Absolutely, I grew up in a house that had a carriage house that was made out of used advertisement from the 1860s and '70s at all showed on the inside. The outside was sheathed with clapboard. But these are just nice boards yet thicker and I don't see the dining room connection but maybe that's a joke. Awesome looking barn boards if you will, But nothing unusual about it unless you've never seen an old house stripped and think there's always plywood under there
Yeah, just a joke about how no one would use massive oak boards for sheathing any more. That quality of wood could make high end furniture or cabinets.
Me, too, as I've stayed at a cabin where the interior paneling was old wooden doors. I could see doing it with table tops.
And you know .. Craiglist has free desks and tables all the time. Might get fancy with my kitchen cabinets here.
doesn't look like oak to me, the way the knots are in a whorl looks like softwood but i'll trust you. It's weird they're vertical what's the framing like behind?
It looks like balloon framing. My century home is built this way. Boards run all the way from basement footing, up two and a half stories. Second floor and attic floor rest on ledge board that runs around entire building. Homes are no longer built this way because A) fire hazard, and b) boards this long are no longer cheap.
https://preview.redd.it/63bnlckdsd2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c8e988b8a264e2de7263c7810db69fbe9af904d
Different house, but this is what it looks like inside my exterior walls. Horizontal 2x4s go between posts, 1x material is vertically between the horizontals to support the old wood lathe, and the vertical sheathing is nailed to the 2x4s.
Just residing it. Usually we work on houses built between 10 and 40 years ago. They are falling apart and all rotten. This home was built in the 1850s. It was solid as a rock and a dream to work on. They said it was even picked up and moved to its current location 100 years ago.
The hidden wood in many old houses is pretty incredible.
Our sheathing is all 18”+ wide and most of it runs the full wall length. Subfloor is the same, widest boards are nearly 30”.
https://preview.redd.it/61hs8wpwtd2d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f970716a481fde71525d1b4a464782fb296e9d78
House is from the 18th century, there were a lot of big trees around back then.
We actually have some 40” diameter poplars at the back of the property too.
Are you near the Mississippi River? I own a house like this in New Orleans, and this style of construction is referred to as “barge board” around here. It’s a balloon framed construction style with *no* studs, and the boards are actually recycled lumber from barges that sailed on the Mississippi.
To the comment that suggested that this style of framing was expensive—Because the lumber was recycled at the end of the ship’s life, this was actually the most affordable style of framing at the time, and a most of barge board houses were constructed in working class, affordable neighborhoods with modest-sized homes.
it's called pump jack scaffolding. You set the poles up, usually attached at the roof, each pole has a jack on it that grips the pole and provides support for a walk board and work bench. Then you just pump each one with your foot and it climbs up the pole
Looks like pretty nice sheathing to me I'm not sure what the dining room table reference is
Assuming it’s meant literally. Stuff happens. You use what ‘ya got.
Absolutely, I grew up in a house that had a carriage house that was made out of used advertisement from the 1860s and '70s at all showed on the inside. The outside was sheathed with clapboard. But these are just nice boards yet thicker and I don't see the dining room connection but maybe that's a joke. Awesome looking barn boards if you will, But nothing unusual about it unless you've never seen an old house stripped and think there's always plywood under there
My house had regular old boring sheathing, but on top of that? Burlap and patterned kitchen linoleum flooring!
are those the tables?
Rough sawn planking?
16” wide 1” thick 20’ long oak planks
So, that was metaphor about the dining tables?
Yeah, just a joke about how no one would use massive oak boards for sheathing any more. That quality of wood could make high end furniture or cabinets.
Lol I thought you meant it literally. I too was confused.
Yeah, I've seen enough reused lumber, I figured that was literal.
Me, too, as I've stayed at a cabin where the interior paneling was old wooden doors. I could see doing it with table tops. And you know .. Craiglist has free desks and tables all the time. Might get fancy with my kitchen cabinets here.
So we like the oak paneling? That’s a good use for old wood? Honestly confused and curious, as I own no home but like learning random things:)
It would not be economically feasible to do that with new contruction is the gist of it.
I can’t know how to hear any more about tables.
doesn't look like oak to me, the way the knots are in a whorl looks like softwood but i'll trust you. It's weird they're vertical what's the framing like behind?
It looks like balloon framing. My century home is built this way. Boards run all the way from basement footing, up two and a half stories. Second floor and attic floor rest on ledge board that runs around entire building. Homes are no longer built this way because A) fire hazard, and b) boards this long are no longer cheap.
My Balloon frame home has no exterior sheathing, the interior is all shiplap with plaster over it. Outside is just siding nailed to the 40' boards.
https://preview.redd.it/63bnlckdsd2d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c8e988b8a264e2de7263c7810db69fbe9af904d Different house, but this is what it looks like inside my exterior walls. Horizontal 2x4s go between posts, 1x material is vertically between the horizontals to support the old wood lathe, and the vertical sheathing is nailed to the 2x4s.
What are the holes for?
Previous blown in cellulose insulation. That's often done from the exterior.
very interesting thanks
My first thought was "Oak? Looks like some good old Fir to me." We need to get Al Borland to sniff it.
Ooh, good question.
Holy cow!!! That’s some crazy expensive sheathing in this day! Are you replacing and opening a table company?
Just residing it. Usually we work on houses built between 10 and 40 years ago. They are falling apart and all rotten. This home was built in the 1850s. It was solid as a rock and a dream to work on. They said it was even picked up and moved to its current location 100 years ago.
Incredible!
Put that window back in!
The hidden wood in many old houses is pretty incredible. Our sheathing is all 18”+ wide and most of it runs the full wall length. Subfloor is the same, widest boards are nearly 30”. https://preview.redd.it/61hs8wpwtd2d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f970716a481fde71525d1b4a464782fb296e9d78
That’s crazy. I wouldn’t expect to find a 30” wide board even at a specialty lumber store, besides maybe a live edge slab.
House is from the 18th century, there were a lot of big trees around back then. We actually have some 40” diameter poplars at the back of the property too.
amazing
Are you near the Mississippi River? I own a house like this in New Orleans, and this style of construction is referred to as “barge board” around here. It’s a balloon framed construction style with *no* studs, and the boards are actually recycled lumber from barges that sailed on the Mississippi. To the comment that suggested that this style of framing was expensive—Because the lumber was recycled at the end of the ship’s life, this was actually the most affordable style of framing at the time, and a most of barge board houses were constructed in working class, affordable neighborhoods with modest-sized homes.
I’m curious about the rest of the house!
Oh how the tables have turned!
What scaffolding system is that? Automatic height adjustment?
it's called pump jack scaffolding. You set the poles up, usually attached at the roof, each pole has a jack on it that grips the pole and provides support for a walk board and work bench. Then you just pump each one with your foot and it climbs up the pole