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Herb(GA) 
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 10:07am |
This barn and silo located in Vermont is in a local 2024 calendar. Most silos are concrete block, but This silo looks like wood. How is this silo constructed? Herb (GA) 
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nella(Pa)
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 10:49am |
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 11:28am |
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They were kinda built like a wood floor. And the boards did have a slight concave shape to help make the circle shape. Kind of the key thing is the bands around and filling them every year keeps their shape. We had one on the farm. Was last used in about 77. Then in the 80s the roof blew off in a wind storm. Which I think allowed it to shrink more and some time in the 2000nds another wind storm blew it over. Thinking it shrunk enough the wind imploded it and blew over. The Amish took it and we’re going to re plane the boards flat for flooring
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Ray54
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 11:34am |
Tongue and grove Redwood was used a lot on the west coast to build silos. I have no idea if Redwood would have been shipped all the way to the east coast. The Redwood is very rot resistant and was used to build water tanks as well. Many things built of Redwood still standing 100 years later.
Had a conversation with a carpenter that did a lot of restoration work. He felt whatever kept termites from eating Redwood started to losing its power after 100 years and the termites started causing damage. Or that termites where evolving and growing a taste for Redwood.
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 7:06pm |
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Their slogan used to be"the proof is in the wood"
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Posted: 16 Oct 2023 at 9:24pm |
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IIRC, the local wood silos were Unadilla, from Unadilla NY. Silage didn't freeze nearly as much as it did it concrete silos (poured or concrete staves). The moisture in the silage caused the wood to swell and sealed up cracks. They were very popular in our area in the 60's. Martin Silos (metal sheets) were popular, too.
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Posted: 17 Oct 2023 at 10:22pm |
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Neighbor had about a 20-foot tall one he gave to my dad. It was T&G redwood and was some beautiful wood.
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