[Farmall] Bank barn experience?

[Aaron Dickinson]

A common practice in my area with houses that have a "Michigan Cellar" is to
pour a wall inside of the stone. You remove any loose pointing and set a
form four to six inches (or more) inside of the stone wall and use the stone
as the exterior form. Filling the cavity between the two creates a smooth
interior wall, and securely locks all of the stones in the foundation wall
in place. Just be sure to vibrate the form to make sure the concrete gets
into all of the joints in the stone wall.
Aaron Dickinson
Mason, MI
1940 Farmall A
1946 John Deere B
1952 Farmall H
1952 Ferguson TEA-20
1953 John Deere 40 Crawler (in pieces)

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From: "Paul Sigmund" <pwsigmund at verizon.net>
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Subject: [Farmall] Bank barn experience?


Picking up on the theme of Larry Hardesty's question's about his building
plans for his tractors, I'd be interested to know anyone's experience using
a bank barn for the same purpose.  I'm specifically interested if moisture
from the below grade wall(s) can be a significant problem.

I restored the upstairs (above ground, used to hold hay) of my 100 yr old
bank barn (30x40 feet), added windows,  and converted it into a workshop.
Unfortunately my Cub sits between the table saw and the planer, and the 340
is up in the garage instead of the car, and well you know . . .

The downstairs of the bank barn is empty.  Free space.  The long back wall,
and about 1/3 of one side wall is below grade and is stacked rock (not
cement pointed).  The floor is partially dirt and any number of "zones"
apparently added over time of concrete/rocks etc.  I just finished hauling
out all the broken concrete rubble I generated jackhammering up the old
floor, and plan to have a 4"crushed stone/4" concrete floor poured, with a
poly layer between.  I think that should seal out moisture on the floor, but
I'm uncertain about those rock walls.  Pointing up the old walls would be a
major job.  I'd like to hear anyone's experiences.  Thanks.
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