# Mike's Timber Frame Car Barn Build Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 6, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137 "2016-08-06T14:39:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/61 "2016-11-01T16:05:03Z")
WHERE’S MY GOD DAMNED BREEZEWAY!?!?! ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/62 "2016-11-01T16:18:01Z")
Is the Roycroft feel of this the only reason the EA board let you build it? ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/63 "2016-11-01T16:31:56Z")
PIMP What do you have chosen for the exterior siding? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/64 "2016-11-01T17:31:58Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > WHERE’S MY GOD DAMNED BREEZEWAY!?!?! :snky: > [@2TurboZ](#): > > Is the Roycroft feel of this the only reason the EA board let you build it? I told them it is a tribute to the Roycroft.🙂 > [@Jeller](#): > > PIMP > > What do you have chosen for the exterior siding? Hemlock board and batten. You can see a couple of the stacks of wood in the picture. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/65 "2016-11-01T17:51:29Z")
I think you should leave it open for aesthetics. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/66 "2016-11-01T17:57:02Z")
I would love to but I really need storage… indoor storage. ---
**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/67 "2016-11-02T09:20:31Z")
did the crane install the BMW in there as well? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/68 "2016-11-02T09:27:05Z")
Ha! No, I snaked it in around the hemlock stacks. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/69 "2016-11-02T09:42:31Z")
Amazing you were able to build this during a time Obama has been killing the economy :tinfoil: ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/70 "2016-11-02T10:12:12Z")
Close it off for function, keep the beams exposed on the inside for form? ---
**Author:** ![seth13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/seth13/32/8038_2.png) [@seth13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/seth13)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/71 "2016-11-02T10:33:51Z")
This is fantastic. I remember you showing me the beams on the interior of the house when I picked up snow tires a few years back. Very cool! ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/72 "2016-11-02T11:54:12Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Amazing you were able to build this during a time Obama has been killing the economy :tinfoil: You are a good troll. At least you’ve got that going for you. 😉 > [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Close it off for function, keep the beams exposed on the inside for form? Definitely exposed on inside. > [@seth13](#): > > This is fantastic. I remember you showing me the beams on the interior of the house when I picked up snow tires a few years back. Very cool! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/73 "2016-11-02T12:10:38Z")
This is an automotive cathedral. Like a church for cars. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/74 "2016-11-03T08:27:11Z")
Loft complete, and yes it is strong enough to hold cars. (Maybe not tall enough for a lifted F350 with big tires but…) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/75 "2016-11-03T08:30:23Z")
this is seriously a dream setup. how the heck would you get cars up there? lol ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/76 "2016-11-03T08:32:43Z")
If I only knew someone who could build a hydraulic lift… hmmm. Seriously though, that will probably never happen. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/77 "2016-11-03T10:18:24Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Amazing you were able to build this during a time Obama has been killing the economy :tinfoil: That’s funny +1 LZ ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/78 "2016-11-03T11:45:18Z")
No one is getting a bonus this year. 😉 Do you really think I would absorb the losses? You kids still don’t know how it works? You kids are cute. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/79 "2016-11-03T18:46:10Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > this is seriously a dream setup. how the heck would you get cars up there? lol Elivator ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mikes-timber-frame-car-barn-build-thread/274137/80 "2016-11-12T12:39:26Z")
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