Tore down a 180 yr old barn in Indiana for our barn in Texas!

[@socalcandy85]

Thank you Smith Family to preserve our history in the memories and the hard-working backbone of Americans that put these barns up. It was a community event on building and raising a barn. I hope this inspire other American families to do the same thing as you and your families doing. Thank you much love for saving part of American History. ❤🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@1964drc]

All the stuff I love: old barns and rebuilds, babies, doggies and quiet country life. Thanks for letting us hang out with you!

[@janicelholland8051]

My grandma is from Washington Indiana she was born 1912 and the youngest of 9. I went to a family reunion in 1982 for the first time her oldest brother who at the time owned the family farm about 100 dairy cows and a hugh red barn. But as we where driving in my grandparents stop and get out to show me a hugh old barn that my great grandfathers family had build. OMG the whole thing was standing in a huge pasture what a sight it was. I always wanted to have it to restore into a home. You should try and get as much history on the family as possible and print it up and hang next to the photo💜

[@deniseterrell2515]

I understand Grangers excitement! That is so cool to have repurposed barn word for your build. Just very special!

[@margomoore7570]

Granger, you sound so proud and basically in awe. So happy for you guys. God bless your family. Yee yee!

[@candiev2703]

You brought back a memory. My grandfather would talk about his childhood and the smell of Tamarack burning. He always said no other wood smelt, so good burning.

[@melissagreen1117]

I think this is a cool way to preserve this wood and will see many more new memories.

[@brookeburks6268]

You all should bring the family down to see the finished project. I am sure they would love to see it in person. 😃

[@ritabaker3113]

Maverick is so precious. God bless you dear people

[@amyolson8017]

So cool repurposing the barn. Old wood adds so much character

[@lisabriscolino3417]

I love the reuse of the Indiana barn! ❤❤❤❤❤ Barnwood Builders is one of my favorite shows!

[@christinastewart9830]

Oh my goodness! I love old barns! This is gonna look so cool! Nice to see you reporpose the wood. I love that you have a picture of the old barn. Can't wait to see it finished! WOW! God bless!😊❤️

[@courtneykreider9968]

We used that wood in our fireplace were from northern Eastern oregon where I was born. Best wood to burn in your fireplace. We go out to the woods and cut it split then haul it to our house. My dad was a Wagner operator for 43 years with Boise cascade. We’re from lagrande oregon. It’s beautiful area if you’re ever there it’s surrounded by mountains.

[@mama2boys123]

I grew up on a farm in Indiana. Dad found a writing on the barn wall that read "McKinley was shot last night." That was 1901. My brother and family live in the farm house now.

[@KeepingItDutch]

That’s awesome

[@paulonorato8765]

My father did a similar thing where he tore down an old farmhouse in grass Valley, California and used the wood inside a home that he built where I grew up in squaw Valley California. Very very very cool. Thank you for sharing.

[@tammyh.5258]

That is gorgeous wood! How exciting that it will be a part of the Smith history from now on!😍💝🤗

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

Soon cool! I'm glad you guys are the new owners of that barn. Where it will be very much appreciated.~❤🤗👍

[@juliecarter5809]

Absolutely precious wood made by hand and hard work and perseverance plus by ax! Absolutely amazing!

[@teresagoins6820]

We have reclaimed barn wood floors in our house. Love it!

[@stankaliski]

Seeing the photo of the barn before it was torn down it looks like the gable end of the barn the boards are vertical. In your guest house I think it would be cool to have the gable ends of the interior, kitchen, loft, and living area to also be vertical to have a connection to the source of the wood. It would be cool to have the picture of the barn somewhere where you can turn around and it be like you standing in the 180 year barn. Also I think having the boards vertical would add a sense of height to the room like standing in a large open barn. If I know my history correctly the barn wood is a little older than Texas 😀

[@reese7299]

My home state Indiana there are a lot of barns there and I’m so happy this old barn has a new home to make new memories!! ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@juliecarter5809]

I love reclaimed barn wood. It is absolutely beautiful!

[@juliecarter5809]

Glad you got this Smiths! Thankyou for loving history.

[@lpschick7237]

What a beautiful way to preserve that wood. I live in Ohio & sadly I see barns all over the place that have fallen or are on the verge of falling.

[@judycummings4059]

He's such a beautiful boy!

[@laurieleis2725]

I love reclaimed wood it's so beautiful. The barn is going to be so great.

[@Kimmy33k]

❤️❤️❤️ i love old things mixed with new... the barn guest house/gym is turning out awesome

[@juliepeterson5162]

That is so awesome Granger I love it and can't wait to see it finished. Maverick is so dang cute when you asked him what he thought about all the wood and he said Luna ❤️

[@davecondreay]

You will only be about a half hour away from syracuse when you come up to shipshewana in April. See ya in shipshewana!

[@nancyezell4907]

Granger, you and Amber should invite the owners of the barn to come be the first guests in your barn. Love watching the kids grow, it goes by so fast. Thank you for sharing your family with all of us. Grateful for you and your family!!

[@thisoldwood3672]

That was us bringing the wood, I know the property owners would love that. I'll see about setting that up.

[@nancyezell4907]

@@thisoldwood3672 oh please check with Granger and Amber, I just suggesting it would be cool for the owners of the barn wood to meet and be a guest so they could enjoy the beauty that was restored in a new setting.

[@debj4life478]

Thanks for sharing. Mav is precious. Blessings

[@96driver]

Can't wait to see it when you're done.

[@francessexton3008]

I love how granger see the beauty in eveything.indiana here

[@joanneganon7157]

That's so cool,I love how they take down Barns piece by piece and then put them back up! Your Barn will be Epic with that Wood inside 🌞. They look like rafters maybe? Maverick is so Smart,I love his 2 little teeth when He smiles,Luna 💖. I hope Buba wins his game 😊. YEE YEE 💗. JO JO IN VT 💞💨❄️

[@lindaschumacher6282]

I took down the old corn crib that was falling apart. Think the crib was built in 1900's or late 1890's... Stored the boards in another shed. Then build a 30x30 pole bldg in the same location. Had the shed sprayed insulation. Then we sorted all the old boards and took out all the old nails. Lay them in the new shed trying to figure out what boards would look best where. I had idea how to even is the boards with holes in them but wouldn't be able to see the yellow insulation. Had packing flat board that is thin from work and put them on the wall and spray painted the board black so you couldn't see the insulation. I left all the old iron that was found on a board for character. Had some big thick we used as baseboard and ran all the boards vertical. Had some boards that had paint on them so I used those around where an old sink from my dad's home farm will be. We did that so it would look just a little different than the other walls. Then where the workbench went we put galvanized old steel on the wall and built a workbench from my great-grandfather's Barn. So then the ceiling is all old galvanized steel. Couldn't use galvanized steel on the garage door header because the door mechanism wouldn't work going over the ridges. But I had an old piece of splat steel but have a name of the business that my parents bought the farm from so all we had to do is cut it in half and it fit the place perfect. So it is 100% family generation of farm barn wood. This was a tribute to my late husband because this was his dream shed for when he retired. He passed 4 months before he was going to retire so it has a porch over the door, so had cement poured and I still had his work boots so I put his boot marks in the cement like he was walking into his shed ❤️....I absolutely enjoy spending time on it because I can feel his love there. Granger I'd love to send you pictures of my shed but where would I send them to? Granger , I like the idea of the kitchen horizontal boards and the big open space vertical boards.

[@Wkayjlamb]

Lol.."your home little buddy" It's gonna be gorgeous 😍

[@NarusarRex]

This is gonna turn out awesome Can't wait to see when it's done

[@lovedairycows]

I love how excited Granger is about the old barn wood

[@jessicafox5629]

We live in eastern Washington, and he is correct. I wish I could post a photo, but I have a photo of the pollen he's talking about. You can also see it glow green when it rains. We have lots of tamarack here.

[@brendadowns488]

It wiukd be cool to make a cross out of that old wood and some how arranging three of those old nails on it to put in your house. Just a thought. Love you all!

[@tylerladd4043]

We have a patch of 15-20 of those trees on my parents property up here in NY! Every year these everygreens loose their needles, it’s wild because they’re surrounded by regular firs and evergreens that hold onto their needles!

[@stellamorrissette3408]

That wood is beauttiful. God Bless 🙏🙏

[@juliecarter5809]

Maverick is so cute!

[@Linda-zo3vs]

Syracuse is approximately 35-40 miles from where I live! That is so awesome!!

[@thatgrltabi]

It would be cool to take the old nails and make them into like an art piece like it in a picture frame

[@tracyfulayter961]

I enjoy watching your videos

[@courtneykreider9968]

We love living in Texes just miss the mountains.

[@floridaangie1187]

This is awesome. Congratulations. I love the cabin if one of those wood cabinets could talk.

[@ketocarla7291]

If only that wood could talk….oh the stories it could tell ❤

[@keithreilly386]

Sold my family farm 35 years ago my family bought in 1915 barn had been up 60-70 years then still standing today

[@Set-Apart-By-Grace]

So Cool...you are very blessed!

[@ILOVECAMPINGSABRE5thwheel]

Sometimes, there’s just too much to tell in a comment. I’ve had the privilege of growing up with an old, old, beautiful barn! And now I own an old beautiful, beautiful barn. Our two horses call it home right now, but that won’t be for long as they are getting older. It has been maintained, it is the beautiful old red painted barn.. I wish I could insert pictures, so you could see how beautiful it is!!

[@courtneythomas9442]

Born and raised in Syracuse Indiana. It's a little 3 stop light town. Crazzzyyyy to hear and see you get this barn wood. I love that you are repurposing it.

[@beemortgageapp]

Beautiful wood & family! We don’t know much about tamarack trees but we LOVE the Bee Mortgage App t-shirt!!

[@cateb.l5343]

Love that old barn wood! We have a street called Tamarack right near us here in BC, Canada.

[@jennifermrs.harvey8431]

I hope you were able to save some of those square nails. Someone could make a cool wall decor out of them for the barn/home.

[@starlenekalinski5633]

I have 3 old barns on my property that I want to restore because they look cool.

[@rhondaperrine6751]

I’m from the Hoosier State too.

[@janesecaraway3995]

How amazing things will look with that almost 200yr old wood!! If that wood could talk!! From Montgomery al ❤️ 💕

[@Wolfpug]

So kool! I didn’t know there is a Syracuse, Indiana. I live near Syracuse, NY! That is gonna look beautiful in y’all’s barn.

[@wendyspa8120]

I think Mav needs his own KZbin channel, 😂. I could watch him all day! What a sweet gift from God. ❤️

[@Kimmy33k]

yesssssss....

[@amystover9130]

The barn was 180 years old, but think about how old the trees already were when they were harvested to build the barn! Crazy!

[@bowed305]

That's a great thought. Adds a whole other layer to the story.

[@thisoldwood3672]

Often older than the United States :)

[@amystover9130]

@@thisoldwood3672 Isn’t that so crazy (and cool!) to think about?!

[@leann4925]

I love old barns as back in the 70's I used to drive out around Brenham, TX area. The younger generation has not a clue as to what the older generation went through. I even remember using an out house as a kid when going to see grandparents. Gosh your barn house is going to be great. Love watching Maverick. As always enjoyed and thanks. Love y'all.

[@donnadoering5125]

Granger our house was built in 1850 and has log beams in it they were shaped from a axe. So it's close to 200 yrs old. An real wide pine boards in the floors. I'm so glad you appreciate the old things. From Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@laurieleis2725]

Where in Ontario do you live? I also live in Ontario

[@donnadoering5125]

@@laurieleis2725 I live on the edge of New Hamburg Ontario and in between Kitchener Waterloo and Stratford

[@laurieleis2725]

@Donna Doering I live close to you I live in Woodstock

[@cindyhornberger8356]

I live in northern Idaho and have a lot of tamarack trees on my 15 acres. I've never seen them glow before, but they do throw off a bit of pollen. Where I live, tamarack is the wood people prefer for firewood. Thank you for saving that old barn. I'm so happy to see life continue for it. It always breaks my heart to see them torn down then burned 😊

[@gramnenew6196]

Another North Idaho fan here. Ohhhh that pollen, it’s rough on the allergies. My daughter and son in law sell wood in the fall and tamarack is the most sought after. I love so much how you are honoring the wood for what it is. I would think the family would be so very appreciative. Very special.

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

When you feel like giving up, like calling it quits, just try one more time - do that little bit more. Encourage yourself, rather than discouraging yourself. Have a Beautiful and Blessed evening/ day and weekend. See you next video. Stay safe and healthy. God Bless.

[@rhondaperrine6751]

God bless

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@rhonda perrine God Bless you too Rhonda. How are you doing today, friend?!

[@rhondaperrine6751]

@@MrsAlmaTrumble I am doing ok. I hope you and your husband are doing well.

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

@@rhondaperrine6751 we're doing pretty good.

[@ChristianandFamily]

So I grew up just south and then inside Yosemite. I can tell you that the pollen story is some fact, some fiction. Pine pollen, for those in the Sierra Nevadas (which include Tamarack) does have a lime ish green almost neon color to it, and it does coat everything in a rather heavy dust of the pollen. On moonlit nights, it does "glow" but not an'under black light' glow, just a 'hey I'm an oddly bright color green in the forest' glow. Enjoy the wood. I always love the re-use of old barn woods in projects.

[@juliecarter5809]

Awesome! I’m from Indiana

[@margaretmccarthy6335]

I grew up on 3 acres in CA with an old barn on what was left of my grandfather’s farm. I could play in the stalls where he kept his team of horses &swing on a rope from the hay loft. I love your appreciation for the wood going into your barn! Memories past along…and cherished♥️

[@ronhamilton6652]

We're from sw Indiana too

[@rosecox5236]

I could be having the worst day but seeing little Mavericks baby belly makes it all better. He can make anyone smile 😃 love y'all

[@denisenavara3575]

Would be curious to know how you preserve it before installing. How did they keep termites out of it back then? Love the old wood excited to see it finished.

[@JohnWilkinson-s8i]

I use to work for Rodger and joe milking cows and I saw that barn fall down

[@wendyraymond1751]

It's going to be amazing thanku thoroughly enjoyed you sharing much love an God bless always from Cyprus x

[@anitabias9974]

Wow, I live by Syracuse, IN. Love it. ♥

[@JB-zj4ws]

So super cute how Mav is always calling for Dada. So sweet!

[@valfrasier39]

How neat that you have a picture of the barn. The wood has so much character, it's going to look great in your barn.

[@donnapoovey4420]

Wow very cool. I love it when people repurpose old things! The barn is going to be awesome! Can’t wait to see the finished look! And Maverick is so dang cute .❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏻

[@arielwatt2122]

It’s extremely cool that old wood from my home state was being delivered to another one of my favorite states

[@livingforJesus2120]

God is so good!

[@janconnolly6987]

What a great idea using wood from a 180 year old barn in yours. What a wonderful way to honor its history. It is going to look amazing!!! Mav is so cute and really plays to the camera- a natural. Blessings.

[@Adam_Gray]

The picture showing the old barn is going to look so cool with the OLD wood walls in the New barn! Now, just need to do some old antique shopping to cozy things up!

[@haydenladd60]

If the barn was built in 1841 then the wood could be 100 years older than that!

[@arieljeffords3292]

I grew up in Syracuse IN

[@peggyhaines7394]

Very cool 😎 Glad you saved it. God bless🙋🏻‍♀️♥️🇺🇸

[@lindacurtis1872]

Beautiful wood! So what do they do for termites, my great grandparents had a beautiful house and barn in Southern Illinois they was ruined by termites 😔

[@lilthislilthat]

Beautiful! It's amazing thinking about the history of the wood and how things were in that time. So glad you guys are able to save that wood and reuse it!

[@kristinatk7553]

Gorgeous wood!!!! I'm nuts about wood like Granger is. What an exciting way to bring new life to something historic. Can't WAIT to see the progress on your new barn.

[@juliecohen9041]

happy thursday to everyone glad to see that the barn wood is there one more until the weekend have a great firday and see everyone on tesuday

[@beverlyhendricks9456]

No way there is enough of the barn wood for all that interior. You are going to need more. FYI. There is an old dairy barn at 15734 Redwood Road. The owner would sell cheap.

[@beverlyhendricks9456]

Sorry. That’s in Culver Indiana.

[@marlupeet5686]

When are we going to see Earl's truck again ?

[@judydrouhard2651]

That is so so beautiful!! 🥰

[@matthewvogelaar9029]

Awesome, I really love American history and that barn surely is true American history. God Bless y'all. John V. Michigan

[@davebailey6034]

Pre civil war wood….. crazy. It’s gonna be beautiful.

[@donnahall4164]

I hope you spray that wood for termites. Looks like some termite damage already. I know you do not want termites in this new home.

[@stone9882]

Daddy's little boy

[@krisvance7358]

Close to where I live😊

[@cindydowning5600]

Exciting to see the after when the wood is put up. Love it! Maverick can’t get any cuter. I love seeing his curiosity and his love for being outside. Great episode Smith’s ❤

[@chrisjohanson9284]

The barn is going to look so great , it’s always great to see cute little Maverick. Take care ❤️🙏❤️