This project is our own barn conversion in Osgodby, Lincolnshire, where our workshops are based. We started this project back in 2016, when Top Barn was nothing more than dilapidated farm barns with roofs caving in and the crew yard used for cattle in the winter.
As an E-plan barn there was a lot of scope on the site, but with all sections requiring significant structural works, and either new roofs completely or significant repairs, it has been a slow process. We started with the central section, 30m long x 4m wide, which was once a home to pigs. The entire roof needed replacing, with the brick pillars needing re-building and stabilising. We made this roof up of 7 king post trusses, 1 constructed using oak, and the other 6 utilising douglas fir – a cost saving option.
During fit out, we have chosen to paint many of the douglas fir trusses to great effect, and a lovely contrast to the oak work across the conversion.
