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Maybury State Farm Barn Move-In-Whole, Northville TWP MI - The move-in-whole of a 40'x90' Barn and its sister wing barn was executed on the one-year anniversary of the multi-state Electric Black Out - it also was the hottest day of the year.  The significance of that required an early morning start because we had to go under the transmission line corridor not later than 9 am due to power demand increases.  The transmission lower transmission lines had to be de-powered and lifted to clear our steel shingle roof at a loaded height of 45'.  This Barn is also very significant because of its 40' Swing Beam Truss.  It is seasonally open to the public as a living Farm. 

Thayers Park Barn, Move-In-Whole, Northville TWP MI - This was a barn rescue, moved from a neighborhood association to a Township Park.  Largely, the expenses of this project were covered by the neighbors, service providers, and material supply businesses of the communities surrounding the park. The replacement floor was sawn from the dead ash trees (emerald ash borer) on this same destination site.  This Barn was the recipient of a Michigan Barn Preservation Network Barn of the Year Award.

Botsford Inn Coachhouse Barn, Move-In-Whole, Farmington Hills MI -  This Barn was removed from the Botsford Inn site at 8 mile and Grand River, the 16 mile stagecoach stop out of Detroit..  Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were noted to have frequently square danced, with their wives, at this location.  Henry grew fond of the location and eventurally purchased it.  The Inn and Barn were lifted in-whole and moved rearward on the property when Grand River required widening.  The Barn was again moved in-whole to make way for a new cancer treatment center.  At the destination site, the Stewart homestead, the Barn rejoined a home previously at the Botsford Inn site - all on the National Register of Historic Places.  This was the recipient of a Michigan Barn Preservation Network Barn of the Year Award.

Salem Barn, Move by Disassembly and Reassembly, Salem TWP MI -  This was the recipient of a Michigan Barn Preservation Network Barn of the Year Award.

Staebler Farm County Park, Building Lift,  Ann Arbor MI - A complete farmstead restoration.  A key element of the restoration was the substantial repair of the thought-to-be oldest barn in Washtenaw County.  This was the recipient of a Michigan Barn Preservation Network Barn of the Year Award.

Meadowbrook Barn, Building Lift, Rochester MI - As part of the Meadowbrook Hall Estate, this Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places, This Barn was also the recipient of a Michigan Barn Preservation Network Barn of the Year Award.

Brock Barn at Winkler Mill, Move by Disassembly and Reassembly, Rochester MI - This is on the Historic Winkler Mill site, the owner wanted a Barn of the same size as the original mill.  The owner also wanted the new Barn to be built to the standards of a potential home conversion.  Engineered drawings were created and we found a frame available that we were able to recut to reduce the size.  Wind load requirements drove sidewalls of Engineered design and Structural Insulated Panels (SIP's) were utilized on the roof for both insulation and their inherent Engineered properties.