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Blackstock 3 Barn
24'x 51'
11"x11" +/- posts and tie beams
10"x12" rafter plates
Double tie beams in each bent
3"x 5" sawn rafters @ 33" centers
All hand hewn pine
We would suggest that you add 12" plinth blocks to the frame so that you would have basically a 13’ side walls. You could then put in 2nd story loft with approximately a 5’ knee wall upstairs and still have an 8' lower level for plenty of room to more. The added 12" in height would allow you to walk under the lower tie beams so you would have plenty of head room to have complete movement around the lower level. The double tie beams would be plenty beefy to handle the load of the loft floor joist for the second floor. With two bays you could put second floor rooms in one bay and have one bay open for cathedral ceiling great room. If you wanted more head room on side walls of second floor you could also put in a traditional shed dormer on one or both sides which would give you a full upstairs space for bedrooms, study etc. These shed dormers are as a very attractive feature both interiorly and exteriorly.
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