Jacking up and moving a large Gothic Arch Barn? In this video my relatives decide to preserve their old Gothic Arch style barn and jack it up and put it on a new foundation complete with a new floor. The barn raising and moving was very interesting to watch!
If you enjoyed this video, then I'd be grateful if you'd share it with a friend that would also like it. Thanks so much for watching!
2ed video plz
Looks awesome, love seeing so much progress in one video. Can't wait to see the entire thing finished.
Loved this video. I will share, share and share some more. I would love to see remodeling this summer! God Bless brother.
Yes. Yes please do so. This has been one of the best I’ve seen on your channel. Machinery can be magical too ❤️👌🏽👌🏽
Yes, please! Brilliant video. Would love to see more on this great bit of history. 👍
Thanks for showing us from start to finish, i would love to see the second story progress.
You and me both! Thanks for watching!
“Do you want these beams?” I almost jumped out of my seat! I for one would love to see the process and progress of this build! ✌🏻🇺🇸
Right?! Who would say no to old barn beams! Can’t believe they would burn em!
My childhood home was moved back in the 70's for the I-81 highway project. Fascinating process to watch again.
Very cool Neil. Thanks for the great video this morning!
Can I like 👍 this 100 times? This is your best video ever - history, explanation on how the barn was moved & plans of what it will be. Please, can we see videos of that?? Yay!! Thank you, & thank your cousin for sharing. God bless y'all & your families!! 🙏😍🙏👍👍👍👍👍 Your drone footage was amazing!!
I'm very grateful that Jon and family allowed this to be shared and even more thankful that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and sharing!
Definitely videos of this build will be great!
From a city girl, way down in the south of Africa, who knows nothing about farms and barns, that was so enjoyable to watch! Thanks so much for sharing history and knowledge ✨️👍
@@nanoresmith2697 you are in the south of Africa watching videos of the US heartland, while I am in the US headland watching videos of Jim Green boots!
@@TheRealDukeSchneider And do you like the brand? I buy Froggie shoes another good SA brand... I'm not promoting 🤭
Heck yea, I want to see the progress of the remodel! Great video Neil!
Thanks!
This barn is incredible condition! I would have never in a million years guessed this was 70 years old! Amazing!
Of course, I want to see the complete remodel of this wonderful barn. Thank you for showing us this barn moved.
This made my morning! I love to see the old barns saved! Please continue with the progress. Keep making these great videos! Thanks!
Love the way you tell a story with your videos. Keep up the great work!
This is by far amazing restoring that old barn instead of tearing it down is remarkable. I can't wait to see the transformation on the months to come. Its definitely gonna be interesting !!
Love the happy face on the barn. So glad it was saved and will be preserved.
Excellent content, can’t wait for more. Thank you for sharing this with us
Please show the further construction and remodel of this amazing barn. I love barns. People just dont realize the work that surrounds farm life and the importance of these buildings. My husband grew up on a dairy farm and started working as a child to help pitch in, chores, etc. That's just what you do when your family has 8 children. He farmed here on the home farm until 2017. He spent many hours in that barn, filling the hay mow, parking tractors, fixing the barn doors after a tornado, and the steep roof torn from wind damage. He milked cows in the ground level in the parlor and fed many new born calves house under the extended lower level. Lots of things are always going on in a barn especially when you have animals. 😊
I’m happy to see that folks with the financial means are doing the “right thing”.
Finally saving something rather than demolishing and replacing with an inferior replacement. Thank You.
Neil, I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Am from Central, Illinois, and my wife from south east Ohio, and absolutely love seeing the preservation of what makes that landscape unique to any other part of the country. I’ve been serving in the military for the past 18 years, never being stationed near home, and this channel has brought me so much joy to see what life was growing up. Thank you for preserving and documenting your way of life, the challenges, and the absolute joys it can bring! I would be very interested in seeing the rest of the process.
Thank you for your service!
Unlimited thanks and respect! I pray that you'll stay safe.
@thecloser9357 Thank you so much for the kind words and for following along but especially for your willingness to serve. I'm truly grateful.
@@digdrivediygreetings from Churubusco. Thanks for this good video
This is one of the best videos I've seen on KZhead in a while. Definitely need more of the barn!! Call it Barn'in it up! My gift to you 😂
When he asked his cousin "why are you saving this barn?" And I heard him say " well it's been in my family since 1955" I was instantly thinking heck YEA! That's the barn grandpa made and if that was me and I could. I would be doing the exact same thing! I personally RESPECT the fact that your cousin has enough dignity and RESPECT for the past generations before him too actually save, love, appreciate, respect and FULLY APPRECIATE and again LOVE the FAMILY HISTORY that's ALL WITHIN them walls! NOTHING BUT RESPECT to the BOTH of YOU and I thank you so much for this video! It has REALLY meant a LOT to me an I don't have a clue who y'all are 🤣😂😅 God Bless!
The shot when the smiling barn disappeared behind the shrubbery was brilliant! Great video Neil, and yes I would love to see this restoration to it's conclusion.
Thanks! I liked that one too! :)
What a great and unique story. I’d love to see updates as it progresses, especially the second floor (third?) framing and finishing. Great story Neil.
I enjoyed it. The way they move things these days is amazing! Thanks for all your work filming for us! And yes I would love to see their Reno this summer! Stay Warm and Safe! It is 62 and sunny here in Central Texas! See you next Sunday!
What time is it? Time for Neil show us something awesome again. Amazing work documenting the move and keeping history alive. Hats off to your cousin for keeping it standing.
Please show the modifications to come! I love your videos, and they are the first thing I watch after I read the paper on Sunday morning. Keep them coming, Neil.
Will do!
Not lucky, but very deserving of our watching. Thanks for sharing this preservation for all of our grandchildren
Awesome video Neil. Thanks for bringing us along on the barn move. Very interesting and glad the barn was saved. Would definitely be interested in seeing all the finishing they do to this barn.
I'm going to mirror the sentiment shown here on lots of other posts. What a perfect video, I love how you took the time to film the whole process and over the months that it happened and you know gave a complete video of the whole thing instead of a piece here and a piece there where it would have been a disjointed story. The bloopers at the end were good. The video was just simply fantastic, this is my first time commenting but I thought the video was so good that I just had to say something. Thank you so much for providing entertaining videos and especially this video which was so so so good. ❤❤❤❤
I'm honored to read your first comment! Thanks so much for watching!
Great video! This barn was in great shape, so glad your cousin decided to keep it in the family. Would love to see what he does to keep making it practical for his needs - always gives me ideas for my own barn.
We HAVE to have more of the barn restoration! The bloopers at the end were a wonderful touch as well, I thoroughly enjoyed the video enough to use the word "thoroughly" even though I can't spelt big words like that.
Ha! Thanks 😋
Please keep us all updated on the progress of the project
Awesome job! We definately want to see more videos on the progress.
That is impressive, I'm glad they saved it.
Neil please keep filming the progress of the barn, I love it!
Even though I’ve seen this type of moving job done before I still find it absolutely fascinating! The amount of skill that it took to build that barn is now being saved by the modern skills of these men that moved it and I think that is one of the coolest parts!
Amazing video, Neil. Thank you, cousin Jon and family for preserving this piece of history. Oh and Neil, that transition from hand-held to drone shot of the truck was not lost on me. Nicely done! 😄👍
Thanks so much Ed! 😊
Truly amazing. Thanks for documenting this. Please keep us updated on what you do with the beams. People pay a fortune for those.
I am always so appreciative of these videos - and it never ceases to amaze me that you find new projects to document. A cup of coffee and your video before church - pretty darn cool!
I just want to say this is one of my favorite videos that you ever put out. I love to see updated video. Thank you.
Probably could have made this a 3 part series, but you didn’t. And I appreciated watching every minute. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing video Neil! loved how you showed the history and progress on preserving this little jewel.
Many thanks!
I would bet this video is going to be one of the most viewed videos you have produced, what an awesome save of an old building for a new purpose. Those beams you saved have got a project just waiting to show itself and it sure would be a fun project to use them just for the sake of repurposing them for what ever. That moving company have nice equipment and this was not their first rodeo, excellent job of lifting, cribbing. Beautiful job of cribbing, been awhile since I’ve witnessed that. To me, even though pumper trucks have been around awhile, they still are a modern marvel of the construction industry and a huge labor saver. Thanks for the video, I really appreciate the effort you’ve taken to make this video.
Thank you for sharing this amazing old barn and the incredible technology that moved it!! That was something else to watch!! Your cousin looks SO happy!!! I love that your family is so close and that everyone was able to come together to share the experience. ❤ I would be thrilled to watch any videos on the future of this amazing barn!
Our pleasure!
Great video! Thank you for taking us along as a piece of not only family history but US history was saved. Please take us along for the rest of the journey.
Neil, you know us by now... You ask a daft question like: do you want to see something being restored? OF COURSE WE DO!!!You do it, we'll watch it. You know how to impart history to the masses and make it interesting for almost everyone. You have the kind of voice that makes people listen, not because of a fault, but because you show your love for history and all it entails. Thank you, I am from UK and have no knowledge about rural life in the states. It is a chance to learn, so I grab it with both hands. Thank you for all you do for us, most things will interest somebody. no matter how obscure, somebody will watch. I've never seen anything obscure on your channel, maybe a bit niche but that is where the interest come in, Gool lad (I'm 25+ yrs your senior so I can call you lad), keep up the good work and see you next time (no maybe about it).
Yes please, keep us updated on the further barn construction...
I always heard it was bad luck to tear down a barn so that’s why you see a lot of old falling apart barns still left up. Thanks for the history lesson, Neil! Love your channel!!
Great video Neil! Felt like I was watching a documentary! It's nice to see old barns that still have good bones saved and utilized for a new purpose whenever feasible.
Awesome video Neil. YES PLEASE !!! I would love to follow along the entire process as this great barn gets completely built out to its new use. Thanks for sharing. Dan 😊
I loved watching the modern machinery meets history and helped to preserve it! This video was so great 👍 ❤
I would love to see the continual progress of the barn, i love old barns and i think it is just amazing to see the preservation take place! Thank you for the treat!
Neil… it pains me to watch so many old barns succumb to decay, fire and demolition. The Gambrel roofed dairy barn of my youth burned down 9 years after I left home. The new owners used it to run a puppy mill. A wood-stove used to heat it was not properly insulated at the roof. Because they stored straw in the loft for bedding… it went up in a conflagration that lasted for hours. I heard about it a few days later. When I drove by and parked in the road to see what was left… I wished my tears could have been used to quench the smoldering straw that marked its remains. My brothers and I recount the fun and hard times we shared when we get together. That barn is an essential part of the fabric that forms our character and our bonds. The small city where I live is the county seat. Following the Civil War, limestone mining, lead mining, commodity transport and manufacturing thrived in our county. As a result, the owners, managers, bankers and such built their homes there. Victorian and Georgian Mansions were built in abundance. Sewage, Gas and eventually Electric and Telephone utilities were first completed in this city. In short… money was funneled into building homes and estates that set this town far above any community in this corner of the state. Fast forward to the1970’s. Lead and Zinc mining is gone. Farming is stressed to the point where the most attended event of the month was the Estate Tax Auction at the front steps of the courthouse. (Our farm was sold there in 1974.) Buildings were no longer built from limestone blocks. Cinder blocks were cheaper. So, the thousands of jobs at the quarry dried up. The final nail in the coffin for our city’s heyday, of opulent construction, was the fuel shortages of the mid seventies. Fuel oil costs to heat their old boilers went through the roof. Natural gas was cheaper but, the whole boiler and radiator heating systems were far less efficient than forced air central heating… especially in the drafty, uninsulated old mansions. When you combine that cost to upgrade with mortgage finance rates of about 15% interest…few could afford to buy or maintain them any longer. As a result, many were left to decay, fire or demolition. As you drive along those streets today, you’ll see blocks of old majestic homes with vacant side yards where formerly stool a majestic sister structure. In some you’ll find more modern and, much less grandiose homes, that have been built. It reminds me of the jack-o-lantern smile with gaps between each tooth! Not all was lost, however. Many of the gracious structures have survived. Many have been restored and dozens have been moved… to live again as vital parts of the stories of our collective lives! Thanks Neil for sharing this tale of preservation and success. It gives me hope that one more memory of someone’s past and their hope for the future has been saved from the ravages of time and progress. Well done!
I think your story must be common everywhere these days. Especially in areas where the climate affects the pocketbook! Your story reminds me of the old one room school house that was at the corner of our road. My Dad attended kindergarten there before they opened the school in Harlan. We walked to the old house every weekend with the girls and it had been a part of my father's childhood, mine and my girls'. Sadly they tore it down a couple years ago because it had just gotten too far gone. I wish there was a way to save more of this history, but unfortunately sometimes the financials just don't pencil out. I'm glad there are folks like you around to help tell the stories of what you remember and experienced of your youth. It motivates me to keep telling what I remember. Maybe I should do a story on the school house some day. Wish I had rolled the camera a little more often while visiting though... Thanks Dave
Our post war house was built on an old fruit farm in the Niagara peninsula. At the end of the street was the remnants of an old orchard of cherry and pear trees with a large barn. Until the subdivision expanded the barn was the favorite haunt of my primary school days, and yes I had to walk 2 miles to school each way down pathways through farms and undeveloped land. Thank all who contributed to save this old structure and you for a fitting memorial to these barns and the a lost way of life gone with the wind.
Thanks for sharing your cool story with us too!
Yes continue with updates on this barn. I remember climbing up in an old barn and jumping down on the hay when I was a kid. I’m 70 now.
Same for me!
I saw the Short from this video, clicked onto the full length video of the barn move and hit the "Subscribe!" Button about one minute in. I know I'm going to love this channel! Great barn save-thank you to the owners for saving history.
Seeing this from a side of an European architect, where this attitude is much more common (probably due to less space to work with and a different relationship to older culture) this makes me very happy. And as always, perfect presentation and commentary on your side. Keep it up.
Neil that was so cool to watch. Nice job capturing it from many angles. Would love to see vids of the progress.
Please show the progress of this barn. Great content!!
Please dont ever change,you make me smile everytime I see your video,keep up the fun.
I love videos like this. Preserve the past for your future. Keep the family farms going!! Thank you
Neil, your video content and what you cover is on another level. Appreciate you showing the steps on how this barn was moved, along with sentimental ties to family and local history. Roemke barn will last another 100 years now and please keep us updated with the finishing steps of that old barn. Awesome!!!!
Much appreciated. I'm so glad they decided to save it.
Great story. thanks sharing ✨🇨🇦👋🏼❄️
Another outstanding video. I like the clash of old construction meets new moving technology. That can't be easy saving an amazing barn. Well done.
Thanks for saving those beams! Those will make great fireplace mantels and other furniture , etc. kudos to the family for saving this barn
Of course we want to see the build develop over time!
What a brilliant video , please show updates on this brilliant barn work , people are saying that this is your best video so far , I have to agree with them . Your very good with a drone mate , your coverage on this barn move was very professional
Thanks so much! I actually had two drones going during the move and my brother was flying one of them for me.
You're making me teary-eyed talking about grandchildren. I can't wait to drag my grandson Nicholas around Tell him what used to be. Right now he's 2 And all he wants to do is ride on your shoulders. Telling everybody to get out of the way He's a giant.
Thanks a million for sharing Neil. May God continue to Bless you and your family in Jesus ’ name.
Super cool! Can't wait to see the workshop in the 2nd story completed!
Heck ya can't leave us hanging on what it finally looks like when finished along the way 😉 👊👊👊👊👊
Thanks Jon for letting Neil share this incredible process! Good save!!
👍 "You want these rafters?" ... like asking a kid if they want a bag of candy.
Nice job saving those Timbers Neil great wood!
Thanks for being so proud of our history and being there to see it being preserved.
That was amazing! Keeping a living piece of history. Hells yeah I want to see the remodel!! Keep killing it!
I love this video! I am just a little older than you but grew up in a farming community. My dad sold the dairy farm when I was 8 years old! Thank you dad! Was not a fan of milk cows. Tried to make it as a weekend farmer while working for government as a carpenter. I loved the skills you learn as a farmer! He eventually sold the farm to enjoy flipping homes for his wife and grandmother. I found you channel by surfing and enjoy the simple things you do! Keep it up! Love your content and the pool! That is when I first found you!
Oh. Forgot to tell you the farm was used to raise 12 kids. I am #11 of the 12! Farming was to perfect thing to raise 12 kids and teach us how to work! Something that does not happen easily. But it worked for my parents! Thanks for including your parents in the channel also. I was surprised about your nature spring being so shallow. Cool to know.
Neil, Absolutely amazing video! Your knowledge is priceless! This world needs more people like you.
I have seen a couple houses moved but never a barn. Love to see the transformation this summer. Thanks Neal.
Thanks Jeff!
Neil, thanks for sharing that was really cool to watch. Happy to see the history saved!!
As always, this video continent is the reason why I can't wait for you to post. I love old architecture and wonder how they constructed these huge structures back in the day. What a jewel this family will be able to enjoy as they make it their own. I could see a third level attic space that the younger generation could enjoy as a play space or getting out of the house space. Thanks again for another opportunity to enjoy something I wouldn't see.
Neil you always come up with some awesome and interesting stuff to watch!!! Not every day you get to see a big hay barn run around 😂 and survive another 100 years!!!
As always, thanks for sharing. Thank your cousin for allowing us to see this process too. On television, there are many shows that deal with moving houses, or buildings, or even boats, across land. Some move only a few feet, some move miles. Invariably, to "add interest", they create drama.... "on, no, there are overhear electric wires! THIS could be a catastrophe!" or "Uh oh, a bridge! How will they overcome it?" And, as I watch this, I think the television crew is always doing the movers a dis service. I am sure the movers knew about those power linles, or bridges, or each and every obstacle LONG before the move, and had plans in place to deal with each and every one. As you mentioned about Wolfe... they know what they are doing!
Absolutely!
That's great they saved the old barn. I would like to see more.
I really love the way you saved those beams. Great video. One of my favorites.
That was incredibly amazing. Thank you. Nothing like saving an old barn. Great video work on each step of the build. Thank you
Finally my sunday fix 😊 keep up the great work 👌🏻
Hi Neal, this was awesome to see they didn't tear down the barn, and heck yeah I'd love to see more of the remodel! Love. The channel and keep up the good work! 👍👍
Absolutely love these old barns, and am sad when they're destroyed. So glad others want to save them. It's a treat to watch skilled craftsmen doing their work! Thanks for the video ❤
Yes, please. I'd love to see more about this project. :)
My cousin's farm has one of those 'Gothic arch' barns and his oldest sister tells me their grandfather (my great-uncle) had told them the concrete blocks that form the ground floor walls were actually poured on site! Their farm was also the first in the area to have electricity, one of a very, very few farms where the power company was talked into building a line from town to the farm (this was at least a decade before REA even got off the ground in that area).
Wow that's cool!
Another fantastic video! Of course I don’t know your cousin Jon but he’s a guy that I think all of us would like to know. The fact that he would go to such lengths to preserve this piece of rural history speaks volumes about his character. We need to preserve our history so we can remember where we came from and we can’t reclaim the tangible past once it’s gone. Hats off to your cousin! And YES I would love to see future videos of the process of this reclamation.
That was really cool, thanks for bringing us along. I’d love to see this barn again and keep up with the progress. Thank goodness I’m old enough to appreciate this.
I helped my uncle move his barn in the 90's same kind of roof. We moved it about mile & a half 2 days moving. Awesome video brings back memories.
That is awesome!
Just opened up youtube and see this, Excellent Timing Neil
I love your videos. Been watching them since the beginning of the pond build. Grew up in Nebraska but joining the Navy for 4 years in 1990 brought me to CA and have been here ever since. Your videos bring me back home. The landscape is so similar. You remind me of all the farmers my Dad knew and we'd stop and talk to while out hunting pheasant in the dead of winter. I was always amazed at the work ethic and business acumen of the farmers. Thanks for keeping it alive. Anyway, I know all the content creating and editing is a ton of work in your already busy life. Just want you to know how positive of an impact all your videos have on me. Thank you so much. Also, I would love to see the completion of your cousins barn move. Very awesome. I'm glad you saved those beams, too.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I'm glad you find them enjoyable to watch.
I am from Saskatchewan, Canada. The old barns are slowly being torn down. My Aunt Jenny passed away and her memorial service was held "at the farm". There was a lot to take in that day about two years ago. Of course there were some tears with all the memories. The old barn is still standing along with granaries and the old three story farm house. The farm house is only used during the summer. The cousin living there has moved to the city with his wife for the winters. The old barn has started to sag and show its age. Your video is one of those "WOW" experiences that show how new technologies are being incorporated into moving buildings. That had to be expensive. Thank you for sharing history. You had to have your research done before making a great piece of work. Thank you. (By the way, around here, quonsets are commonly built using galvanized steel.)
Old Barns! Another marvelous show. I built my new home on my wife’s grandfather’s property . One thing though she insisted on keeping the old 19th century barn. It sadly wasn’t a wise decision. One day I was getting our farmall tractor when I heard loud creaking sounds . I immediately hurried out from under it when it completely collapsed. Still there were good memories of the barn. Thanks Neil for another Special show.
Man that's a bummer. But sometimes they just can't be saved. Thanks so much for watching Tim!
What an uplifting video!
I see what you did there... :)
Absolutely yes! Would love to see the continuation of the barn restoration. Very interesting.
Please keep this story going. I would love to see the rest of the build. Thanks for sharing!