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

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Good luck terry..pf

terry l. ridder wrote:
> hello;
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> 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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