilst I’m at it I’ll shotblast the steel and repaint.

Strip the roof in tiers from gutter to ridge and putt on pallets then correct for putting back and last thing nett it or it could be the last thing you do