David, I have corrugated steel siding on my current, antique barn and it is all smashed in. I have no steel rails, however. Nearly 100% of all barns are made of wood; I've never seen anything else, and that's why I'm asking what most of you do about rams butting into your walls and wearing them down. Any more suggestions? I can imagine the lower 3 feet made with cement blocks, but I don't think that'll look good and I've seen no barns like that either. My barn was originally build with the beautiful, inch thick barn-wood planks which were replaced with corrugated steel as they wore out. Now the steel panels are smashed, too.
Rick Krach in Auburn, CA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:24:17 -0700 > From: Rick Krach <rickkr...@hotmail.com> > To: blackbelly Blackbelly List <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Subject: [Blackbelly] barn siding/building material > Message-ID: <bay175-w1244e266a9b72861f57f65af...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I'm beginning the process of refurbishing a 70 year old barn whose walls have > been destroyed in recent years by my American Blackbelly rams. ?I need to > know what kind of material, wall thickness, and building construction has > worked for the others of you for your barns? ?All my sheep, 6 adults (1ram) > and each year's lambs live in this barn during cold and rainy times.? > > > Rick Krach > in Auburn, CA? > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:39:37 -0400 > From: David Sussman <david.gadog...@gmail.com> > To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] barn siding/building material > Message-ID: > <cagqr2qpzr05raxeyftrqdyxlcndfoiee+t4xoeodhdgb8hs...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Steel siding on 2" steel rails works for us... > _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info