My grandmother has an old barn made of American chestnut & popular beams with black walnut boards for siding. The roof (tin) is in bad shape as are the sides. My family would like to take down the barn & use the wood since it will likely collapse if nothing is done.
Has anyone taken down a barn? What equipment was used? Obviously scaffolding to get at all the exterior boards but what about the main structure? Was a crane needed or just a super-heavy duty Genie lift? Did you sell some of the wood off to cover expenses?