[TheForge] recycling an abandoned farmstead / using recycled materials to build a new shed

[terry l. ridder]

hello;



close to me is an abandoned farmstead. small two-story frame house with
a small morton building off to back, roughly 13 mature trees. i would
like to use recycled products in building the new shed so the old
lumber in the house would be nice to use. i have searched on the
internet and have not found anything on what should someone offer the
owner of an abandon building or property for a structure that would be
dismantled and recycled into a new structure. would anyone have
suggestions as to what to offer for the abandoned house and trees?

my middle daughter is campaigning for a straw shed. frame construction
with straw bales used for installation. the straw bales are covered with
either stucco or a thin coat of cement. i could arrange for a nearby
farmer to grow the wheat for me and harvest the wheat and the straw.

i have been looking at solar cells and solar panels for the roof. even
in this depression economy the prices on solar cells and solar panels is
still in the expensive prices area.

i would like suggestions from others as to where to look for recyclable
materials to use in building the new shed.

there is a possibility that the new shed will not get built this year.
the pain clinic doctors at last tuesday appointment surprised me with
suggesting yet another surgery on the left hip. they are of the opinion
that the one rod/pin is impinging on a nerve which is causing the severe
pain that i am feeling. they agree with the radiology doctor that i have
been xrayed more than enough in the past two years so an mri and/or cat
scan are not options. exploratory surgery is the only option even if the
rod/pin is not impinging the nerve the doctors feel that since they have
me laid open anyway they should just go ahead and remove the rod/pin.
they figure recovery time to be 2 to three months to get back to where i
am current at. i need to talk with the doctors more in the coming week
to see if they are willing to place some odds on pain relief.


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terry l. ridder ><>