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(53,475 posts) Tue Dec 3, 2013, 09:54 AM Dec 2013

You live in a barn or what?

Converted barns can make great homes ...

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You live in a barn or what? (Original Post) Scuba Dec 2013 OP

I wish! In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #1

Yeah, I could do that. n/t sarge43 Dec 2013 #2

That is beautiful. Xyzse Dec 2013 #3

This Old House converted a barn into a home one year. Kingofalldems Dec 2013 #4

i'm wondering about the heating bills orleans Dec 2013 #5

Indeed. Earth_First Dec 2013 #6

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

1. I wish!

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 09:58 AM

Dec 2013

sarge43

(28,945 posts)

2. Yeah, I could do that. n/t

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Tue Dec 3, 2013, 11:14 AM

Dec 2013

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)

3. That is beautiful.

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Tue Dec 3, 2013, 11:18 AM

Dec 2013

Kingofalldems

(38,487 posts)

4. This Old House converted a barn into a home one year.

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 11:59 AM

Dec 2013

Talk about an open floor plan.

orleans

(34,075 posts)

5. i'm wondering about the heating bills

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Wed Dec 4, 2013, 05:01 AM

Dec 2013

lot of wasted space that is gonna be heated to keep the rest of the room warm.
looks pretty,
spacious
and impractical (at least for me & my income)

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

6. Indeed.

Reply to orleans (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 08:07 AM

Dec 2013

Lots of windows where heat would generally rise in the fourth image.

Gorgeous to look at, but generally impracticle from an efficiency standpoint.

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